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Catalogue     of    the    Wheeler     Gift     of 
Books,    Pamphlets    and    Periodicals    in 
the  Library  of  the    American   Institute 
of  Electrical   Engineers 


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SCHLUETER  PRINTING  COMPANY 

NEW    YORK,    N.    Y. 


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DEED  OF  GIFT 

To  THE  COUNCIL  AND  MEMBERS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  IN- 
STITUTE OF  ELECTRICAL  ENGINEERS  : 

//  f5  my  privilege  to  be  able  to  announce  the  completion 
of  negotiations  by  which  I  have  become  the  possessor  of  the 
very  remarkable  collection  of  electrical  books  of  the  late 
Mr.  Latimer  Clark  of  London. 

My  object  in  securing  the  collection  was  to  present  the 
books  to  our  Institute  and  make  it  the  custodian  of  the  most 
complete  electrical  Library  in  the  world,  as  well  as  to  stimu- 
late such  interest  that  the  Institute  may  in  time  own  a  perma- 
nent  home  in  New  York. 

The  assurance  received  from  those  who  have  cooperated 
with  me  in  this  undertaking,  that  the  collection  is  very  com- 
plete  and  includes  practically  every  known  publication  in  the 
English  language  previous  to  1886,  on  magnetism,  electricity, 
galvanism,  the  lodestone,  mariner's  compass,  etc.,  have  been 
more  than  verified  by  my  own  examination  of  the  books  since 
their  arrival  in  this  country.  There  are  among  its  7,000 
titles  many  books  which  are  not  to  be  found  in  either  of  the 
famous  libraries  with  which  it  has  been  compared,  and  I  find 
that  there  are  even  some  of  the  very  earliest  examples  of 
printing. 

I  have  always  been  a  strong  believer  in  the  principle  that 
every  professional  man  is  under  obligation  to  contribute  in 
some  way  to  the  welfare  of  the  profession  in  which  he  is 
engaged,  and  in  obedience  to  this  idea  I  now  desire  to  present 


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this  Library  to  you  complete,  reserving  to  myself  only  the 
photographs,  autographs,  and  such  duplicate  books  as  I  may 
add  to  my  own  collection  without  detracting  from  the  com- 
pleteness of  the  Library, 

As  an  early  contributor  to  the  Institute  and  one  of  the 
original  members  of  its  Building  Committee,  I  am  interested 
in  securing  for  it  permanent  headquarters  and  adding  to  its 
importance,  dignity  and  strength.  It  is  my  desire  that  the 
Institute  accept  the  Library  and  through  its  Library  Com- 
mittee and  a  suitable  Librarian  administer  it  in  such  a  way 
as  to  make  it  generally  useful,  and  I  hope  that  the  possession 
of  these  books  will  add  to  the  Institute's  prestige. 

I  am  inclined  not  to  suggest  rules  for  the  management 
of  the  Library,  believing  that  those  ivho  are  in  charge  from 
time  to  time  are  in  the  best  position  to  know  what  is  desira- 
ble, but  in  order  to  fix  its  general  character,  and  secure  its 
permanence,  I  condition  the  gift  upon  the  acceptance  by  the 
Institute  of  the  following  provisions: 

First. — The  Library  to  be  kept  insured  against  loss  by 
fire  as  fully  as  it  may  be  practicable  to  determine  its  value, 
and  an  annual  appropriation  of  $1,500  to  be  provided  for 
its  maintenance. 

Second. — A  complete  catalogue  raisonne  to  be  pub- 
lished in  the  name  of  the  Institute,  reciting  the  conditions  of 
gift  and  explaining  the  features  of  interest  of  each  book  for 
the  convenience  and  information  of  members.  This  cat- 
alogue to  be  prepared  at  once  and  a  bound  copy  of  it  to  be 
placed  in  the  hands  of  each  member  of  the  Institute. 

Third. — The  Library  to  be  in  charge  and  control  of  a 
Library  Board  or  Committee  made  up  of  members  of  the 


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Institute  and  not  more  than  a  quarter  of  the  whole  number 
of  members  of  this  Committee  to  be  allied  with  any  one 
commercial  or  other  interest. 

Fourth. — The  Library  to  remain  in  New  York  City 
and  to  be  a  reference  library,  free  to  all,  including  non-mem- 
bers and  available  for  consultation  at  least  three  days  in  the 
week  and  some  evenings  and  some  Sundays,  as  soon  as  the 
Institute  is  in  permanent  quarters. 

Fifth. — Rare  books,  that  is,  books  which  it  is  prac- 
tically impossible  to  replace,  to  be  exhibited  under  glass  with 
suitable  explanatory  cards  and  to  be  subject  to  closer  exam- 
ination only  at  the  Library  and  upon  suitable  introduction  of 
the  visitor  to  the  Library  Committee  or  their  representative, 
the  Librarian,  and  under  such  other  precautions  as  will  posi- 
tively assure  the  preservation  and  safety  of  the  books. 

And  further,  it  is  my  earnest  desire  that  the  Institute 
shall  within  five  years  raise  a  sufficient  fund  by  subscription, 
and  provide  itself  with  a  permanent  home  for  its  meetings 
and  Library,  and  that  this  home  shall  be  centrally  located, 
reasonably  safe  from  fire  and  not  heavily  mortgaged. 

In  case  of  the  failure  of  the  Institute  to  comply  with  the 
substance  or  spirit  of  these  conditions,  or  with  the  desire  ex- 
pressed above  for  a  permanent  home,  the  Library  shall  revert 
to  me  or  my  heirs  or  assigns. 

Having  in  view  the  sole  purpose  of  encouraging  the  Insti- 
tute to  attain  the  position  which  I  feel  sure  all  of  its  members 
desire,  I  have  sought  to  name  conditions  easily  within  its 
reach. 

SCHUYLER  SKAATS  WHEELER. 
Ampere,  New  Jersey, 

May  ijth,  igoi. 


PREFACE 

THIS  work  is  due  to  the  generosity  of  Mr.  Andrew  Car- 
negie, who  donated  a  fund  to  house,  catalogue  and 
complete  the  celebrated  Latimer  Clark  collection  of  books, 
pamphlets  and  periodicals,  presented  to  the  Library  of  the 
American  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers  by  Dr.  Schuyler 
Skaats  Wheeler.  A  history  in  detail  of  the  acquisition  of  the 
collection  and  of  Mr.  Carnegie's  gift  is  given  in  the  Report  of 
the  Library  Committee  for  1903.'  It  is  not  inappropriate 
to  recall  here  that  it  was  on  the  day  following  a  "Library 
Dinner,"  given  February  9,  1903,  by  the  American  Institute 
of  Electrical  Engineers,  at  which  Dr.  Wheeler  and  Mr. 
Carnegie  were  the  guests  of  honor,  that  Mr.  Carnegie 
announced  his  desire  to  provide  in  New  York  City 
the  building  now  known  as  the  Engineering  Societies'  Build- 
ing. In  this  palatial  structure,  of  which  the  two  upper  floors 
are  devoted  to  library  purposes,  the  collection  has  found  an 
ideal  home. 

In  planning  the  work,  and  particularly  in  view  of  the 
requirement  of  the  Wheeler  Deed  of  Gift  that  a  copy  should 
be  placed  in  the  hands  of  each  member  of  the  American 
Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers,  of  whom  but  a  small  pro- 
portion can  make  use  of  the  collection  at  its  home  in  New 
York  City,  it  was  felt  that  the  contents  should  be  given  as 
much  general  interest  as  the  titular  scope  of  the  book  would 


1  As  this  Report  was  not  published  in  the  Transactions  of  the  Institute,  and  also  contains  a 
history  in  detail  of  the  founding  of  the  Library,  it  is  printed  at  the  end  of  Vol.  II.  with  the 
omission  of  the  sections  dealing  with  financial  matters. 


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admit.  In  other  words,  it  was  thought  desirable  to  impart 
to  the  work  so  far  as  seemed  feasible  a  direct  educational 
value,  to  the  end  that  the  reader  might  through  its  pages 
easily  trace  the  evolution  of  the  electrical  science  and  arts  and 
form  at  least  a  passing  acquaintance  with  the  monuments  of 
electrical  literature.  The  character  of  the  notes  was  fixed  by 
this  consideration,  and  in  accordance  with  it  a  large  number 
of  engravings  have  been  introduced,  consisting  of  reproduc- 
tions of  significant  pages  of  text,  title  pages  of  rare 
books,  portraits  of  authors,  plates  illustrating  epochal  dis- 
coveries, etc.  The  admirable  Introduction  by  Brother  Pota- 
mian  (Dr.  M.  F.  O'Reilly  of  Manhattan  College,  New 
York  City)  adds  in  a  high  degree  to  this  feature  of  the  work, 
which  is  also  furthered  by  an  Appendix  on  that  curious  fiction 
of  the  sixteenth  century,  the  sympathetic  telegraph. 

The  chronological  order  of  entries  and  the  division  into 
sections  adopted  were  naturally  suggested  by  the  historical 
character  of  the  collection  and  the  special  nature  of  some  of 
its  parts.  A  systematic  subject  classification  was  not  found 
practicable  for  the  reason  that  most  of  the  books  antedate 
any  specialization  in  the  electrical  science  or  art.  Moreover, 
for  historical  research,  and  especially  in  the  early  periods,  a 
chronological  arrangement  has  a  distinct  advantage  where  the 
nature  of  the  subject  matter  is  indicated,  as  in  the  present 
case,  by  notes  accompanying  the  title  entries.  Any  advantage 
incident  to  an  alphabetical  arrangement  according  to  authors 
finds  compensation  in  an  author  index,  which  also  includes  all 
names  occurring  in  the  titles  as  editor,  party  to  a  controversy 
or  otherwise,  together  with  all  names  mentioned  in  the  anno- 
tations. Owing  to  the  great  richness  of  the  collection  in 
books  and  pamphlets  relating  to  the  telegraph,  and  especially 
to  the  early  period  of  the  ocean  telegraph,  a  subject  index 
has  been  provided  for  entries  of  this  class. 


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In  making  additions  to  his  library,  Mr.  Latimer  Clark 
evidently  considered  nothing  obtainable  in  print  should  be 
excluded  that  has  any  relation,  however  slight,  to  the  histor- 
ical or  technical  side  of  electrical  science  or  the  electrical  arts. 
This  inclusiveness,  which  greatly  enhances  the  value  of  the 
collection,  rendered  desirable  some  system  of  classification 
that  would  insure  due  prominence  to  its  extensive  miscella- 
neous portions,  and  also  avoid  what,  under  a  strict  chron- 
ological arrangement,  might  be  the  entry  of  an  important 
historical  work  sandwiched  between  entries  of,  say,  a  trade 
catalogue  and  a  parliamentary  report.  It  was  therefore  de- 
cided to  distribute  the  entries  into  sections  according  to  certain 
criteria  which,  though  far  from  satisfactory  from  a  biblio- 
graphical standpoint,  nevertheless  appeared  defensible  if 
judged  with  reference  to  the  needs  of  those  who  will  make 
practical  use  of  the  Catalogue.  Since  circumstances  rendered 
it  necessary  to  carry  out  the  work  of  classification  with  ref- 
erence to  a  card  transcript  of  titles  and  annotations  and  not 
from  examination  of  the  contents  of  each  book,  close  scrutiny 
will  doubtless  show  that  some  items  have  been  misplaced.  In 
particular,  the  latter  method  of  selection  might  have  placed 
in  Section  I.  some  of  the  entries  now  in  Section  II. 

Section  I.,  which  occupies  Vol.  I.,  comprises  the  more  nota- 
ble items  of  the  collection.  Section  II.  consists  largely  of 
excerpts  or  reprints  from  the  Transactions  of  learned  socie- 
ties, from  periodicals,  etc.,  the  total  of  entries  for  this  class  of 
items  being  not  far  from  two  thousand.  It  may  be  added  that 
these  items,  together  with  the  pamphlets  of  the  collection,  are 
to  be  found  in  the  Library  gathered  in  bound  volumes  number- 
ing about  200.  In  this  section  are  also  included  a  consider- 
able number  of  pamphlets  and  some  miscellaneous  items,  such 
as  engravings,  collections  of  clippings,  etc.  Sections  III.,  IV. 
and  V.  comprise  miscellaneous  publications  relating  specific- 


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ally  to  telegraphy,  principally  in  pamphlet  or  circular  form, 
and  including  numerous  prospectuses,  reports,  etc.,  dating  in 
the  early  period  of  cable  telegraphy.  Section  VI.  consists  of 
reports  of  early  electric  light,  telephone  and  electrical  man- 
ufacturing companies.  Section  VII.  relates  to  patent  specifi- 
cations and  litigation.  Section  VIII.  contains  a  considerable 
collection  of  parliamentary  papers  having  an  electrical  bear- 
ing, and  also  covers  legislative  and  legal  subjects  of  a  like 
nature.  Section  IX.  comprises  pamphlets,  etc.,  relating  to 
expositions,  electrical  congresses  and  societies.  Section  X. 
consists  of  entries  of  early  electrical  trade  catalogues,  circu- 
lars and  price  lists. 

Much  care  has  been  bestowed  on  the  compilation  of  Sec- 
tion XL,  which  is  a  bibliography  of  the  sets,  or  partial  sets, 
of  periodicals  in  the  collection,  in  number  more  than  one 
hundred.  The  first  drafts  of  entries  in  these  sections  were 
prepared  from  examination  of  the  volumes  and  by  reference 
to  various  available  bibliographical  sources.  The  drafts  re- 
lating to  the  journals  throughout  the  world  now  in  existence 
were  then  submitted  for  revision  to  the  present  editors  of 
these  journals.  The  secretaries  of  the  English,  French  and 
German  electrical  societies  very  kindly  acted  upon  a  request 
to  have  the  drafts  of  the  entries  of  former  electrical  journals 
printed  in  their  languages  revised  by  the  respective  librarians 
of  such  societies.  In  the  case  of  British  journals  no  longer 
published,  the  entries  for  those  not  strictly  electrical  in  char- 
acter were  revised  by  Mr.  H.  M.  Mayhew  of  the  periodical 
department  of  the  British  Museum. 

Mr.  Clark  took  a  special  interest  in  the  subject  of  so-called 
sympathetic  or  telepathic  telegraphy,  and  spared  no  pains  to 
make  this  section  of  his  Library  inclusive  of  the  subject.  In 
view  of  the  completeness  of  this  interesting  department,  an 
historical  account  of  the  idea  of  the  sympathetic  telegraph 


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is  given  as  an  appendix  to  the  Catalogue  proper,  together 
with  a  list  of  references  to  the  more  notable  writings  in  which 
the  subject  receives  notice,  including  some  works  not  in  the 
Library. 

With  the  exception  of  the  periodical  section,  in  which  the 
arrangement  is  alphabetical,  the  entries  in  each  of  the  sections 
are,  except  as  below  noted,  in  chronological  order  according 
to  the  dates  of  publication.  If,  however,  a  work  is  repre- 
sented by  more  than  one  edition,  or  by  a  translation,  the 
chronological  order  is  disregarded  in  placing  such  entries, 
which  follow  that  of  the  original  publication,  but  with  the 
date  of  printing  set  back  from  the  marginal  date  line.  In  the 
case  of  Peregrinus  (No.  46),  and  of  Gilbert  (No.  72),  and 
owing  to  the  extensive  collections  in  the  Library  relating 
to  these  great  pioneers  of  electrical  literature,  all  entries  con- 
nected directly  with  their  names  are  grouped  under  the  entry 
earliest  in  date. 

A  very  complete  system  of  cross-references  has  been  sup- 
plied as  follows:  When  an  author  is  represented  in  Section 
I.  by  more  than  one  publication,  the  first  entry  under  his 
name  is  accompanied  by  a  note  referring  by  number  to  all 
other  entries  of  his  work  in  the  Catalogue.  The  later  entries, 
however,  are  accompanied  by  only  a  single  reference,  this 
being  to  the  earliest  entry  which,  as  noted  above,  is  inclusive 
in  its  reference  indications.  Sections  II.-X.  have  cross-ref- 
erences in  common  according  to  the  above  system,  but  where 
an  author  entered  in  any  of  these  sections  is  represented  in 
Section  I.,  there  are  added  the  necessary  cross-references.  In 
addition  to  the  above  class  of  references,  cross-references  are 
included  in  the  body  of  the  annotations  wherever  by  this 
means  further  light  may  be  afforded  on  a  work  or  a  particular 
subject  of  interest.  In  brackets  following  the  names  of  au- 
thors no  longer  living  are  recorded  the  dates  of  birth  and 


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death,  except  in  a  few  cases  where  this  information  was  not 
obtainable. 

After  the  purchase  of  the  Latimer  Clark  collection,  Dr. 
Wheeler  made  a  number  of  additions  to  his  Gift,  which  are 
entered  in  the  Catalogue  and  distinguished  by  an  asterisk  (  *  ) 
following  the  entry  number.  As  the  Library  possessed  aside 
from  the  Wheeler  Gift  a  small  number  of  books  of  an  histor- 
ical character,  these  were  also  entered,  and  are  distinguished 
by  the  addition  of  a  dagger  (f)  to  the  entry  number.  After 
the  text  was  in  type  some  entries  were  added,  and  a 
few  found  misplaced  were  transferred  to  their  proper  loca- 
tions, thereby  necessitating  the  duplication  of  their  entry 
numbers,  as  indicated  by  the  addition  of  the  word  bis  to  such 
numbers.  Most  of  the  new  entries  are  of  books  and  pam- 
phlets obtained — principally  by  gift — in  order  to  render 
more  complete  the  representation  in  the  Catalogue  of  certain 
authors,  either  by  their  own  writings  or  by  works  related 
thereto.  To  complete  the  record  of  the  history  of  several 
journals,  a  few  sets  of  periodicals  in  the  Library,  but  not  in 
the  collection,  were  entered  in  Section  XL,  and  are  also  dis- 
tinguished by  a  dagger  mark. 

Owing  to  the  duplication  of  entry  numbers  above  referred 
to,  and  especially  to  translations  and  works  represented  in 
more  than  one  edition  being  assigned  merely  the  entry  number 
of  the  original  edition  with  a  distinguishing  affix,  as  well  as 
to  the  exceptions  noted  in  the  cases  of  Peregrinus  and  Gilbert, 
the  number  of  the  final  entry  of  the  Catalogue  (5966)  falls 
short  of  representing  the  total  of  publications  entered  in  the 
work. 

It  is  difficult  to  find  terms  in  which  to  express  adequately 
the  debt  of  gratitude  that  the  members  of  the  Institute  owe 
to  Brother  Potamian  for  his  devoted  labor  in  their  behalf, 
as  represented  by  the  descriptive  and  critical  notes  accom- 

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panying  the  title  entries  of  the  Catalogue.  The  work  in- 
volved in  the  task  extended  over  seven  years,  and  was  per- 
formed in  a  spirit  akin  to  that  which  animated  the  scholarly 
writers  of  the  early  periods  who  are  so  largely  represented 
in  the  Library,  and  who  had  no  other  incentive  to  their 
sustained  labors  than  innate  love  of  learning  and  the  desire 
to  share  knowledge  gained  with  others.  Works  of  the  ages 
when  Latin  was  the  language  of  learning  have  become  sealed 
books  to  the  modern  scientific  man;  and  Brother  Potamian 
in  pointing  out  in  detail  the  contributions  of  their  writers  to 
the  body  of  electrical  and  magnetical  knowledge,  has  not 
only  done  justice  to  the  memory  of  men  who  were  inspiring 
forces  in  their  generation,  but  in  so  doing  has  also  enabled 
the  reader  to  appreciate  as  real  personalities  what  otherwise 
might  be  to  him  mere  names  of  the  past  devoid  of  present 
human  interest.  But  delving  in  famous  old  tomes  and  de- 
lectable examination  of  the  rarities  of  electrical  literature 
were  but  incidents  in  the  course  of  the  work  accomplished 
by  Brother  Potamian.  Months  and  years  passed  in  the 
painstaking  search  for  hidden  gems,  for  matter  of  nota- 
ble interest  in  every  book  in  the  collection,  however 
slight  might  be  the  promise  of  rewrard  for  the  labor  bestowed. 
Naturally,  the  result  of  a  research  of  this  kind,  if  reckoned 
in  terms  of  volume,  can  be  but  slight  in  proportion  to  the 
time  and  labor  spent  in  carrying  it  out.  That  in  the  present 
case  a  rich  harvest  of  results  has  been  garnered  in  will  appear 
from  the  brilliant  "Introduction"  of  Brother  Potamian  to 
the  following  pages,  which  is  in  itself  a  contribution  of  the 
highest  order  to  electrical  literature,  and  one  also  that  will 
cause  the  revision  of  judgments  on  priority  in  various  lines 
of  electrical  discovery. 

Mr.  Joseph  Plass,  of  the  Library  of  Congress,  has  ren- 
dered invaluable  aid  in  preparing  the  matter  of  the  Catalogue 


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for  the  printer,  in  taking  care  of  bibliographical  details,  in 
typographical  and  critical  reading  of  the  proof,  as  well  as 
in  making  innumerable  researches,  both  in  the  Institute 
Library  and  the  Library  of  Congress,  to  clear  up  matters  in 
doubt.  The  card  copy  in  long-hand  was,  after  checking 
with  originals  to  insure  correctness  of  title  entries,  chrono- 
logically arranged  and  typewritten  by  Mr.  Plass  for  the 
printer;  it  was  then  again  carefully  revised  by  comparison 
in  doubtful  cases  with  the  originals,  references  and  cross- 
references  supplied  and  bibliographical  researches  made  in 
the  case  of  more  notable  works  for  information  of  interest 
to  add  relating  to  editions,  authors,  etc.  Mr.  Plass  also 
prepared  the  first  draft  of  the  periodical  section,  compiled 
the  author  and  telegraphic  indexes  and  furnished  the  material 
for  the  Appendix  on  the  sympathetic  telegraph.  These 
labors  were  accompanied  by  a  zeal  in  performance  and  by  a 
devotedness  to  the  objects  of  the  Catalogue  that  should  not 
pass  unnoticed,  and  which  add  to  the  obligation  to  Mr.  Plass 
for  his  extremely  efficient  collaboration  in  the  work. 

The  task  of  making  the  selections  for  the  classification 
decided  upon  was  confided  to  Mr.  Adolph  Voge  of  the  Con- 
cilium Bibliographicum  of  Zurich,  Switzerland,  who  for- 
tunately was  on  a  visit  to  this  country  when  the  matter  came 
up  for  consideration.  Mr.  Voge  must  be  relieved  from  any 
criticism  that  may  be  found  applicable  to  the  system  of  clas- 
sification adopted,  or  arising  from  errors  due  to  the  manner 
in  which  circumstances  required  its  details  to  be  carried  out. 

The  proof  of  Vol.  I.  of  the  Catalogue  was  read  critic- 
ally by  Mr.  Alfred  W.  Pollard  of  the  British  Museum,  and 
Mr.  Joseph  Plass  of  the  Library  of  Congress;  also,  by  Mr. 
Paul  Fleury  Mottelay  of  New  York,  Prof.  Silvanus  P. 
Thompson  of  London,  and  Prof.  Dr.  G.  Hellmann  of  Berlin, 
all  of  whom  made  suggestions  which  have  greatly  increased 

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the  value  of  the  work.  In  addition,  Mr.  Mottelay,  Prof. 
Thompson  and  Dr.  Hellmann  contributed  additions  to  the 
collection  in  order  to  render  more  complete  the  representa- 
tion in  the  Catalogue  of  some  of  the  authors  entered.  As 
previously  stated,  Mr.  H.  M.  Mayhew  of  the  periodical  de- 
partment of  the  British  Museum  revised  a  considerable  num- 
ber of  the  drafts  of  entries  of  the  periodical  section,  and 
acknowledgment  is  made  of  the  courtesy  in  arranging  for  a 
like  service  in  relation  to  other  classes  of  periodicals,  to 
Mr.  G.  C.  Lloyd,  secretary  of  the  Institution  of  Electrical 
Engineers,  London;  Prof.  Paul  Janet,  Director  of  the  Ecole 
Superieure  d'Electricite  of  the  Societe  Internationale  des  Elec- 
triciens,  Paris;  and  Herr  G.  Dettmar,  General  Secretary  of 
the  Verband  Deutscher  Elektrotechniker,  Berlin ;  also,  to  the 
secretaries  of  other  societies  and  to  editors  of  various  period- 
icals, for  revising  the  drafts  of  the  entries  of  their  respective 
publications. 

Courtesies  and  aid  were  also  received  from  Dr.  John  S. 
Billings,  Director  of  the  New  York  Public  Library;  Messrs. 
H.  H.  B.  Meyer,  Charles  Martell  and  James  D.  Thomp- 
son, of  the  Library  of  Congress;  Mr.  E.  W.  Nicholson, 
Librarian  of  the  Bodleian  Library,  Oxford  University; 
Mr.  J.  H.  Canfield,  Librarian  of  Columbia  University,  New 
York;  Brother  Chrysostem  of  Manhattan  College;  Dr.  E.  W. 
Auzal,  Mr.  Edward  Caldwell,  Mr.  Charles  L.  Clarke,  and 
Mr.  Arthur  Haas,  New  York  City.  The  gratifying  interest 
in  the  Catalogue  and  its  objects  shown  by  the  several  firms 
concerned  in  its  mechanical  execution — The  Schlueter  Printing 
Company,  Gill  Engraving  Company,  and  J.  F.  Tapley  Co. 
(binders),  all  of  New  York  City — calls  for  recognition, 
especially  as  this  interest  was  frequently  manifested  by  serv- 
ices improving  the  book  which  were  not  covered  by  charges. 


CONTENTS 


VOLUME    I 

PAGE 

WHEELER  DEED  OF  GIFT v 

PREFACE       i 

INTRODUCTION 15 

SECTION  I.  Main  Portion  of  Collection,  Nos.  i — 2447  49 

VOLUME    II 

SECTION  PAGE 

II.  Excerpts  from  Periodicals — Miscellanea  ...  9 

III.  Instructions,    Rules,    and   Regulations   for   Tel- 

egraph Operation — Tariffs — Codes      .     .     .  227 

IV.  Reports  of  Telegraph  and  Cable  Companies  .     .  243 
V.  Prospectuses  of  Telegraph  and  Cable  Companies  258 

VI.  Reports  of  Electric  Light,  Telephone  and  Manu- 
facturing Companies 273 

VII.  Patent  Specifications — Litigation 287 

VIII.  Parliamentary  Papers — Legislation — Legal   .     .  305 
IX.  Expositions — Congresses — Societies — Banquets, 

etc 329 

X.  Trade  Catalogues,  Circulars  and  Price  Lists  .     .  347 

XI.  Periodicals 377 

APPENDIX.  The  Sympathetic  Telegraph  .     .     .  409 

INDEX  TO  AUTHORS 421 

INDEX  TO  TELEGRAPHIC  ENTRIES 453 

REPORT  OF  A.  I.  E.  E.  LIBRARY  COMMITTEE, 

i9°3 •     •  465 


LIBRARY  OF   THE 

EVSTITUTE 


LXECTMCA3L   ENGINEERS 


LIBRARY   BOOK   PLATE 
Gift  of  Mr.  Edward  D.  Adams 


INTRODUCTION 


INTRODUCTION 


HE  philosopher  or  the  essayist,  writing  on 
hobbies  of  a  high  and  inspiring  nature,  has 
two  recent  examples  at  hand  to  illustrate  his 
theme,  viz.:  the  example  of  Sir  Francis 
Ronalds  and  that  of  J.  Latimer  Clark.  These  distinguished 
men  were  contemporaries  and  friends ;  both  long-lived,  mod- 
erately moneyed,  and  ardently  fond  of  old  electrical  books. 
Ronalds  died  at  the  ripe  age  of  eighty-five,  on  August  8,  1873, 
at  which  time  Latimer  Clark  had  entered  on  his  fifty-first 
year,  and  had  already  been  collecting  material  for  his  Library 
for  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century.  He  was  well  aware  at  the 
outset  that  the  Royal  Society  had  a  representative  collection, 
and  that  Ronalds  had  even  a  larger  number  of  old  and  rare 
volumes  on  electricity  and  telegraphy;  yet  he  believed  that 
there  were  still  many  treasures  on  the  dust-covered  shelves 
of  private  collections  which  awaited  only  an  appraiser  and 
purchaser.  The  Library,  which  for  years  was  housed  at 


Initial,  headpiece  and  tail  piece  from  Gilbert's  De  Magnete,  1600. 
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Westminster  and  known  to  the  electrical  world  as  the-  Lati- 
mer  Clark  Library,  shows  how  well  founded  was  this  belief. 
During  the  last  forty-eight  years  of  his  life,  Mr.  Clark  kept 
a  watchful  eye  on  the  lists  and  catalogues  of  famous  book- 
sellers at  home  and  abroad,  and  many  are  the  anecdotes  told 
of  the  patience  and  shrewdness  which  he  displayed  in  driving 
a  bargain  for  a  coveted  volume. 

With  Mr.  Clark,  collecting  was  an  occupation,  serious  no 
doubt,  but  one  destined  for  spare  moments  and  vacation 
months.  It  afforded  him  keen  pleasure  to  buy,  to  index,  and  to 
annotate.  His  was  a  hobby  fraught  with  pleasure  for  him- 
self, and  fraught  for  all  time  with  interest  and  profit  for 
the  student  of  electrical  history. 

Josiah  Latimer  Clark  was  born  at  Great  Marlow,  on 
March  10,  1822.  Having  supplemented  his  elementary  edu- 
cation by  a  course  in  his  favorite  subject  of  chemistry,  he  ob- 
tained employment  in  a  technical  capacity  with  a  Dublin  firm 
engaged  in  the  chemical  industry.  In  1847,  encouraged  by 
the  activity  in  railway  construction  then  prevalent,  he  de- 
termined to  exchange  his  chemical  pursuits  for  an  appoint- 
ment as  surveyor  on  one  of  the  numerous  lines  which  were 
projected  at  the  time.  With  the  knowledge  and  experience 
acquired  in  a  twelvemonth,  he  joined  his  elder  brother, 
Edwin,  who  was  then  resident  engineer  on  the  construc- 
tion of  the  Britannia  Tubular  Bridge  over  the  Menai 
Strait.  It  was  during  this  period  that  Mr.  Clark  gave  evi- 
dence of  special  aptitude  for  applying  the  energy  of  the 
electric  current  to  the  purposes  of  life  by  firing  a  time-gun  at 
eight  o'clock  every  evening.  Such  an  achievement  attracted 

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the  notice  of  Mr.  J.  Lewis  Ricardo,  who  offered  the  Clark 
brothers  the  positions  of  engineer  and  assistant-engineer,  re- 
spectively, to  the  newly  formed  Electric  Telegraph  Company, 
of  which  he  was  chairman.  This  was  in  1850;  four  years 
later,  Mr.  Edwin  Clark  resigned  and  his  younger  brother 
succeeded  him  as  engineer-in-chief,  a  position  which  he  held 


J.  LA  TIMER  CLARK 

until  1 86 1,  at  which  time  he  became  consulting  engineer  to 
the  Company.  After  1870  his  services  were  no  longer  re- 
quired, as  the  whole  telegraph  business  of  the  United  King- 
dom was  taken  over  by  the  Government  and  assigned  to  the 
General  Post  Office  Department.  The  twenty  years  between 
1850  and  1870,  during  which  Mr.  Clark  was  connected  with 
the  Electric  Telegraph  Company,  formed  for  that  Company 
a  period  of  continuous  expansion  and  commercial  success, 

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much  of  which  must  be  attributed  to  Mr.  Clark's  personal 
influence,  his  inventive  genius,  and  untiring  industry. 

While  in  the  service  of  the  Electric  Telegraph  Company, 
Mr.  Clark  was  led  to  undertake  a  series  of  experiments  on 
the  flow  of  electricity  through  underground  wires.  As  early 
as  1 8 1 6  Ronalds,  who  is  rightly  considered  the  father  of  the 
electric  telegraph  in  England,  noticed  and  in  1823  clearly 
stated,  on  page  12  of  his  "Description  of  an  Electric  Tel- 
egraph," the  retardation,  which  an  electric  signal  would  un- 
dergo in  passing  through  a  long  conductor;  but  his  little 
pamphlet,  important  and  suggestive  as  it  was,  attracted  no 
attention  at  the  time.  In  1838  Faraday,  commenting  on 
Wheatstone's  experiments  on  the  "velocity  of  electricity," 
predicted  that  a  retardation  would  occur  on  account  of 
the  electrostatic  capacity  of  the  circuit.  Twelve  years 
later,  that  is,  in  1850,  Dr.  Werner  Siemens,  of  Berlin, 
called  attention  again  to  this  capacity-effect  in  a  paper 
on  testing  for  faults  in  telegraph  lines,  which  was  read  before 
the  Academic  des  Sciences,  of  Paris,  on  April  29  of  that  year. 
But  it  was  not,  however,  until  June  20,  1852,  that  the  re- 
tardation was  experimentally  detected,  being  then  observed 
by  Mr.  Clark  himself  on  the  London,  Leeds,  and  Liverpool 
telegraph  line.  The  result  of  the  observation  was  withheld 
from  the  public  for  a  time,  as  the  Directors  of  the  Electric 
Telegraph  Company  thought  that  its  premature  disclosure 
would  affect  their  interests  prejudicially.  The  first  public 
demonstration  was  given  by  Mr.  Clark  at  the  Company's 
Gutta-Percha  Works,  at  Lothbury,  on  October  4,  1853,  m 
presence  of  Faraday,  Airy,  Edwin  Clark,  and  other  men 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

eminent  in  the  scientific  world.  Some  time  later,  Mr.  Clark 
undertook,  at  the  request  of  Professors  Airy  and  Melloni,  a 
series  of  researches  on  the  electric  current  which  showed  that, 
contrary  to  the  belief  of  the  time,  the  rate  of  flow  of  currents 
through  a  conductor  is  independent  of  the  electric  pressure 
used;  in  other  words,  that  high  potential  has  no  advan- 
tage over  low  potential  with  regard  to  the  velocity  of  trans- 
mission on  land  lines,  or  even  on  submarine  cables.  Faraday 
tersely  expressed  this  in  a  letter  which  he  wrote  to  Mr.  Clark, 
by  saying  "that  the  force  of  a  weak  battery  passes  with  equal 
rapidity  along  the  line  as  that  of  a  strong  battery."1 

All  this  seems  to  have  been  forgotten  in  1858  when  bat- 
teries of  380  and  even  420  Daniell  cells  were  used  at  Valentia 
to  force  signals  through  the  Atlantic  cable;  and,  on  these 
proving  unsatisfactory,  recourse  was  had  to  the  excessive  pen- 
etrative energy  of  the  induction  coil,  with  the  result  that  a 
cable  costing  millions  did  not  long  withstand  the  ill-advised 
treatment  to  which  it  was  subjected. 

In  this  connection  an  experimental  test,  made  by  Mr. 
Clark  in  1866,  is  of  special  interest.  Writing  from  Valentia, 
on  September  12,  he  says:  "With  a  single  galvanic  cell  com- 
posed of  a  few  drops  of  acid  in  a  silver  thimble  *  and  a  frag- 
ment of  zinc  weighing  a  grain  or  two,  conversation  may 
easily,  though  slowly,  be  carried  on  through  one  of  the  cables 
(1865,  1866),  or  through  the  two  joined  together  at  New- 
foundland to  form  a  loop;  and,  although  in  the  latter  case 
the  spark,  twice  traversing  the  breadth  of  the  Atlantic,  has  to 
pass  through  3700  miles  of  cable,  its  effects  at  the  receiving  end 

1  Faraday's  MS.  letter,  Latimtr  Clark  Pamphlets,  Vol.  ii.,  p.  3. 

3  Signals  were  sent  in  1866  from  Newfoundland  to  Valentia  by  means  of  a  cell  consisting 
of  a  copper  gun-cap  with  a  strip  of  zinc  excited  by  a  drop  of  water. 

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are  visible  in  the  galvanometer  in  a  little  more  than  a  second 
after  contact  is  made  with  the  battery.  The  deflections  are 
not  of  a  dubious  character,  but  full  and  long,  the  spot  of 
light  traversing  freely  a  space  of  1 2  to  1 8  inches  on  the  scale ; 
and  it  is  manifest  that  a  battery  many  times  smaller  would 
suffice  to  produce  similar  effects."3 

As  might  be  expected,  Faraday  was  greatly  interested  in 
the  experiments  on  retardation  which  he  witnessed  and  which 
he  said  "offered  a  remarkable  illustration  of  the  mutually 
dependent  nature  of  induction,  conduction  and  insulation." 
Accordingly,  after  further  communication  with  Mr.  Clark, 
he  prepared  a  Friday-evening  discourse  on  "Associated  Cases 
of  Current  and  Electrical  Effects,"  which  he  delivered  at  the 
Royal  Institution  on  January  20,  i854.4  This  circumstance 
gave  rise  to  the  impression  that  the  experiments  referred  to 
in  the  lecture  had  actually  been  made  by  Faraday  himself  on 
subterranean  lines.  An  equivalent  and  equally  erroneous  state- 
ment is  sometimes  found  in  text-books,  and  also  in  scientific 
periodicals  and  technical  papers. 

In  July,  1857,  Mr.  Clark  invited  Faraday  to  attend  a 
seance  of  a  spiritualistic  character,  which  elicited  from  the 
Professor  such  condemnatory  remarks  as  the  following:  "But 
how  is  it  that  the  believers  in  these  things  make  such  a  shout- 
ing-out for  scientific  men?  Why  not  become  scientific  them- 
selves and  prove  their  own  so-called  facts  as  scientific  men 
prove  theirs?"5 

To  Sir  George  Airy,  the  Astronomer  Royal  of  the  time, 

1  Printed  letter,  Latimer  Clark  Pamphlets,  Vol.  ii.,  p.  10. 

4  Experimental  Researches,  pp.  508-517. 

6  MS.  letter,  Latimer  dark  Pamphlets,  Vol.  ii.,  p.  4. 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

Mr.  Clark  also  rendered  material  assistance  in  1857,  by  help- 
ing to  make  the  necessary  arrangements  for  the  simultaneous 
transmission  of  mean  solar  time  throughout  the  country  from 
the  Observatory  at  Greenwich.  He  also  concurred  with  Prof. 
Airy  in  determining  differences  of  longitude  by  means  of  the 
electric  telegraph. 

In  the  same  year,  1857,  Mr.  Clark,  having  noticed  a  vio- 
lent disturbance  of  magnetic  needles  during  an  auroral  dis- 
play, suggested  to  the  Astronomer  Royal  the  utility  of  attach- 
ing wires  to  magnetic  observatories  in  the  four  cardinal 
directions,  expecting  them  to  act  as  antennae  or  feelers  of 
approaching  magnetic  storms.6 

The  insulation  of  air-lines  attracted  Mr.  Clark's  attention 
at  an  early  period  in  his  professional  career,  and  led  in  1856 
to  the  invention  by  him  of  the  earthenware  insulator  known 
as  the  "double  cup  invert."  Two  years  later,  in  1858,  he  took 
up  the  much-debated  subject  of  the  preservation  of  sub- 
merged cables  with  the  result  that  he  gave  manufacturers  a 
material,  Clark's  Compound,  which  was  found  very  service- 
able as  a  covering  in  extending  the  life  of  a  cable.  Some 
years  later,  Mr.  Clark  suggested  the  use  of  stamps  for  tel- 
egrams as  practised  in  England;  also  an  abbreviated  code 
for  cable  messages  as  used  throughout  the  world  to-day. 

We  henceforth  find  Mr.  Clark  taking  a  prominent  part 
in  most  electrical  enterprises  of  magnitude.  In  1859,  at  a 
period  of  great  telegraphic  depression  caused  by  the  failure 
of  the  first  Atlantic  cable,  he  was  appointed  engineer  to  the 
Atlantic  Telegraph  Company.  In  1860  his  name  appears  on 

8  See  Airy's  letter,  Latimer  Clark  Pamphlets,  Vol.  ii.  p.  36. 
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a  joint  committee  of  the  Board  of  Trade  and  the  Atlantic 
Telegraph  Company,  appointed  to  inquire  into  the  perplexing 
question  of  the  day,  the  failure  of  submarine  cables.  Mr. 
Clark  took  an  active  part  as  an  expert  in  the  prolonged  inves- 
tigations of  the  committee  and  also  in  the  preparation  of  the 
report  itself,  which  document  contains  a  great  body  of  infor- 
mation on  the  whole  subject  of  submarine  telegraphy.  The 
supplementary  report  was  written  by  Mr.  Clark  himself;  and 
in  it  he  treats  very  fully  of  the  laws  which  govern  the  propa- 
gation of  electrical  currents  in  long  submarine  cables. 

His  next  communication,  in  the  preparation  of  which  he 
was  assisted  by  his  distinguished  partner,  Sir  Charles  Bright, 
was  on  "The  Formation  of  Standards  of  Electrical  Quantity 
and  Resistance,"  and  was  read  at  the  Manchester  meeting  of 
the  British  Association  in  1861.  It  was  a  memorable  and 
fruitful  paper,  inasmuch  as  it  brought  about,  at  the  instance 
of  Sir  William  Thomson  (Lord  Kelvin),  the  appointment 
of  a  committee,  of  which  Sir  Charles  Bright  and  Mr.  Lat- 
imer  Clark  subsequently  became  members,7  to  report  on  the 
general  and  vitally  important  question  of  the  fundamental 
electrical  units.  This  was  the  first  meeting  of  a  committee 
that  was  destined  to  accomplish  much  in  the  electric  and  elec- 
tromagnetic field;  it  was  the  initial  impulse  of  a  long-con- 
tinued movement  that  brought  renown  to  the  whole  body  of 
English  electricians.  The  members  of  the  committee  ap- 
pointed in  1 86 1  were  Professors  Williamson,  Wheatstone, 
Thomson,  and  Miller,  together  with  Dr.  Matthiessen  and 
Mr.  Fleeming  Jenkin.  The  first  report  was  presented  in  the 

7  Sir  Charles  Bright  in  1863  and  Larimer  Clark  in  1867. 
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following  year,  1862;  and,  though  dealing  mainly  with  the 
unit  of  resistance,  it  virtually  laid  the  foundation  of  the 
C.  G.  S.  system  of  electric,  magnetic  and  electromagnetic  units 
from  which  followed  immediately  the  practical  units  of  cur- 
rent, resistance  and  capacity.  It  is  worthy  of  note  that  not 
only  the  system  of  units  itself,  but  also  the  very  nomenclature 
proposed  by  the  authors  of  the  paper  and  recommended  by 
the  committee,  viz. :  the  ohm,  the  volt,  and  the  farad,  met 
with  universal  acceptance,  such  necessary  additions  as  the  am- 
pere, the  coulomb,  the  watt,  and  the  joule  being  made  in 
course  of  time. 

Among  later  members  of  the  committee  were  Professors 
Clerk  Maxwell,  Balfour  Stewart,  Carey  Foster;  Dr.  Joule, 
Dr.  Hopkinson;  Sir  William  Siemens,  Lord  Rayleigh,  Sir 
William  Preece,  Sir  Oliver  Lodge;  and  Professors  Adams, 
Johnstone  Stoney,  Everett,  Aryton  and  Perry. 

Mr.  Clark  will,  however,  be  best  remembered  by  the 
zinc-mercury  standard  of  electromotive  force  which  he 
described  at  length  in  a  paper  that  was  communi- 
cated to  the  Royal  Society  through  Sir  William  Thom- 
son in  1873.  It  cost  him  many  months  of  close  work 
involving  delicate  chemical  manipulation  and  precise,  physical 
measurements;  but  he  was  well  repaid  for  the  anxiety  and 
labor  incurred  in  his  investigations  by  the  high  degree  of 
constancy  attained  in  the  standard  cell,  which  became  at  once 
an  indispensable  unit  in  every  laboratory  and  testing-room 
in  the  world.  The  Clark  cell  was  the  prototype  of  the  Wes- 
ton  cadmium  cell  which  is  so  extensively  used  in  national 
standardization  institutions  to-day. 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

It  was  at  this  time  that  Mr.  Clark  called  attention  to  the 
care  with  which  shunts  must  be  used  in  comparative  measure- 
ments of  condenser-discharges,  on  account  of  the  momentary 
currents  set  up  in  the  galvanometer-coils  by  the  swing  of  the 
needle  itself.  The  whole  matter  was  closely  studied  by  Mr. 
Clark  and  discussed  in  a  paper  which  was  read  before  the 
Society  of  Telegraph  Engineers  in  1873. 

During  the  two  years,  1867-1869,  and  again  in  1879,  Mr. 
Clark  took  a  leading  part  in  showing  at  the  meetings  of  the 
British  Association  the  unsatisfactory  character  of  the  Bir- 
mingham Wire  Gauge,  and  it  was  mainly  due  to  his  efforts 
and  perseverance  that  the  present  imperial  standard  was  in- 
troduced and  finally  adopted. 

In  1868  Mr.  Clark  published  his  Principles  of  Electrical 
Measurement,  a  short  treatise  which  was  well  calculated  to 
give  the  practical  electrician  clear  views  of  the  principles 
underlying  his  every-day  work.  Its  merits  were  promptly 
and  widely  recognized,  for  in  a  very  short  time  it  was  trans- 
lated into  French,  Spanish,  and  Italian.  Considerable  use  is 
made  in  this  early  work  on  electrical  measurement  of  a  poten- 
tiometer designed  by  Mr.  Clark,  which  supplied  a  long-felt 
want  for  an  easy  and  accurate  method  of  comparing  electro- 
motive forces. 

The  scientific  work  and  professional  eminence  of  Mr. 
Clark  were  recognized  at  various  periods  of  his  life  by  his 
election  as  member  of  the  Institution  of  Civil  Engineers  in 
1 86 1,  Fellow  of  the  Royal  Astronomical  Society  in  1874, 
Chevalier  de  la  Legion  d'Honneur  in  1881,  and  Fellow  of 
the  Royal  Society  in  1889. 

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Though  essentially  a  civil  engineer  and  a  practical  electri- 
cian, Mr.  Clark  indulged  in  certain  non-professional  pursuits 
which  afforded  him  congenial  distraction  during  his  leisure 
hours.  He  was  a  lover  of  flowers  and  a  devotee  of  astronomy. 
"Hitherwood,"  his  beautiful  and  spacious  home  at  Upper 
Norwood,  was  decorated  in  all  seasons  with  plants  and  flowers 
cultivated  with  his  own  hands;  and,  wherever  he  happened 
to  be  at  night,  the  starry  dome  afforded  him  occupation  as  it 
always  filled  him  with  delight.  He  introduced,  in  1882,  a 
simple  form  of  transit  instrument  which  was  mainly  intended 
for  the  determination  of  local  time,  but  which  has  also  done 
much  to  facilitate  and  popularize  this  fascinating  branch  of 
knowledge,  the  study  of  the  heavens. 

In  the  practice  of  his  profession,  Mr.  Clark  superintended 
the  laying  of  cables  to  Holland  and  Belgium,  accompanied 
telegraph  expeditions  to  India,  and  acted  with  Sir  Charles 
Bright  as  engineer  to  the  Anglo-American  Telegraph  Com- 
pany when  laying  the  cables  of  1865  and  1866.  It  was  on  this 
occasion  that  Mr.  Clark  made  the  interesting  test  of  sending 
signals  through  the  united  length  of  the  two  Atlantic  cables, 
to  which  reference  was  made  on  page  21. 

Mr.  Clark  left  casual  notes  of  occurrences  and  personal 
experiences  in  the  North  Sea,  the  Red  Sea,  and  the  Atlantic 
Ocean,  which  show  some  of  the  amenities,  not  to  say  tribu- 
lations, which  an  electrical  engineer  is  liable  to  encounter  in 
the  discharge  of  his  duty. 

In  other  departments  of  engineering,  Mr.  Clark  was 
engaged  in  important  operations  in  which,  together  with  Mr. 
John  Standfield,  he  devised  mammoth  hydraulic  hoists  for  use 

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on  canals,  a  floating  dock,  and  a  mode  of  raising  sunken 
ships.  The  activity  of  his  mind  in  a  practical  direction  may 
be  gauged  from  the  fact  that  the  number  of  patents  taken 
out  by  him  in  less  than  half  a  century  amounted  to  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty,  many  being  of  acknowledged  public  utility. 

In  1874  Mr.  Clark  was  elected  fourth  President  of  the 
Society  of  Telegraph  Engineers,  the  subject  of  his  inaugural 
address  being  the  early  history,  the  progress  and  contemporary 
development  of  electricity  and  telegraphy.  This  address  is 
of  exceptional  interest  by  reason  of  the  numerous  references 
made  at  first  hand  to  the  rare  works  belonging  to  the  very 
dawn  of  electric  and  magnetic  science  then  in  the  President's 
possession.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  address,  Mr.  Clark 
made  the  important  announcement  that  the  magnificent  col- 
lection of  electrical  works  known  as  the  Ronalds  Library  had 
been  transferred,  in  trust,  by  Sir  Francis  Ronalds  to  the 
Society  of  Telegraph  Engineers,  so  that  "it  be  not  dispersed 
but  preserved  in  an  entire  state,  and  be  of  as  much  use  as 
possible  to  such  persons  as  from  time  to  time  should  be 
engaged  in  the  pursuit  of  electrical  science  or  other  cognate 
sciences." 

Throughout  his  long  life  Mr.  Clark,  like  his  friend  Sir 
Francis  Ronalds,  was  an  ardent  bibliophile,  ever  ready  to 
purchase  an  early  or  rare  work  connected  with  his  favorite 
subjects  which  he  might  not  already  have  in  his  collection. 
He  was  always  on  the  alert  for  sales  in  the  book-marts  of 
Europe,  regarding  which  his  friend  Quaritch  kept  him  duly 
advised.  With  his  love  for  books  and  with  means  to  gratify 
it,  he  succeeded  in  forming  a  Library  which  for  the  number, 

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importance  and  scarceness  of  some  of  the  works  on  specific 
subjects,  is  unsurpassed  in  the  world  to-day.  "I  have  been 
collecting  everything  I  can  find  in  all  languages  for  forty- 
seven  years,"  he  wrote  in  1897,  the  year  before  his  death. 
"In  that  long  time  (during  which  I  kept  a  skilled  librarian) 
I  succeeded  in  getting  all  English  books  both  old  and  new. 
I  also  got  a  very  large  quantity  of  all  foreign  works,  especially 
the  rarer  and  older  ones.  In  the  line  of  pamphlets  con- 
nected with  early  telegraphy  my  collection  is  quite  unique, 
and  comprehends  125  volumes.  Although  I  still  search  cata- 
logues, I  rarely  find  anything  that  I  have  not  got." 

A  few  instances  by  way  of  illustration:  Of  the  great 
encyclopedic  writers  of  the  I3th  century,  the  Library  has  the 
magnificent  folio  edition  of  the  Speculum  Naturale  of  Vin- 
cent of  Beauvais,  printed  in  1473;  a  Sacro  Bosco  (John  of 
Holy  wood)  De  Sphera  Mundi,  1478,  the  text  expounded  by 
Galileo  at  Padua;  a  black-letter  folio  of  Albertus  Magnus 
De  Anima,  1494;  Pliny's  Naturae  Historiarum  Libri  xxxvii, 
1497,  with  translation,  1634;  Bartholomew  de  Glanville's  De 
Proprietatibits  Rerum,  1519;  Friar  Bacon's  celebrated  Opus 
Ma  jus,  written  in  the  I3th  century,  and  edited  by  Samuel 
Jebb  in  1733;  and  Abbot  Neckam's  De  Naturis  Rerum,  a 
work  of  the  i2th  century,  edited  by  Thomas  Wright  in 
1863. 

The  Library  is  exceptionally  rich  in  tracts  and  treatises 
on  the  lodestone,  the  mariner's  compass,  and  related  sub- 
jects, from  the  early  poems  of  Lucretius  and  Claudian  to  the 
letter  which  Klaproth  wrote  to  Humboldt  in  1834,  and  Ber- 
telli's  memoirs  on  magnetic  history,  1868.  To  mention  but 

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a  few:  there  is  the  Epistola  de  Magnete  of  Petrus  Pere- 
grinus,  the  first  great  landmark  in  magnetic  philosophy,  writ- 
ten in  1269  and  printed  at  Augsburg  in  1558,  with  transla- 
tion, 1904;  Blondus  De  Vent'is  et  Navigatione,  1546;  the 
Breve  Compendia  de  la  Esfera  of  Martin  Cortes,  1551 ;  Por- 
ta's  Mag'ia  Naturalis,  1558  and  1589,  with  translation,  1658; 
Gilbert's  monumental  volume  De  Magnete,  1600,  with  trans- 
lation by  P.  Fleury  Mottelay,  1893,  and  another  by  the  Gil- 
bert Club  of  London,  with  copious  notes  by  Prof.  S.  P. 
Thompson,  1900;  Norman's  New  Attractive,  1592 — first 
edition  1581 — containing  an  account  of  the  author's  dis- 
covery of  magnetic  dip  in  1576;  Borough's  Discourse  of  the 
Variation  of  the  Corn-passe,  1592 — first  edition  1581 — in 
which  we  find  the  earliest  published  measurement  of  magnetic 
declination  made  on  land,  the  credit  of  its  discovery  on  sea 
and  of  its  change  with  place  belonging  to  Columbus,  1492; 
lastly,  Gellibrand's  Discourse  Mathematical,  1635,  which 
contains  his  discovery  of  the  "secular"  variation  of  declina- 
tion. The  "diurnal"  change  was  observed  by  George  Gra- 
ham in  1722,  and  the  "annual"  by  Jean  Dominique  Cassini 
some  time  between  1782  and  1791. 

The  idea  of  a  region  of  force  surrounding  a  magnet  and 
the  gradual  development  of  this  fundamental  concept,  may  be 
traced  in  the  Library  from  the  elementary  experiments 
recorded  by  Lucretius,  99-55  B.C.,  and  the  remarkable  obser- 
vations of  Peregrinus,  1269,  to  the  clear  recognition  by  Nor- 
man in  1581  of  the  "Vertue  in  sphericall  forme  extending 
rounde  about  the  Stone  (lodestone)  whose  center  is  the  center 
of  the  aforesaid  Vertue,"  which  spherical  space  was  accord- 
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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

ingly  named  orbis  virtutis  by  Gilbert  in  1600  and  filled  by 
him  with  rays  of  magnetic  force,  radii  virtutis  magnetic^. 

From  the  annotations  to  the  present  bibliography,  it  will  be 
seen  that  the  Roman  poet  refers  to  the  magnetic  behavior  not 
only  of  light  iron  rings,  but  also  of  iron  raspings,  ramenta  ferri, 
while  Peregrinus,  and  especially  Gilbert,  studied  the  nature  of 
the  force  close  to  the  surface  of  their  terrellas  by  means  of 
small  magnetic  needles.  In  1629  Cabeo,  a  Jesuit  of 
Ferrara  and  an  investigator  of  remarkable  ability,  returned  to 
the  use  of  iron  filings  when,  by  plentifully  sifting  them  over  a 
fragment  of  lodestone,  he  obtained  thick  tufts  at  the  polar 
ends  with  curved  lines  round  the  equatorial  parts.  The  figure 
on  page  316  of  his  Philosophia  Magnetica,  1629,  is  the  first 
representation  of  the  kind  that  we  have  of  the  magnetic 
field,  and  as  such  is  of  special  interest.  Descartes  extended 
this  observation  in  1650  by  placing  a  number  of  small  mag- 
nets symmetrically  round  a  lodestone  and  noting  the  positions 
in  which  they  settled  down.  The  diagrams  given  by  Des- 
cartes in  his  Principia  Philosophia  are  remarkable,  inasmuch 
as  they  show  the  continuity  of  the  "lines  of  force"  in  the  field 
with  the  lines  of  induction  through  the  magnet.  It  is  inter- 
esting to  follow  up  this  subject  of  the  "magnetic  spectrum" 
from  Porta,  Descartes,  Rohault,  and  other  early  writers  on 
magnetic  philosophy  to  Faraday,  who  used  the  phrase  "lines 
of  force"  in  1831,  and  Clerk  Maxwell,  who  interpreted  the 
"lines"  mathematically  in  1861. 

The  legendary  history  of  the  magnet  as  contained  in  the 
Library  is  abundant  and  amusing,  including  the  flesh  magnet 
with  its  extraordinary  power  of  adhering  to  the  skin  and 

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even  of  drawing  the  heart  out  of  a  man;  the  gold  magnet 
attracting  to  itself  particles  of  the  precious  metal  from  an 
admixture  of  sand;  the  white  magnet  used  as  a  philter;  mag- 
netic unguents  of  various  kinds,  one  of  which,  when  applied 
to  a  bald  head,  would  make  the  hair  grow;  magnetic  plasters 
for  the  relief  of  headaches;  magnetic  nostrums  to  cure  the 
spleen  and  the  dropsy,  to  quell  disputes  and  even  reconcile 
husband  and  wife.  No  less  fabulous  were  the  magnetic 
mountains  of  the  North  Sea  to  which  the  compass-needle 
was  said  to  point,  the  magnetic  island  of  the  Indian  Ocean 
which  was  capable  of  drawing  iron  nails  from  passing  ships, 
and  the  suspension  in  mid-air  of  Mahomet's  coffin,  so  often 
repeated  by  early  writers  on  magnetic  phenomena.  Equally 
fictitious,  was  the  pernicious  effect  on  the  lodestone  of 
onions  and  garlic;  and  yet  so  widespread  was  the  popular 
belief  in  this  figment  that  sailors,  while  steering  by  the  com- 
pass, were  forbidden  the  use  of  onions  and  garlic  lest  they 
intoxicate  the  "index  of  the  pole." 

The  diamond,  too,  played  an  interesting  part  in  the 
evolution  of  magnetic  theory,  as  a  glance  at  the  head- 
ings of  certain  chapters  of  some  of  the  older  books 
in  the  Library  will  suffice  to  show.  It  will  be  seen,  for 
instance,  that  St.  Augustine  (354-430)  records  without,  how- 
ever, affirming  that  the  diamond  is  able  to  rob  the  lodestone 
of  its  characteristic  property  of  attraction;  while,  on  the  other 
hand,  Porta  (1540-1615)  affirms  that  the  same  precious 
stone  is  capable  of  imparting  magnetic  qualities  to  iron 
needles.  Gilbert  ( 1 544- 1 603 ) 8  who  esteemed  his  Neapolitan 


8  For  date  of  birth,  see  "The   Family  and  Arms  of  Gilbert  of  Colchester"  by  Silvanus 
P.  Thompson,  F.R.S.,  p.  4. 

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contemporary  as  "a  philosopher  of  no  ordinary  note,"  never- 
theless suspects  this  view  concerning  the  diamond  to  be  little 
short  of  heresy,  for  he  declares  in  De  Magnete  lib.  iii,  that 
he  experimented  with  seventy  diamonds  in  presence  of  many 
witnesses  without  ever  obtaining  the  magnetic  effect  men- 
tioned by  Porta. 

The  same  Gilbert  denounces  Pliny  (23-79)  whom  he 
calls  "the  best  of  compilers"  for  giving  currency  in  his  "Nat- 
ural History"  to  a  magnetic  fable  concerning  a  stone  said  to 
be  found  in  Ethiopia  and  called  theamedes,  which  stone  was 
credited  by  him  with  the  power  of  repelling  minerals  con- 
taining iron,  just  as  the  ordinary  lodestone  has  the  power  of 
attracting  them. 

The  idea  of  using  the  magnetic  needle  for  the  transmis- 
sion of  intelligence  is  attributed  to  the  celebrated  Cardinal 
Bembo;  but  the  credit  of  making  this  imaginary  magnetic  tel- 
egraph widely  known  belongs  to  his  distinguished  and  versa- 
tile friend  and  countryman,  Baptista  Porta,  who  describes  the 
manner  in  which  two  friends  are  supposed  to  convey  their 
thoughts  to  each  other  in  an  instant  over  islands  or  continents, 
cities  or  mountains,  ocean  or  desert,  by  means  of  a  pair  of 
"sympathetic"  compass-needles  having  the  letters  of  the 
alphabet  written  on  a  dial-plate  around  them. 

If  Porta  were  in  a  serious  mood  when  he  wrote  this  chap- 
ter of  the  seventh  book  of  his  Magia  Naturalis,  his  belief  in 
the  power  of  occult  influences  must  have  been  at  least  as  great 
as  that  of  certain  telepathists  of  our  own  day.  This  so-called 
telegraph  of  Porta  attracted  general  attention  during  his  life- 
time and  long  after,  as  well  it  might,  being  such  a  canny  con- 

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ceit.  It  was  disproved  in  1609  by  A.  Boetius  de  Boot;  cel- 
ebrated in  Latin  verse  by  Famianus  Strada  in  1617 — metrical 
translations  by  Hakewill  in  his  Apologie  1630,  and  by  Ward 
in  The  Wonders  of  the  Loadstone,  1640;  denounced  in  1629 
by  Cabeo,  who  gives  the  first  drawing  of  the  telegraph  on 
p.  302;  railed  at  by  Galileo  in  1632;  described  in  fine  prose 
by  Addison  in  Spectator  241  (1711),  and  in  elegant  verse  by 
Akenside  in  Book  III  of  his  Pleasures  of  the  Imagination, 
1744. 

References,  descriptions,  illustrations,  approval  or  con- 
demnation of  the  sympathetic  compasses  will  be  found  in 
forty  works  in  the  Library,  including  the  detailed  account 
given  by  Daniel  Schwenter  (J.  H.  De  Sunde)  in  his  Stega- 
nologia,  1 600,  and  an  interesting  form  of  the  story  by  Glan- 
vill  in  his  Scepsis  Scientifica;  or  Confest  Ignorance  the  way 
to  Science,  1665. 

Anti-Copernican  writers  are  strongly  represented  by  Kir- 
cher,  Cabeo,  Schott,  Riccioli,  Leotaud,  Grandami,  Dechales 
and  Scarella.  The  ponderous  tomes  on  physical  and  cosmical 
science  written  by  these  men  make  one  wonder  that  the  sys- 
tem of  the  world  put  forward  in  1543  by  the  Canon  of 
Frauenburg,  and  based  by  him  on  rather  slender  arguments, 
had  vitality  enough  to  survive  the  blows  dealt  by  such  a  galaxy 
of  churchmen,  mathematicians,  and  astronomers. 

Gilbert,  on  the  other  hand,  was  a  staunch  advocate  of  the 
Copernican  theory,  which  he  sought  to  confirm  by  "new  and 
unheard-of"  arguments  derived  from  his  study  of  the  laws 
and  phenomena  of  magnetism  which  he  carried  on  for 
twenty  years  in  his  workshop  at  Colchester.  Having  shown 

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by  original  experiments  and  some  artful  argumentation  that 
the  earth  acts  as  a  colossal  magnet,  he  proceeded  to  infer  that 
its  revolution  is  due  to  a  "magnetic  compact"  or  "alliance" 
between  the  sun  and  the  earth,  for  "the  sun  itself  is  the  mover 
and  inciter  of  the  universe."  This  magnetic  theory  of  the 
movements  of  the  various  members  of  the  solar  system 
was,  nevertheless,  a  very  weak  point  in  Gilbert's  armor 
which  his  continental  opponents  were  not  slow  in  detecting, 
and  which,  together  with  his  errors  on  dip  and  variation, 
they  assailed  with  all  the  bolts  of  their  well-filled  quivers.  The 
cause  of  Copernicanism  was  not  served,  and  Gilbert's  work 
fell  into  disrepute.  The  curious  episodes  of  this  anti-Gil- 
bertian  warfare  make  very  interesting  reading  in  the  works 
enumerated  above. 

Verbal  curiosities  hastily  gleaned  from  works  in  the  Li- 
brary would  include  the  coinage  of  the  term  affinity  by 
Albertus  Magnus,  barometer  by  Boyle,  gas  by  van  Helmont, 
magnetic  inclination  by  Bond,  electric  circuit  by  Watson,  elec- 
tric potential  by  Green,9  galvanometer  by  Gumming,  electro- 
magnet by  Sturgeon,  and  telephone  by  Wheatstone.  The 
term  electricity  occurs  for  the  first  time  in  Sir  Thomas 
Browne's  Pseudodoxia  Epidemica,  164.6,  page  51  and  the 
plural  noun  electricities  on  page  79 ;  magnetism  occurs  in  Bar- 
lowe's  "Magneticall  Advertisements,"  1616;  while  'msxrpo- 
uayvrjTi6n6s,electro-magnetismos,  is  the  astonishing  title  which 
Father  Kircher  gives  to  a  chapter  of  his  Magnes,  she  de 
Arte  Magnetica,  1641,  beginning  on  page  640. 

9  Laplace  introduced  the  concept  of  the  potential  function  into  analytical  investigations,  but 
limited  its  use  to  problems  in  gravitation.  Green  gave  the  function  its  name  and  extended  its 
application  to  electricity  and  magnetism. 

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The  magnetic  needle,  when  used  by  European  navigators, 
was  floated  by  means  of  straws,  wood,  or  cork.  Sometimes, 
too,  it  was  laid  across  the  edge  of  a  light  bowl  which 
floated  in  water  contained  in  a  larger  vessel.  Abbot  Neckam 
at  the  end  of  the  twelfth  century,  wrote  of  a  needle  suspended 
on  a  dart  (jaculum)  ;  Peregrinus  introduced  the  double-piv- 
oted needle  in  1 269 ;  a  filar  mode  of  suspension  was  devised  by 
Camillus  Leonardus  and  described  by  him  in  his  Speculum 
Lapidum,  1502.  The  copy  of  this  work,  which  is  in  the 
Library,  is  dated  1610;  the  translation,  1750.  Stirrups  for 
suspending  magnets  appear  on  page  28  of  Canon  Tarde's 
Usages  du  Quadrant  a  I'esguille  aymantee,  1638. 

Two  remarks  of  Bishop  Wilkins  may  here  be  noticed. 
The  first  occurs  in  his  Mathematicall  Maffick,  1648,  and 
states  that  the  "mariner's  needle"  may  be  used  to  steer  a  boat 
running  under  water — a  fact  which  is  well  known  to  those 
who  man  our  submarines.  The  second  remark  occurs  in  his 
Mercury;  or  the  secret  and  swift  messenger,  1641,  and  refers 
to  a  machine  of  which  it  is  said :  "When  the  friend  to  whom 
it  is  sent  shall  receive  and  open  it,  the  words  shall  come  out 
distinctly  and  in  the  same  order  as  when  they  were  spoken." 
This  is  a  near  approach  to  the  mechanical  reproduction  of 
sound  by  our  modern  phonographs. 

Another  illustration  of  the  aphorism  nil  sub  sole  novi, 
will  be  found  in  a  passage  of  the  Philosophe  sans  Pretentious, 
ou  I'homme  rare,  published  in  Paris  in  1775,  in  which  the 
impact  of  light  or  the  pressure  due  to  radiation  is  used  for  the 
purpose  of  doing  mechanical  work.  The  words  of  "D.  L.  F.," 
the  author,  are:  "Observez  que  la  percussion  de  la  lumiere 

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agit  actuellement  au-dessous  de  ma  mechanique,  c'est  elle  qui 
va  m'enlever  sans  beaucoup  d'efforts,"  p.  32.  The  work  was, 
of  course,  one  of  pure  imagination. 

Of  the  beginnings  of  electricity,  copious  references  will 
be  found  to  amber  and  jet  and  their  attraction  for  straws, 
chaff,  and  light  bodies.  The  first  original  work  of  any  extent 
on  the  general  subject  is  Book  II,  of  Gilbert's  De  Magnete, 
1600,  which,  though  abounding  in  original  experiments  on 
electrical  attraction,  makes  no  mention  whatever  of  electrical 
repulsion.  It  stands  out  as  a  singular  fact  in  the  history  of 
electrical  discovery  that  an  experimenter  of  Gilbert's  diligence 
and  ability  should  have  failed  to  detect  the  mutual  action  of 
similarly  electrified  bodies,  the  discovery  of  that  capital  effect 
being  reserved  for  Cabeo,  who  carefully  describes  it  on  page 
194  of  his  Philosophia  Magnetica,  1629,  the  description  be- 
ing here  reproduced. 

Apropos  of  nomenclature,  Robert  Symmer  recognized  in 
his  New  Experiments  and  Observations,  1760,  that  "negative 
electricity  is  in  reality  a  positive,  active  power,"  a  remark 
which  appears  to  be  justified  by  the  activity  and  energy  of 
our  contemporary  electrons,  or  atoms  of  electricity,  as  well  as 
by  a  number  of  other  electrical  phenomena. 

The  evolution  of  the  Leyden  jar  may  be  studied  in  the 
works  of  Winkler,  of  Leipzig,  and  Musschenbroek,  of  Ley- 
den,  and  notably  in  the  letters  which  Franklin  wrote  to  his 
friend  Collinson,  of  London,  1747-49.  It  is  sometimes 
stated  that  Franklin  was  the  first  to  ignite  gunpowder  by 
means  of  the  electric  spark,  and  that  he  did  so  in  June,  1751. 
This  is  an  error,  inasmuch  as  Dr.  Watson  describes,  in  his 

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Experiments  and  Observations,  1746,  page  40,  a  method 
which  he  successfully  employed  for  firing  gunpowder.  Wat- 
son's book  was  well  known  to  Franklin. 

The  development  of  the  electrical  machine  may  be  fol- 
lowed from  the  sulphur-ball  of  von  Guericke  to  the  glass- 
globe  of  Newton,  the  glass-cylinder  of  Andrew  Gordon,  the 
Benedictine,  the  plate-machine  of  Martin  de  Planta  of  Sus 
in  Switzerland,  1755,  and  the  double-cushion  plate-machine 
of  Sigaud  de  la  Fond,  1756.  It  will  be  seen  that  Winkler, 
of  Leipzig,  substituted  for  the  palm  of  the  hand — which  was 
the  rubber  of  early  times — a  leather  cushion,  which  Canton 
afterwards  covered  with  an  amalgam  of  tin  and  mercury, 
thereby  greatly  increasing  the  output  of  the  machine. 

Among  Galvani's  predecessors  the  first  place  belongs  to 
the  celebrated  Dutch  naturalist,  Swammerdam,  who  describes 
in  his  Biblia  Nature,  page  839,  experiments  which  he  made 
in  1658  in  presence  of  his  munificent  patron  the  Grand  Duke 
of  Tuscany,  and  in  which  he  obtained  muscular  contractions 
of  frogs'  legs  by  using  a  pair  of  silver  and  copper  wires. 

Analogous  experiments  were  made  in  1784,  and  pub- 
lished in  1786  by  Cotugno,  professor  of  anatomy  in  the 
University  of  Naples,  to  the  effect  that  he  felt  a  benumbing 
sensation  in  his  hand  while  dissecting  a  mouse  which  had 
bitten  one  of  his  students;  but  it  was  not,  however,  until 
Galvani  published  in  his  De  Vir'ibus  Electricitatis,  1791,  an 
account  of  experiments  which  he  began  in  1786,  that  the  sub- 
ject of  "animal  electricity,"  as  it  was  called,  commenced  to 
attract  serious  attention. 

Among  Volta's  predecessors  should  be  reckoned  Sulzer, 
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the  Swiss  aesthetical  writer  who,  in  a  paper  which  he  sent 
to  the  Berlin  Academy  in  1760  entitled  Theorie  der  Angeneh- 
men  und  unangenehmen  Empfindungen,  and  which  was  pub- 
lished in  1762,  notes  the  peculiar  taste  produced  when  strips 
of  lead  and  silver,  lying  one  above  and  the  other  below  the 
tongue,  are  momentarily  brought  into  contact.  See  also  Sul- 
zer's  Nouvelle  Theorie  des  plaisirs,  1767,  page  155. 

Nor  should  Professor  Robison,  of  Edinburgh,  be  for- 
gotten, who,  in  1793,  constructed  what  he  called  a  rouleau, 
and  which  was  nothing  else  than  an  early  form  of  an  electric 
column,  or  "pile."  "I  had  a  number  of  pieces  of  zinc,"  wrote 
Robison  to  Richard  Fowler,  "made  of  the  size  of  a  shilling, 
and  made  them  into  a  rouleau  with  as  many  shillings.  If  the 
side  of  the  rouleau  be  applied  to  the  tongue  so  that  all  the 
pieces  are  touched  by  it  the  irritation  is  very  strong  and 
disagreeable."10 

In  1802,  two  years  after  the  invention  of  the  voltaic  pile, 
Romagnosi,  of  Trent,  just  missed  discovering  the  magnetic 
effect  of  the  electric  current.  In  his  letter,  which  appeared  in 
the  "Gazetta,"  of  Trent,  August  3,  1802,  he  says  that  he 
connected  one  end  of  a  silver  chain  to  a  battery;  and  having 
passed  the  other,  terminating  in  a  little  knob,  through  a  glass 
tube  for  the  purpose  of  insulation,  he  brought  the  knob  close 
to  the  extremity  of  an  insulated  compass-needle,  when  he  no- 
ticed that  the  needle  was  attracted  and,  after  contact,  repelled. 

Govi  gives  the  letter  textually  in  his  paper,  entitled: 
Romagnosi  e  rElettro-Magnetismo,  1869,  remarking  that  the 


10  Fowler  :   "Experiments  and   Observations,"   p.    173.      See  also  Encyclop.  Brit. 
Vol.  i.,  p.  963. 

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attraction  and  repulsion  said  to  have  been  observed  by  the  ex- 
perimenter, were  electrostatic  and  not  electromagnetic  effects. 

Mojon,  an  eminent  professor  of  chemistry  of  Genoa,  was 
also  on  the  verge  of  an  epoch-making  discovery,  when,  in 
1804,  he  placed  steel  needles  for  a  period  of  twenty  days  in 
circuit  with  a  battery  of  one  hundred  elements  of  the  crown- 
of-cups  type,  and  observed  that  they  were  permanently  mag- 
netized when  removed  from  the  circuit.  See  Izarn,  Manuel 
du  Galvanisme,  1804;  also  Aldini,  Essai  theorique  et  experi- 
mental sur  le  Galvanisme,  1804. 

Both  Romagnosi  and  Mojon,  however,  failed  to  follow 
up  the  pregnant  experiments  which  they  made,  thus  leaving 
the  field  clear  for  Oersted,  of  Copenhagen,  to  announce  to 
the  world  the  discovery  of  the  magnetic  effect  of  the  electric 
current,  which  he  did  in  his  pamphlet  of  four  quarto  pages 
printed  in  1820  under  the  title  "Experimenta  circa  effectum 
conflictus  electric!  in  acum  magneticam,"  a  copy  of  which  is 
in  the  Library.  This  capital  discovery  of  the  Dutch  philoso- 
pher led  Arago  in  France  and  Davy  in  England  to  mag- 
netize steel  needles  by  inserting  them  in  a  coil  of  wire  convey- 
ing a  current.  Sturgeon,  in  1825,  replaced  the  hard  steel  by 
soft  iron,  and  was  thus  the  first  to  make  an  electromagnet  as 
we  know  it  to-day.  He  also  applied  the  term  electromagnet 
to  the  apparatus  itself,  a  term  which  was  adopted  at  once. 

The  student  of  the  mathematical  theory  of  the  electrical 
current  and  its  dynamical  effects  will  be  glad  to  have  at  hand 
Ampere's  papers,  1820-25,  which  contain  a  masterly  analysis 
of  the  phenomena;  Ohm's  "Galvanische  Kette,"  1827;  and 
Green's  "Essay  on  the  application  of  mathematical  analysis  to 

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the  theories  of  electricity  and  magnetism,"  printed  at  Not- 
tingham in  1828.  In  the  opinion  of  Mr.  Clark,  this  Essay 
is  "one  of  the  most  important  works  ever  written  on  elec- 
tricity." Copies  of  this  (first)  edition  are  extremely  rare. 

The  older  modes  of  transmitting  signals  by  lanterns, 
flags,  and  semaphores,  are  fully  described  by  the  inventors  of 
the  various  systems  whose  works  are  in  the  Library.  An 
illustration  of  the  scant  encouragement  which  inventors  fre- 
quently receive  from  people  in  high  places  will  be  found  in  the 
letter  which  Mr.  Barrow  wrote  to  Ronalds,  and  in  which  the 
representative  of  the  British  Government  says:  "Mr.  Barrow 
presents  his  compliments  to  Mr.  Ronalds  and  acquaints  him 
with  reference  to  his  note  of  the  3rd  inst.  that  telegraphs  of 
any  kind  are  wholly  unnecessary;  and  that  no  other  than  the 
one  in  use  will  be  adopted."  Mr.  Barrow  must  have  forgot- 
ten when  penning  these  lines  how  efficiently  his  mechanical 
telegraph  worked  when  the  result  of  the  battle  of  Salamanca 
(July  22,  1812)  was  semaphored  from  Plymouth  to  Lon- 
don, on  which  occasion  the  message  was  interrupted  by  a  fog 
after  the  transmission  of  the  first  two  words,  viz.,  "Welling- 
ton defeated."  The  remainder  of  the  dispatch,  "the  French 
at  Salamanca,"  reached  the  capital  only  on  the  following 
morning. 

It  must  be  stated  that  Ronalds  was  not  the  first  to  use 
static  electricity  in  1816  for  the  transmission  of  signals,  for 
such  a  mode  was  suggested  in  the  Scots  Magazine,  1753,  and 
carried  out  in  1774  by  Lesage  of  Geneva.  On  page  273  of 
the  present  volume  will  be  found  a  facsimile  reproduction 
of  a  letter  in  which  Ronalds  refers  to  a  proposal  made  in 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1777  by  Volta  to  use  his  electrophorus  as  an  instrument  for 
the  transmission  of  signals  to  a  distance. 

As  to  the  use  of  the  electrical  current  for  telegraphic 
purposes,  information  may  be  found  in  the  Library  on  the 
early  systems,  including  that  of  Soemmering  of  Munich,  1809, 
whose  electrolytic  receiver  consisted  of  as  many  small  volt- 
ameters as  there  are  letters  in  the  alphabet.  Following  the 
discovery  of  the  magnetic  effect  of  the  current  by  QErsted  in 
1820,  Ampere  showed  how  the  deflection  of  a  common  multi- 
plier could  be  used  for  sending  signals.  In  1830,  Schilling 
of  Gottingen  constructed  a  receiving  instrument  with  five  ver- 
tical needles,  and  another  in  1835  with  a  single  needle.  It 
was  one  of  these  that  W.  Fothergill  Cooke  saw  in  Heidel- 
berg in  1836  and  which  suggested  to  him  the  Cooke  and 
Wheatstone  apparatus  of  1837.  Reference  should  also  be 
made  to  the  operative  bell-signal  telegraph  of  Henry,  1832, 
and  the  needle  telegraph  of  Gauss  and  Weber,  1833. 

Professor  Morse  turned  his  attention,  as  we  are  told,  to 
the  subject  of  electric  telegraphy  in  1 832 ;  but  it  was  not  until 
1837  that  an  experimental  demonstration  of  his  system  was 
given,  in  which  year  Edward  Davy  publicly  operated  a  needle- 
telegraph  in  London.  The  first  line  in  the  United  States  was 
opened  between  Baltimore  and  Washington  in  1844,  whereas 
the  first  line  for  public  service  in  England  was  in  operation 
between  Paddington  (London),  and  Drayton,  in  1839. 

Of  books,  pamphlets,  and  documents  relating  to  land  and 
submarine  telegraphy  few  of  any  importance  escaped  Mr. 
Clark's  attention.  "During  the  first  thirty  of  the  forty  years 
I  was  collecting,"  wrote  Mr.  Clark,  "I  secured  every  elec- 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

trical  work  that  was  published  in  England  (including  pamph- 
lets), besides  all  I  could  hear  of  that  were  published  in  for- 
eign languages.  I  was  so  lucky,  too,  in  digging  out  the  old 
books,  that  I  can  boast  of  possessing  nearly  every  English 
work  on  the  subject  up  to  1886  or  1888,  after  which  they  be- 
came painfully  numerous.  I  have  all  the  few  very  scarce  and 
interesting  sixpenny  and  shilling  pamphlets  which  appeared 
when  the  telegraph  first  came  into  existence — they  are  now 
extremely  rare.  I  have  also,  I  think,  all  the  scarce  old  his- 
tories and  treatises  on  the  magnetic  needle  by  English  and 
foreign  writers,  some  of  which  are  very  interesting." 

One  instance  by  way  of  illustration :  the  pages  of  L' Illus- 
tration for  August  26,  1854,  contained  an  article  by  one 
Charles  Bourseul,  of  Paris,  in  which  he  claimed  that  the 
spoken  word  could  be  transmitted  to  a  distance,  say  from 
Paris  to  Vienna,  by  a  method  which  he  devised  involving  the 
use  of  a  battery,  a  pair  of  metallic  plates,  and  connecting 
wires.  His  apprehension  of  the  fundamental  principle  of  the 
telephone  was  clear  and  accurate,  and  his  brief  description 
of  it  very  much  the  same  as  we  give  to-day.  "One  person," 
he  says,  "will  have  to  speak  to  one  of  the  plates  while  the 
other  holds  the  second  to  his  ear,  thus  enabling  the  former 
to  converse  as  if  in  private  with  his  distant  friend."  "Quoi- 
qu'il  arrive,"  he  prophetically  concludes,  "il  est  certain  que 
dans  un  avenir  plus  ou  moins  eloigne,  la  parole  sera  trans- 
mise  a  distance."11 

It  does  not  appear,  however,  that  this  system  of  telepho- 

11  Details  of  the  invention  will  be  found  in  Du  Moncel's  "Expose  des  Applications  de 
FElectricite."  Vol.  iii.,  p.  no.  Bourseul  died  in  1907,  and  for  some  years  previously  had 
received  a  pension  from  the  French  government. 

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ning,  which  antedated  the  experiments  of  Philipp  Reis  by 
seven  years,  and  those  of  Graham  Bell  by  twenty-two  years, 
was  ever  put  to  any  practical  test.  Reis  called  his  instrument 
the  telephone,  though  the  term  had  been  used  by  Wheatstone 
twenty  years  before. 

An  account  of  Bourseul's  invention  appeared  in  the 
Didaskalia,  of  Frankfort-on-Main,  on  Sept.  28,  1854,  a 
translation  of  which,  accompanied  by  remarks,  was  sent  by 
Mr.  Clark  to  the  London  Electrician,  in  the  columns  of 
which  periodical  it  appeared  on  October  28,  1890. 

Besides  telegraphy  and  telephony,  the  early  history  of 
insulation  and  insulators,  of  electro-deposition  and  electro- 
magnetic motors,  is  well  represented  in  the  Library. 

Reference  to  the  Clark  collection  was  made  in  the  Journal 
of  Proceedings  of  the  Institution  of  Electrical  Engineers, 
1899,  in  these  words:  "The  Library,  so  far  as  electrical 
works  are  concerned,  is  unequalled.  There  are  few,  if  any, 
works  of  importance  missing.  All  are  preserved  and  bound 
with  the  lover's  conception  of  appropriateness  and  perma- 
nence, and,  in  many  cases,  they  have  valuable  annotations  re- 
garding the  significance  of  the  facts  disclosed  in  them." 

It  was  Mr.  Clark's  wish  that  this  valuable  collection  of  his 
should  eventually  be  transferred  to  the  United  States,  inas- 
much as  London  was  already  in  permanent  possession  of  the 
Library  of  Sir  Francis  Ronalds.  Failing  an  American  pur- 
chaser, it  was  to  go  to  Japan,  "a  rising  country  which  would 
greatly  value  such  a  unique  collection."  Thus  wrote  Mr. 
Clark  to  Mr.  P.  Fleury  Mottelay,  of  New  York,  on  February 
21,  1898,  eight  months  before  his  death. 

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But  fortunately  for  us  the  Library  did  not  go  to  the  land 
of  the  Rising  Sun,  for,  thanks  to  the  commendable  public 
spirit  of  Dr.  Schuyler  Skaats  Wheeler,  it  found  a  home  in  our 
metropolitan  city. 

Mr.  Clark  was  not  only  an  ardent  collector  of  electrical 
works,  but  also  a  careful  reader,  annotator  and  critic  of 
the  books  which  he  purchased.  This  gave  him  a  rare  acquaint- 
ance with  the  history  of  electrical  science,  which  led  him  at 
different  times  to  correct  certain  errors  of  chronology  and  to 
assign  credit  where  it  was  not  usually  given. 

When  we  say  that  Mr.  Clark  was  a  methodical  and  inde- 
fatigable worker,  we  have  said  enough  to  account  for  the 
professional,  scientific,  and  bibliographic  work  which  he 
accomplished.  Though  he  had  passed  the  threescore-and-ten 
limit,  he  was  at  his  office  in  Westminster  on  Friday,  October 
29,  1898.  This  was,  however,  destined  to  be  his  last  visit; 
for,  on  his  return  home,  he  was  taken  suddenly  ill;  and 
complications  following,  he  breathed  his  last  on  October  30. 

Mr.  Clark  was  a  man  of  uniform  temperament  and  amia- 
ble disposition,  respected  far  and  wide  for  his  personal  quali- 
ties as  well  as  for  his  engineering  and  scientific  achievements. 
He  had  a  keen  appreciation  of  character,  and  was  able  to 
grasp  the  salient  points  of  a  question  promptly.  His  works 
reveal  the  diligent  and  painstaking  student;  his  historical  crit- 
icisms and  appreciations  show  wide  research;  his  accuracy 
recalls  the  sixth  decimal  of  the  chemist  and  physicist. 

In  the  preparation  of  the  annotations  which  follow,  an 
effort  was  made  to  draw  attention  to  all  matters  of  primary 
importance,  especially  in  the  earlier  and  rarer  works;  some 

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must,  however,  have  escaped  the  notice  of  the  writer,  while 
others  may  have  been  crowded  out  by  the  limits  imposed. 

To  Mr.  Lyonel  Clark,  we  are  indebted  for  several  com- 
munications relative  to  the  Library,  for  which  we  offer  our 
acknowledgments. 

The  writer  acknowledges  with  gratitude  the  help  .that 
he  received  throughout  the  preparation  of  this  volume  from 
Mr.  W.  D.  Weaver,  chairman  of  the  Library  Committee, 
the  uniform  courtesy  of  the  members  of  that  committee,  and 
also  the  helpful  remarks  made  on  reading  the  proofs  by 
Dr.  Hellmann,  of  Berlin;  Prof.  Silvanus  P.  Thompson,  of 
London;  Mr.  A.  W.  Pollard,  of  the  British  Museum,  and 
Mr.  P.  Fleury  Mottelay,  of  New  York,  whose  "Chronolog- 
ical History  of  Electricity  and  Magnetism"  shortly  to  appear 
in  book  form,  was  also  of  assistance. 


SECTION    I 


Main    Portion   of  Collection 


SECTION  I 
Main  Portion  of  Collection 


1.  Vincentius,     Bellovacensis     (Vincent    of    Beauvais.)       (1190-1264.) 

Speculum  naturale.  One  vol.  in  two  parts.  Two  columns  to 
page,  66  lines  to  column.  367+327  1.  Folio.  Argentorati 
["The  peculiar  R  printer"  (Adolph  Rusch?)]  Strasburg  [1473] 
Part  of  a  famous  encyclopaedia  of  the  Middle  Ages;  other  volumes  of 
which  were  entitled  "Speculum  Morale,"  "Speculum  Historiale,"  and 
"Speculum  Doctrinale."  Book  v.:  Thunder,  ch.  55;  lightning,  ch.  59; 
shooting-stars,  ch.  72;  rainbow,  ch.  74.  Book  ix. :  the  magnet  in  general, 
ch.  19;  magnetic  quotation  from  St.  Augustine,  ch.  20;  uses  of  the  magnet 
in  medicine,  ch.  21;  a  species  of  "adamant"  (magnet)  useful  in  navigation 
for  directive  purposes  (mariner's  compass),  ch.  40.  As  in  the  case  of  many 
early  incunabula,  no  title  page  was  printed.  The  date  1468  has  also  been 
assigned  to  the  present  edition.  This  monumental  work  was  printed  no  less 
than  ten  times  between  1468  (?)  and  1497.  (See  No.  1349,  Bourgeat.) 

2.  Sacro  Bosco,  Joannes  de     (John  of  Holywood.)     (i3th  century.) 

Spera  mundi  feliciter  incipit,  29  1.  ill.  4to.  Venezia,  per  Adam 
de  Rottueil.  Venice,  1478 

The  first  edition  of  this  very  rare  work  on  astronomy  appeared  in  1472, 
and  continued  to  be  the  standard  text-book  on  the  subject  for  a  long  time. 
No  reference  is  made  either  to  the  lodestone  or  to  amber.  Sacro  Bosco, 
educated  at  Oxford,  was  professor  of  mathematics  in  the  University  of  Paris 
some  time  in  the  isth  century. 

23. Sphaerae  mundi  compendium    foeliciter    inchoat.    48   1.     ill.     & 

i  pi.    4to.    Venetiis,  Octavius  Scotus.  Venice,  1490 

Commentary   on    part   of   Ptolemy's    Almagest;    a    favorite    manual    with    the 
Schoolmen;  no  reference  to  the  magnet. 
— See  also    17. 

3.  Albertus  Magnus.     (1205-1280.)     De  anima  libri  iii.     De  intellectu 

et  intelligibili  Hbri  ii.  2+68+714-3+73+1  &  1+23+5+124  1. 
Folio.  Venetiis,  per  Joannem  de  Forliuio  et  Gregorium  fratres. 

Venice,  1494 

In  addition  to  the  above  treatises  on  the  soul  and  the  intellect,  this  work  con- 
tains four  books  on  meteors  and  eight  books  on  physics:  thunder,  meteors, 
book  iii,  p.  35;  magnetic  attraction,  book  vii,  p  96,  and  book  viii,  p.  113. 

Albert   the   Great   was  a    Dominican   and   Bishop    of    Ratisbonne.      Copies   of 

this  beautiful  edition  are  very  rare. 

— See  also  6,  8,    19,    140. 

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nifeftaj  aut  fimbolica  oeclaratoem  •  vt  et  ftuoio 
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oeba  pterea(  iuxta  oam'dia  jpbetia) 
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roribua queftionib? enooaoia  infiOcrc-  Int  bee 
Alice;  biftoziaa  ecclefiafticaa  quaru  lacle  pafceba 
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catoniaplurimu  hi  fc  atmeant-Eoypzimu  qoaj 
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quoo  ipfe  oom  in?  tanq?  mater  filioa  et  tang3  gal 
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te  moutam:  &  quafi  lam  m  robufHoii etatej y 
uedam:no  Tola  in  ipie aplia  fen  cti.im  m  cetena 
marcirib? eoif  fcquacibua  g  nuoocdm  gftquutio 
nu  tcmga  tribulariom'bua  expofuit-  eiufq; pane 
tiam  in  illi'a  c.vcrcuit -port  becautem  confumaca 
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gi'ana  be  ceteris-.Sicq;  ao  reoi'uiua  bella  ipam  ec 
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verborum  fallact'a  fubuerteret-Ipfca  itiocj bcre 
ticoe  p  oocSorfafuoa  eatbolicoa  vioelj  Atbana 
fiu  rflariu  Bafil.u  Amb:ofmHi'cronimumAu 
guftinu  ct  ceteroa:  vbia  ct  fcripturiaoft^er  re; 
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I  ciaexacuiterelimauit-Deniqj  poft  buuifiiioni 
'trt'upboa  ccclefu  quafi  ia  emerita  m  pace  q'cui't: 
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ebia  in  egipto  et fyria  cetcrifqj  Iccioozbia  pBanri 
bua:ao  ceieRcm  cc  otemplattua  vitajafccnoit-fi 
mulqj  oufatoej  oucea  angelica  if  mica  bene  vme 
oi  vberrima  cxcmpUreiiquit-HeccXaliaplura 
i  illi'a  bifcozija  vrilia  fiml'  &i  Dclcciabili.i  ccrnea: 
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roa  confpicienflripf JB  ctia;  ficucSi  cetera  oc  niu: 
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mquirere:  quona;  mono  vel  o:oinc  cu 
c'ia  I  vnu  cozpua  aptiua  copmgcrem: 
cernena  cp  ft  oiuerfo?  I entenriaa  ao  canoe  mate 
ria  gtmetea(vt  fieri  folet)  g  Onguloe  tituloa an 
noMrem(Verbigraria)fub  vno  titulo  fentetiaa 
6C  exempla  oe  caritate:fub  alio  oe  caflitare  5J  fie 
oe  ceterie  vtutib?  &  viri|a  ftgillarim  tratftaooy 
ceoerem:totam  vtiqj  rerum  natura  qua  nicbilo 
mm?  oefcribere  oiligeter  pifpofui:  ncceflario  ab 
bocopere  no  exduoeren>'  necno  et  &i  oiome^o 
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oelicet  vt  i  uxta  o:oine  facre  fcripture  pzimo  oe 
crcato.'c:  poftea  oe  creaturia:poOea  quoqj  oe  la 
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niaoo<fro2ibua  ot'oici:  vel  in  quorunna;  fcriprie 
notabflia  rejperi:  nomie  meo  io  eft  autoria  ititu 
lam'.  Illuo aute  Icdloicm  non lateatsno nulla  in 
boc  opcre  maxie  que  oe  geftia  fancftoru  maro'ru 
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volui-quia  nimiru  ali|8  quoqj  ftuoija  g  obeoiaj 
interoum  occupatua &  mtent?:non  omia  manu 
3yiia:  feo  pleraqj  g  man?  notarioi;  abbrcuiaoi- 


1.  VINCENTIUS.     (First  page,  much  reduced.) 


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CATALOGUE    OF    W HEELER   GIFT 

4.  Plinius,    Caius    Secundus.       (23-79.)       Naturae    historiarum    libri 

xxxvii,  e  castigationibus  Hermolai  Barbari  quam  emendatis- 
sime  editi.  254 1.  Large  folio.  Venetiis,  per  B.  Benalium. 

Venice,  1497 

Celebrated  work  on  natural  history;  references  to  thunder  and  lightning,  book 
ii.,  ch.  45 ;  rainbow,  book  ii.,  ch.  61;  the  lodestone,  book  xxxvi,  ch.  16. 

43.— English  translation  by  Philemon  Holland,  2nd  edition,  vol.  I, 

Folio.     London,  A.  Islip.  London,  1634 

Statue  in  mid-air,   575;   Ethiopian  repelling  magnet,  587;  the  lodestone,   587. 

5.  Leonardus,  Camillus.  (Flour.  i6th  cent.)  De  sestertio  pecuniis  pon- 

deribus  et  mensuris  antiquis,  libri  duo.    36  1.    4to.  (/5/of) 

Treatise  on  ancient  moneys,   weights  and  measures. 
—See  also   54,   83. 

6.  Albertus  Magnus.     (1205-1280.)     De  natura  locorum  Librum  mira 

eruditione  et  singulari  fruge  refertum  et  jam  primum  summa 
diligentia  reuisum,  in  lucem  editum  quern  leges  diligentius  si 
uel  cosmographia  uel  physica  profecisse  te  uolueris.  Viennae, 
Austriae.  52 1.  Sm.  4to.  Vienna,  1514 

Tract  on  physical  geography.     Ch.  v.  contains  reference  to  magnetic  attrac- 
tion  and   repulsion;    ch.   vii.,   to   the   flesh   magnet   and   magnetic   mountains, 
both   of   which   were   magnetic   myths.      Scarce. 
— See   also    3. 

7.  Cusa,  Nicolaus  de.     (1401-1464.)     Haec  accurata  recognitio  trium 

voluminum  operum.  3  vols.  in  i.  Folio.  Parisiis,  ex  officina 
Ascensiana.  Paris,  1514 

Very  rare  work  of  the  learned  Cardinal,  containing  references  to  the  at- 
tractive power  of  the  magnet,  vol.  i,  fol.  96,  and  vol.  ii,  fols.  86,  123,  125. 
This  work  contains  description  of  first  known  hygroscope. 

8.  Albertus   Magnus.      (1205-1280.)      De   mineralibus     -     -     -     libri 

quinque.  57  1.  4to.  Augustae  Vindelicorum.  Augsburg,  1519 
The  author  quotes  Aristotle  freely,  refers  to  the  lodestone,  and  alludes  to  the 
danger  caused  by  submerged  magnetic  rocks  to  ships  containing  iron  nails. 
In  Book  ii.,  tract  3,  ch.  vi.,  he  quotes  Aristotle  to  the  effect  that 
some  lodestones  attract  gold,  silver,  copper  and  tin,  while  others 
attract  the  flesh  and  bone  of  man — one  of  the  current  magnetic  myths. 
— See  also  3. 

9.  Glanvilla,  Bartholomaeus  de.     (i4th  century.)     Opus  de  proprieta- 

tibus  rerum.    192  1.    Folio.    Nuremberge,  Joannis  Koberger. 

Nuremberg,  1519 

Cyclopaedia  which  was  very  popular  in  the  I4th,  isth  and  :6th  centuries; 
the  author  was  a  Franciscan  friar  and  member  of  the  family  of  the  Earls 
of  Suffolk.  He  wrote  about  1250.  The  first  edition  with  a  date  appeared  in 
1480.  The  book  was  translated  into  most  European  languages.  Book  xvi, 
ch.  63,  contains  references  to  iron  rings  suspended  from  a  magnet;  a  statue 
suspended  in  mid-air  by  magnetic  attraction  (a  myth).  Book  xi.,  ch.  13, 
treats  of  thunder,  and  ch.  14,  of  ligntning. 

10.  Augustine,  Saint.     (354-430.)     De  civitate  Dei.  ii  1+787  pp.  Folio. 

Basileae,  apud  J.  Frobenium.  Basle,  1522 

The  author  of  this  famous  work  describes  on  p.  7:4  how  a  scrap  of 'iron  rest- 
ing on  a  silver  dish  follows  a  lodestone  moving  under  the  dish;  p.  720,  a 
lodestone  attracts  iron  but  not  straw;  p.  718,  in  a  certain  temple  (of 

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boc  vocanr  quid!  cffc  locu  ejc  loco:qz  in  eode3  loco: 
7  vbi  eft  motoz  7  id  quod  mouetur. ; 

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diu  in  omnibus  modis  motus  localis. 

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q  pofuimus  cp  oibus  motozib9  7  motto  ft  in 
generc  confiderenf  fieri  vnii:  7  boc  non  pot 
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ea  nee  plenum  fit:  ncc  vacun:opoztct  nos  bic  octermi 
nare  y  inter  motoze  7  id  q5  mouetur  ab  ipfo  nibil  fit 
mediu  Pm  omne  mow  in  gencrc.Kluia  a ut  per  fc  ma 
nifeftueftcp  fntcrgenerans7generatu  rpzop'tml  ni 
bil  eft  medium:qui.i  virtus  fotmatiua  que  eft  p:ojcf 
mum generans  eft  in  fcrninc: ideo  no  opo'ztct  nos  mul 
turn  fotlicitari  vt  pzobcmus  in  gcncr  jtioc  r  conuptio 
n;  que  eft  gcnerationi  eontrana  fed  noa  p:obabimue 
boc  in  bis  in  quibus  eft  occultu.  G.  uonum  autcm 
tresfunt  motua  vt  oittmus  in  quinto:  quozum  vnus 
eft  Pm  quelibtt  locrwct  alter  Pm  qualitate3:7  tertius 
f  m  quatitate/riecelTc  eft  ctia  y  ea  que  mouentur  mo 
uenc  ad  res  tr iu  gcncru: 7  nccclTe  eft  motuo.  tree  efTe 
fm  genera.  IDotno  igitur  qui  eft  Pm  locu  eft  loci  mu ' 
tatiorqut  non  Pm  qualitatcm  eft  altcratio:que  non  Pm 
quanntatem  eft  augmentum  vel  oetrimemum,  C>ica/ 
muo  igitur  pzimum  oe  tod  mutatidc:  bic  eft  ent'm  fm 
haturam  pzimua  motuu5:f(cut  pzobauimus  in  octauo 
buiusfcientieO&icamus  igitur »  omne  fllud  quod 
fertur Pm locum:aut niouctur  ipfum aTcfpfo riutaB 
altero  quod  eft  ejrtrmfccum  d.  Si  autcm  mouetur  a 
feipfo  ficut  animal  ia  mouentur:  vel  per  fe  vidcntur 
moueri  ficut  elemcnta: tune  mamfertum  eft  y  motus 
rimulcumtalibus7infeipfismouentibus  babent  in 
fcmouenoiT  itafimulent  mouene  7  quod  mouetur: 
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vacuum:  quia  cum  in  pzindpiolibzfpzobatumfttcp 
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tame  eft  pofTibtle  7  pringena  Pm  genus  mobilie  inq>/' 
til  eft  mobile  vt  oipmus.  auado  aute  poffibilc  7  co 
tingens  fupponif  licet  fit  falfum  nibtt  oebet  fequi  tm/ 
poftbile:boc  out  feqi.itur  <mpofTibile:7  ideo  no  fed./ 
tur  boc  cf  afTumpto  filfo:fcd  potiue  ey  pofitione  (Ha 
qu  i  ponitur  abirc  in  infiniiu  y  vnu  femper  moueatur 
ab  alio.^ ft  etii  aducrtendit  y  cum  nos  in  tali  oz  dine 
mobiliumtmotoznmptobfluimusefTe  aliquod  pzi/ 


bent  c  jrtr a:ad  quattuoz  modos  communes  reducun; 
tur-TOodi  autcm  illi  funt  vocati  pulfiouractio:  7  ve/ 
cno  7/vertigo.Omnes  enim  alios  modos  motus  r  to 
lemi  neceffe  eft  in  bos  reduci:  7  contingere  aliam  ra  / 
rionern  iftozum:ficut  infcrius  oftcndemue.Yj>ulfio  au 
tern  oiuiditur  in  DUOS  modos  fpccialco:  quecfaVcmm 
putlfo  eff  impullio:7  quccTam  vocatur  cxpulfio  jgt 

m^M^^g^us^^msj^^. 

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tur  ei  per  totum  fpaeium : 7  per  totum  tcmpus  imp ul / 
fionisificutfimanu  fuperpofita  fupltr  lapidem  lapi1 
dem  impellam  ita  y  manus  a  lapide  non  feparetuf;  7 

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3.  ALBERTUS  MAGNUS— Book  mi.,  fol.  96.     (Much  reduced.) 


CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

Alexandria)  lodestones  were  fixed  in  the  roof  so  that  an  iron  statue  remained 
suspended  in  mid-air.  This  is  one  of  the  magnetic  myths  that  enjoyed  cur- 
rency for  many  centuries.  (See  No.  47b.) 

11.  Vegetius,    Renatus    Flavius.      (4th   century.)      De    1'arte    militare. 

Novamente  tradotta.     99 1.     i6mo.     Vinezia,  per  B.  di  Vitale. 

Venice,  1524 

Early  work  on  military  tactics;   no  reference  to  electric  or  magnetic  matters. 

12.  Marbodeus.     (1035-1125.)     De  lapidibus  pretiosis  enchiridion,  cum 

scholiis  Pictorii  Villingensis.  Eiusdem  Pictorii  de  lapide  mo- 
lari  carmen.  55+1  1.  I2mo.  no  pi.  (Parisiis,  C.  Wechelus.) 

Paris,  1531 

Collection  of  Latin  poems  principally  on  gems.  Two  of  them  are  of 
special  interest,  viz:  the  one  on  jet  beginning  folio  28,  and  the  other  on  the 
lodestone,  fol.  41.  An  English  translation  is  printed  in  King's  Precious  Stones 
(London,  1870).  Marbodeus  (Marbosuf)  was  Archbishop  of  Rennes  in  Brit- 
tany. 
— See  also  40. 

13.  Finaeus,  Orontius.     (1494-1555.)     Protomathesis:  opus  varium  ac 

scitu  non  minus  utile  quam  jncundum  nunc  primum  in  lucem 
feliciter  emissum.  8+207  1.  ill.  Folio.  Parisiis.  Paris,  1532 
Treatise  on  arithmetic,  geometry  and  cosmography.  The  last  part  of  the 
work  treats  of  the  construction  of  clocks.  The  illustrations  are  numerous. 

14.  Peurbach,  Georg  von.     (1423-1461.)     Novae  theoriae  planetarum. 

40!.  ill.     I2mo.    Venetiis,  per  Melchiorem  Sessa.     Venice,  1534 

Pamphlet  on  the  motion  of  the  planets  highly  considered  in  its  time. 

15.  Stoeffler,   Johann.      (1452-1531.)     Variorum   Astrolabiorum   com- 

positio  sett  fabrica  necnon  eorundem  usuum  ac  variarum  uti- 
litatum  explanatio.  81. +77!.  ill.  Folio.  Moguntiae,  P.  Jordan. 

Mayence,  1535 

Compendium  of  astronomy  printed  eight  years  before  the  death  of 
Copernicus. 

16.*  Mela,  Pomponius.  (Flour.  1st  cent.)  De  situ  orbis,  libri  tres  ;  cum 
annotationibus  Petri  Joannis  Oliuarii  Valentini,  no  pp.  Lu- 
tetiae.  Ex.  officina  Christiani  Wecheli.  I2mo.  Paris,  1536 
Famous  work  on  geography  written  in  the  first  century  of  the  Christian 
era. 
— See  also  80. 

17.  Mauro,  Fiorentino.  (1494-1556.)  Sphera  volgare  novamente  tra- 
dotta (from  the  Latin  of  J.  de  Sacro  Bosco),  con  molte  no- 
tande  additioni  di  geometria,  cosmographia,  arte  navigatoria, 
et  stereometria,  proportioni  et  quantita  delli  elementi,  distanze, 
grandeze,  et  movimenti  di  tutti  li  corpi  celesti.  56  1.  ill.  4to. 
Venetia,  B.  Zanetti.  Venice,  1537 

This  treatise  was  published  six  years  before  the  death  of 
Copernicus.  The  earth  is  represented  in  one  of  the  chapters  p.  12  as  the 
center  of  the  universe  round  which  revolve  the  sun  and  planets.  The 
mariner's  compass  is  represented  on  the  title-page  which  also  contains  a 
globe  with  the  name  Ametrica  written  for  America.  Page  57  has  another 
globe  with  the  name  properly  written.  A  meridian  line  with  compass  oc- 
curs on  p.  6 1  and  again  on  p.  84;  see  also  p.  95. 
— See  also  a. 

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9.  GLANVILLA.     (Reduced.) 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

18.*     Strabo.     (66-28  B.   C.)      Geographicorum  libri  xvii. item, 

epitomae  eorundem  decem  &  septem  de  geographia  librorum. 
44  1.+549  PP-+I2  1.  Folio.  Basileae,  apud  Joan  Vualder. 

Basle,  1539 

The  world  as  known  to  the  ancients;  celebrated  work  of  the  eminent  Greek 
geographer. 

19.  Lully,     Raymond.       (Raymundus,     Lullius.)       (i235?-i3i5.)       De 

secretis  naturae  siue  quinta  essentia  libri  duo.  Accesserunt 
Albertus  Magnus,  De  mineralibus  et  rebus  metallicis  libri 
auinque.  4-f-i83-j-4  1.  ill.  I2mo.  Argentorati,  apud  Balthas- 
sarum  Beck.  Strasburg,  1541 

This  volume  contains  a  work  of  Lully,  the  Enlightened  Doctor,  on  medical 
subjects   and   of   Albertus   Magnus  on   minerals.      Properties   of   rubbed   lyn- 
curius,  1.   1 06;  the  lodestone,  1.  107;  the  flesh  magnet,  1.   107;  other  magnetic 
myths,  1.  107.     Lully  was  the  author  of  more  than  400  works. 
— See   also  3. 

20.  Hartmann,   Georg.     (1489-1564.)      Nine   Astronomical   charts,   sq. 

4to.  Nuremberg,  1542 

The  charts  are  not  accompanied  by  text.  Hartmann,  vicar  of  the  church 
of  St.  Sebaldus,  Nuremberg,  wrote  a  letter  to  Count  Albert  of  Prussia, 
dated  March  4,  1544,  in  which  he  clearly  recognizes  magnetic  inclination, 
or  dip.  The  letter  remained  unpublished  for  nearly  300  years  and  could 
not  have  been  known  to  Robert  Norman  when  he  discovered  the  dip  of  the 
magnetic  needle  in  1576  and  which  he  records  in  his  Newe  Attractive,  1581. 
See  No.  66  (Ed.  1592).  Hartmann  was  in  Rome  in  1510,  where  he  found 
the  declination  to  be  6°  E.  This  is  probably  the  earliest  determination  of 
magnetic  declination  on  land;  its  discovery  on  sea  is  due  to  Columbus  (Sept. 
13,  1492),  to  whom  we  also  owe  the  discovery  of  its  variation  with  change 
of  place.  According  to  Hellmann's  Rara  Magnetics,  the  first  printed  record 
of  magnetic  declination  is  that  of  Francisco  Falero  in  his  Tratado  del 
Esphera,  an  exceedingly  rare  book  published  in  1335.  See  also  Bauer's 
"United  States  Magnetic  Declination  Tables  and  Isogonic  Charts,"  1902. 

21.  Ulstadius,  P(hilippus).    (Flour.  i6th  cent.)    Coelum  philosophorum 

seu  secreta  naturae.  8  1.+95  1-  ill-  I2mo.  Parisiis,  apud 
Viuntium  Gaultherot.  Paris,  1544 

Collection  of  medical  prescriptions.      First-edition,    Freiburg,    1525. 

22.  Apianus,  (Bienewitz)   Petrus.     (1495-1552).     Cosmographia 

3+66  1.  ill.  &  charta  cosmographica  opera  Aeg.  Diesthemij. 
Antwerpiae,  4to.  Antiverp,  1545 

This  treatise  on  cosmography  enjoyed  a  high  reputation  in  the  i6th  cen- 
tury; the  first  edition  appeared  in  1524.  The  word  compass,  compassus,  oc- 
curs on  fol.  10  and  again  on  fol.  20.  The  illustration  on  fol.  10  shows  a 
compass,  one  pole  of  which  is  connected  by  a  dotted  line  with  the  pole-star. 
Fol.  30  contains  a  chapter  on  America  in  which  Americus  Vespucius  is 
mentioned  but  Columbus  is  ignored.  There  are  several  interesting  sectional 
(movable)  figures. 

23.  Pontano,  Giovanni  Giovano.     (1426-1503.)     Liber  de  meteoris  cum 

interpretatione  Viti  Amerbachii.  10  l.-}-225  pp. +3  1.  I2tno. 
Argentorati,  apud  Cratonem  Mylium.  Strasburg,  1545 

Collection  of  49  poems  on  natural  phenomena,  such  as  hail, 
rainbows,  comets,  winds,  earthquakes,  effects  of  thunder.  Hallam  considers 
Pontano  one  of  the  finest  Latin  poets  of  the  fifteenth  century. 

55 


17.  MAURO.     {Reduced.) 
56 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

24.  Blondus,   Michael   Angelus.      (1497-1560.)      De   ventis    et   naviga- 

tione      -  cum     accuratissima     descriptione     distantiae. 

18  1.  ill.  4to.    Venetijs,  Montisferrati.  Venice,  1546 

The   writer   gives   on   fol.    14,    ch.   xxiii.,   a   careful   description   of  the   com-    , 
pass  including  theory  and  rules  for  use.     The  compass  is  called  on  fol.    15 
pixis  or  buxolus,  cf.,  the  French  boussole.     Very  rare. 

25.  Alexander   Aphrodisiensis.      (End   of  2d   century.)      Quaestiones 

locorum  interni  maris,  &  oceani,  a  Gadibus  ad  novum  orbem 
naturales;  de  anima,  morales;  sive  difficilium  dubitationum  & 
solutionum  libri  iiii.  8  1.+297  pp. -(-3  1.  I2mo.  Basileae,  per 
Joannem  Oporinum.  Basle,  1548 

This  ancient  work  contains  a  chapter  purporting  to  show  why  a  magnet  at- 
tracts iron. 

26.  Aristoteles.      (384-322    B.    C.)      Commentarii    in    physicam    Ari- 

stotelis.     7+293+27  1.     I2mo.     (Title  page  lacking.)  1548 

Reference,  p.   187,  to  "electrum  vel  succinum"    (amber). 
— See  also  31. 

27.  Affaitato,  Fortunio.     (? — 1550.)     Phisicae  ac  astronomicae  consi- 

derationes.    36  1.    I2mo.    Venetius,  apud  Nicolaum  de  Bascarinis. 

Venice,  1549 

Fancied  reference  to  magnetic  dip,  fol.  10;  clear  statement  of  declination, 
fol.  ii ;  magnetic  attraction  discussed,  fols.  20-25.  This  is  a  copy  of  the 
first  edition,  which  is  extremely  rare. 

28.  Aurifaber,   Andre.      (1512-1559.)      Succini   historia.     MS.   transla- 

tion of  chapter  VIII.    2  1.     Folio.  Konigsbcrg,  1551 

A   few   quaint   remarks  on   amber   and   the   lodestone. 

29.  Cortes,  Martin.     (? — 1582.)     Breve  compendio  de  la  sphera  y  de 

la  arte  de  nauegar  con  nuevos  instrumentos  y  reglas  exem- 
plificado  con  muy  subtiles  demonstrationes.  95+3  1.  ill.  pi. 
8vo.  Sevilla,  Anton  Alvarez.  Seville,  1551 

A  salient  feature  of  this  early  work  on  navigation  is  a  chapter  beginning 
on  fol.  72  in  which  the  magnetic  declination  is  discussed;  fol.  61  shows 
a  circular  diagram  with  radiating  lines,  32  in  number,  corresponding  to  the 
points  of  the  compass;  fol.  69  has  a  chapter  on  the  properties  of  the  lode- 
stone  and  the  manner  of  making  ships'  compasses. 

30.  Encelius,  Christoph   (Entzelt)      (? — 1583.)     De  re  metallica,  hoc 

t-st,  de  origine,  varietate,  et  natura  corporum,  metallicorum, 
lapidum,  etc.  libri  iii.  8  l.-f-27i  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  Franc(ofurti), 
apud  Chr.  Egenolphum.  Frankfort,  1551 

Work  on  metallurgy;  reference  to  the  magnet,  p.  173;  to  jet,  181;  and  to 
amber,  194. 

31.  Aristoteles.     (384-322  B.  C.)     De  anima  libri  tres.    Joanne  Argy- 

ropylo  Byzantio  interprete.  93  pp.-fi  1.  I2mo.  Lugduni,  apud 
T.  Paganum.  Lyons,  1554 

Latin  translation  by  Argyropylus;   reference  to  the  lodestone,   lib.   i,   p.    n. 

32. De  coelo  libri  quatuor,  Joanne  Argyropylo  Byzantio  interprete. 

115  pp.  I2mo.    Lugduni,  apud  T.  Paganum.  Lyons,  1554 

Argyropylus,  the  accomplished  translator  of  this  work  on  motion,  the  earth 
and  elementary  bodies,  died  in  Italy  about  1490. 

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fundwn  mam  diftdntiAm,quonidmfi  protew/ww  cflct  m^yc  ml  pUniim  cr  terr^  /^fje 
tied  ut  dit  Mdnilius  ud  CilindricA  noncflkt^niM  poll  obferMtionQnfupce&tJd  quo 
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tioneftttt<nrum>cumdutemimmenft  difldntid  fit  ntdris  nee  terrd  femper-tonfaifiitur 
tteldifcerniturtcuYrduitnustdiUgenteruobis  eccponere  w  fyecipcos  ucntos  coprehcn* 
dcretis,<luibusuerftt  qudmqtt  regionemtutiusnduigdrecisJXdW&gnitis  fairitibits 
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24.  BLONDUS.     (Reduced.) 
58 


CATALOGUE  of  WHEELER  GIFT 

33. De  generatione  et  corruptione  libri  duo,  Francisco  Vatablo  in- 

terprete.     67  pp.  I2mo.     Lugduni,  apud  T.  Paganum. 

Lyons,  1554 

Properties  of  elementary  bodies;  the  translator  was  Francois  Vatable,  a 
French  priest,  who  died  in  1547. 

34. Meteorologicorum  libri  quatuor,  Francisco  Vatablo  interprete. 

136  pp.  ill.  i2mo.     Lugduni,  apud  T.  Paganum.       Lyons,  1554 

Treatise  on  general  meteorological  phenomena;  translated  by  Vatable. 

35. Physicorum  Aristotelis,  seu  de  naturali  auscultatione,  libri  octo. 

Joanne  Argyropylo  Byzantio  &  Francisco  Vatablo  inter- 
pretibus.  215  pp.  i2mo.  Lugduni,  apud  G.  Rovillium. 

Lyons,  1554 

Treatise  on  physics.     Bound  in  are  two  sheets  of  illuminated  MS. 

36. De     sensu     et     sensili,     memoria     et     reminiscentia,     somno 

et    vigilia,    insomniis,    divinatione    in    somno,    Jongitudine    et 

brevitate  vitae,   iuventute,   et   senectute,   et  vita   et   morte,   et 

respiratione,    Francisco    Vatablo     interprete.      ill    pp.    I2mo. 

Lugduni,  apud  T.  Paganum.  Lyons,  1554 

Tracts    on    the    senses,    memory,    sleep,    old    age    and    death,    translated    by 

Vatable. 

— See  also  26. 

37.*  Cardano,  (Girolamo).  (1501-1576.)  De  subtilitate,  libri  xxi.  12 
1.-J-56T  pp.  ill.  portr.  Folio.  Basileae,  apud  Ludovicum  Lucium. 

Basle,  1554 

Famous  work  of  the  celebrated  Italian  physician,  mathematician  and  writer 
on  physical  science.  Gagates,  157;  amber,  158;  difference  between  electric 
and  magnetic  attraction,  158;  different  classes  of  magnets,  213.  First  edition, 

iSSo. 

373. Another  edition.     718  pp. +29  1.     ill.     sm.  8vo.     Lugduni,  apud 

Gulielmum  Rovillium.  Lyons,  1559 

Cardan  is  known  to  mathematical  readers  by  his  method  of  solving  cubic 
equations.  In  this  treatise  on  the  Subtilty  of  Things,  the  author  gives  his 
views  on  the  lodestone  in  book  viii.  On  p.  278  he  refers  to  magnetic  declina- 
tion, saying  that  the  pole-star  is  five  parts  to  the  east  of  the  pole  of  the  world. 

37b. Les    livres    de    H.    Cardanus    intitules    de    la    subtilite,    etc., 

subtiles  inventions  ensemble  les  causes  occultes  et  raisons 
d'icelles.  Traduit  du  Latin  en  Frangois  par  R.  le  Blanc.  4  1. 
+391  1+26  1.  ill.  4to.  Paris,  Foucher.  Paris  1556 

Translation  by  Richard  Le  Blanc.  On  fol.  147  it  is  stated  on  the  authority 
of  Albertus  Magnus  that  Aristotle  was  acquainted  with  the  boeste  nautique, 
the  mariner's  compass.  The  hyacinth  (stone)  is  said,  fol.  132,  to  afford  com- 
plete protection  against  lightning.  The  phenomena  of  thunder  and  lightning 
described  on  fols.  387,  388. 
— See  also  45,  79. 

38.  Belon,  Pierre.  (1517-1564.)  Les  observations  de  plusieurs 
singularitez  et  choses  memorables,  trouvees  en  Grece,  Asie, 
Judee,  Egypte,  Arabic  &  autres  pays  estranges,  &c.  4-|-275-f- 
33  1.  ill.  I2mo.  (Title  page  missing.)  Anvers,  chez  Chr.  Plantin. 

Antwerp,    7555 

Fol.  162  contains  remarks  on  the  use  of  the  lodestone  for  navigating  pur- 
poses; on  fol.  238  the  statement  is  made  that  when  yellow  amber  is  rubbed, 

59 


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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

it  attracts  iron  as  the  lodestone  does,  fol.  317;  also  the  usual  reference  to 
the  suspension  of  Mahomet's  coffin. 

39.*  Fracastoro,  (Girolamo).  (1483-1553.)  Opera  omnia,  in  unum 
proxime  post  illius  mortem  collecta  -  -  -  accesserunt 
Andreae  Naugerii  patricii  Veneti,  orationes  duae  carminaq 
nonnulla.  6+285  PP->  portr.  4to.  Venetiis,  apud  Juntas. 

Venice,  1555 

Astronomical,  metaphysical  and  especially  medical  subjects.  References  to 
magnetic  and  electric  attraction;  attractive  property  of  rubbed  diamond. 
The  author  was  poet,  physician  and  philosopher;  the  volume  includes  his 
extraordinary  poem  do  morbo  gallico. 

40.  Marbodeus.       (1035-1123.)        Dactylotheca.     -    -    -     nunc     altera 

vice,  supra  priorem  aeditionem  illustrata.  Item  de  lapide 
molari  et  de  Cote  carmen  panegyricum,  eodem  autore  Georgio 
Pictorio.  8  l.-f-8o  pp.  izmo.  Basileae,  per  Henrichum  Petri. 

Basle,  1555 

Poem  on  jet  (gagates),  p.  40;  on  the  magnet,  p.  55;  rare. 
—See    also    12. 

41.  Medina,  Pedro  da,  (about  1493 — ?)     L'arte  del  navegar,  in  la  qual 

si  contengono  le  regole,  dechiarationi,  secreti  &  auisi,  alia 
bona  nauegation  necessarij  -  -  -  tradotta  de  lingua 
Spagnola  in  volgar  Italiano  -  -  -  (da  Vicenzo  Paletino  da 
Corzula.)  i2-f-cxxxvii+2  ].  JH.  diagrams  and  full  page  map 
of  the  new  world.  Venitia,  G.  Pedrezano.  Venice,  1555 

The  sixth  book  treats  of  the  mariner's  compass,  here  called  "Bossolo  da 
Navigar";  map  of  America  on  fol.  xxiii;  elaborate  compass-card,  fol.  cviii. 
The  author  denies  the  variation  of  the  compass.  Medina  was  special  examiner 
of  Spanish  pilots,  and  the  map  here  included  is  highly  valuable.  The  first 
section  is  dated  1545. 

42.*  Naugerius,  Andrea.  (1483-1529.)  Orationes  duae  habitae;  una  in 
funere  Bartholomaei  Liviani,  altera  in  funere  Leonardi 
Lavretani  Venetiarum  principis,  carminaq,  nonnulla.  32  pp. 
4to.  Venetiis,  apud  Haeredes  Lucaeantonii  Juntae. 

Venice,  1555 

Two    funeral    orations. 

43.* Lusus.     Venetiis,  apud  Haeredes  Lucaentonii  Juntae. 

Venice,  1555 

.    A   metrical   composition    on   Sport.      The   above   two    works   are   bound   with 
No.    39. 

44.  Agricola,  (Landmann)  Georg.     (1494-1555.)     De  re  metallica  libri 

xii.     5   1.+538  pp. +36  1.   ill.   Folio.     Basileae,   Froben. 

Basle,  1556 

First  great  work  on  metallurgy,  remarkable  for  its  numerous  and  quaint 
illustrations.  Slight  references  to  amber  and  the  lodestone  pp.  27,  194,  471. 

45.  Cardano,  Girolamo.     (1501-1576.)     De  rerum  varietate  libri  xvii. 

16  1.  +1194  pp. +32  1.  portr.     8vo.     Basileae,  H.  Petri. 

Basle,  1557 

Describes,  p.  656,  a  method  of  obtaining  the  continuous  motion  of  an  iron 
pointer  over  a  circular  lodestone;  cf.,  Peregrinus,  ch.  ii. ;  he  states,  p.  1059, 
that  some  magnets  attract  silver.  Portrait  of  Cardano,  aged  49,  on  title  page, 
— See  also  37. 

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62 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

46.  Petrus  Peregrinus.  (Flour.  I3th  cent.)  De  Magnete,  seu  rota 
perpetui  motus,  libellus.  Divi  Ferdinandi  Rhomanorum  Im- 
peratoris  auspicio,  per  Achillem  P:  Gasserum,  L:  nunc  primum 
promulgatus.  28  1.,  4  engravings.  Sm.  4to.  Augsburgi  in 
Suevis.  Augsburg,  1558 

This,  the  earliest  work  on  the  magnet,  was  written  in  the  form  of  a  letter 
by  Pierre  de  Maricourt  (Petrus  Peregrinus)  to  a  friend  of  his  in  Picardy. 
It  was  dated  from  the  French  camp  before  Lucera  (Italy),  August  8,  1269. 
The  thirteen  chapters  into  which  the  letter  is  divided  form  the  most  original, 
extensive  and  important  treatise  on  the  magnet  prior  to  Gilbert's  De  Magnete, 
(No.  72).  Gilbert  was  well  acquainted  with  the  letter  of  Peregrinus.  This 
is  a  copy  of  the  first  printed  edition,  of  which  only  eighteen  are  known.  It 
includes  a  list  of  books  that  deal  with  the  subject  of  the  magnet.  A  reprint 
based  on  Bertelli's  version  appears  in  Hellmann's  Rara  Magnetica,  Berlin, 
1898.  In  1900,  Quaritch  of  London  printed  a  fac-simile  in  colors  (50 
copies)  of  a  MS.  written  about  A.  D.  1390,  and  owned  by  Prof.  S.  P. 
Thompson.  The  Epistola  was  plagiarized  by  Taisnier  (See  No.  53),  a  trans- 
lation of  whose  book  into  English  was  made  by  Richard  Eden,  and  printed 
in  1579. 

46a.f Photographic  reproduction  of  MS.  in  Bodleian  Library,  Ox- 
ford. (MS.  Bodl.,  No.  7027.)  13  leaves. 

This  is  a  fine  fourteenth  century  MS.  folio,  of  13  leaves,  9x11  inches  written 
in  Gothic  letters  in  two  columns  of  thirty-five  lines  each.  It  is  rubricated 
in  red  and  blue  throughout.  There  are  two  finely  drawn  diagrams,  corres- 
ponding to  Figs.  2  and  3  of  Gasser's  edition.  The  Manuscript  does  not  say 
when  or  where  written. 

46b.f Prospectus  of  an  edition  of  300  numbered  copies   (150  for 

America)  of  the  earliest  work  of  experimental  science:  The 
Epistle  of  Pierre  Pelerin  de  Maricourt,  to  Sygur  de  Foucau- 
court,  soldier,  on  the  lodestone.  Charles  S.  Peirce.  16  pp. 
Sm.  4to.  (New  York,  1892) 

Announcement  of  the  proposed  publication  of  a  translation  by  the  author, 
of  the  Epistle  from  the  Paris  MS.  (Codex  P,  collection  7378  A;  see  Libri, 
No.  939).  Two  pages  of  the  Latin  text  are  printed  line  for  line  in  special 
type  made  in  Paris,  and  accompanied  by  translation  and  notes.  Several 
pages  are  devoted  to  quotations  (in  Latin  and  in  English)  from  Roger 
Bacon  relating  to  Peregrinus.  The  publication  of  the  work  was  abandoned. 

46c.f Epistle  of  Petrus   Peregrinus  of  Maricourt,   to   Sygerus   of 

Foucaucourt,  soldier,  concerning  the  magnet.  Silvanus 
P(hillips)  Thompson.  16  1.  Sm.  4to.  London,  1902 

A  translation  into  English  based  upon  Gasser  (1558),  Bertelli  (1868)  and 
Hellmann  (1898),  amended  by  reference  to  a  MS.  of  A.D.  1390  owned  by 
the  translator.  The  initials  are  supplied  by  hand,  and  the  copies  (250)  are 
rubricated  throughout.  Privately  printed  in  Caxton  type,  at  Chiswick  press. 

46d.f The  letter  of  Petrus  Peregrinus  on  The  Magnet,  A.  D.  1269. 

Translated  by  Brother  Arnold,  M.  Sc.  With  introductory  note 
by  Brother  Potamian,  D.  Sc.  19+42  pp.,  illus.  4to. 

New  York,  1904 

The  introduction  to  this  handsome  edition  traces  the  history  of  the  lodestone 
down  to  the  time  of  Peregrinus.  An  appendix  of  five  pages  gives  interest- 
ing notes  on  early  references  to  the  mariner's  compass. 

63 


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duke, cVoptuneolens , adeb utfufl'itumin conclauibus contrapeftcm  C 
(iuuat  cnim)ad  terriam  ufcp  diem  conclaue  olere  benc  faciat .  Omne  ex 
nimbcnc  olcns  dum  fuffitur,  uapores  abfiimedo  corruptos ,  acrcmab 
omni  uirio  liberal:  iiberant  ergo  magis,quae  magi's  fragrant,&  quae  tar 
dius  confumunf :  quacuerb  calida&  ficcafunt,  uapores  celerius  abfa' 
munt.Obidmagnus  ignis  pra?ftanti(simumeftauxiliumaduerfuspc 
ftilentemaeris  ftatum,ut  etiam  flabella:  uitiant  enimaerem  uapores, 
turn  natura  loci  ex  quo  eleuant,  tumquia  Solis  radios  penetrare  prohi 
bent .  Ob  id  referunt  in  Germania  uallem  loachimicani  cum  ob  fyluas 
denfas  &  ftagnainhabitabilis  eflet ,  deriuatis  aquis  in  cuniculos  ac  fofr 
fas,  fuccifisqj  nemoribus,falubrem  fadam  efTe.  Itaqj  nil  mirum  eft,  du 
plicrauxilio  flagrans  faccinum  aerem  emendare,tum  quia  ficcum,  turn 
H/pp««tttrtquiabeneolens.Itauidenturbisolim  Athenae  ignis  benefitioaduob. 
Atron  mcdui  media's  HippocrateSc  Acronepefteliberatae,  flammis  fcilicet  beneo^ 
ff  P^c kntium  lignorum, non quidem mediocribus , fed maximis.  Axme^ 
diocribus  enim  ignibus,  &:  minime  odorata  materia  fuccenfis ,  tantum 
abed  u  t  peftilens  aer  emendetur ,  turn  magis  fi  beneficium  uentoru  ab^ 
fit,  utetiamuehemeterexacerbetur.  QuamobremThucydidesrefert, 
cumobmultitudinemcadauerarogisimponcrenfjnonparumauAani 
peftilentia.  Manifeflumeftigitur,eifdempenecaufis  fuccinumeidem 
morbo  medicamentis  immixtum,  plurimum  conferre .  Mifcetur  enim 
aut propter  odorem ,  aut ficcandi caufa,  aut,  quod  euidentius  eft auxi'  D 
lium  in  eo,attrahendi:trahit  enimomnialeuia,  paleas,feftucas,ramen' 
ta  tenuia  metalloru,  8>£  ozimi  folia,  perperam  cotradicente  Theophra'- 
c«r  Jucdnum  fto.Caufa eft huius,  quod humidu habeat pingue &  gluo'nofum ,  quo 
*  *"'  emiflb  res  ficcacombibere  cupies ,  uerftis  fontem,  id  eft,  fucdnii  ipfum 
mouctur.  Omne  enim  ficcum  poftquam  humidu  combiberecoeperit, 
ad  ipfum  etiam  fertur,ut  etiam  ignis  ad  pabulum:  unde  fi  fricetur  uehe* 
memius,etiam  trahit  ob  calorem.  Necp  cnimlapidis  Magnetis  &  fucci 
ni  eade  trahendi  ratio :  nam  fiiccinu  omne  leue  trahit ,  Magnes  ferrum 
foliim.Succinuminterpo{itocorporenonmouetplaeam,Magnesfer 
rum.  Succinunon  trahitur  uicifsimapalea,  Magnes  trahituraferro  e^ 
tiam.  Paleaafuccinoinnullampartemdirigitur,  ferrum  modb  ad  Bo^ 
rcam,modb  ad  Auftrum  contaclu  Magnetis  tendit.  Dcniq?  fuccini  at^ 
traclio  calido  &TfricT:ione  iuuatur  multu,Magnctis  eo  (bliim  quod  pu^ 
riorpars  lapidisredditur.Quid  tandeC'fuccini  attracftio  hauddubieeft 
fimilis  illi,  quac  a  cucurbitula  ab  igne  &Tcajteris  calidis,  ob  pingue  illud 
caliduminnatum,  quod  etiam  adhaErensparietibus,utdixi,conclauia 
etiam  in  terrium  diem  beneolere  fecit.  Eft  enim  in  omni  bituminehu* 
midu  pingue  calidum,  ob  quod  etiam  facile  ardet.  Sed  in  trahendo  iiv 
ter  bimmina  (uccinum,  inter  fiicdni  genera  cinereu,  quod  citra  oftium 
Viftular  ad  Pucecam  in  littore  man's  effbditur :  hoc  enim,  ut  Agricpla 
refert,  durn  ferro  attereret ,  foliaex  humo  ad  duos  pedes  in  fublimead 


37.  CARD  AN  0.     (Reduced.) 
64 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

46e.f Petrus  Peregrinus — Author  of  the  earliest  treatise  on  the 

magnet,  A.  D.  1269.  By  Brother  Potamian.  (Extract,  Elec- 
trical World  and  Engineer,  Vol.  43,  pp.  514-515,  March  12, 
1904.)  8  pp.  8vo.  New  York,  1904 

46f.f Petrus  Peregrinus  de  Maricourt  and  his  Epistola  de  Magnete. 

By  Silvanus  P(hillips)  Thompson,  D.  Sc.,  F.R.S.  (Extract, 
Proceedings  of  the  British  Academy,  Vol.  II.,  1906.)  32  pp.; 
fac-simile  of  page  of  MS.  8vo.  London,  1906 

The  paper  contains  an  account  of  28  MSS.  and  of  n  printed  versions  (in 
whole  or  in  part)  of  the  Epistola  and  the  location  of  the  18  copies  known 
to  exist  of  the  1558  (Gasser)  edition. 

46g.f Petrus  Peregrinus,  the  earliest  of  magneticians.   By  Brother 

Potamian.  (Electrical  World,  Vol.  49,  pp.  504-595,  March  23, 
1907.)  111.  Folio.  New  York,  1907 

General  account  of  the  life  and  magnetic  work  of  Petrus  Peregrinus,  Pierre 

de  Maricourt. 

— See  also  463,  5403. 

47.  Porta,    Giovanni    Battista   della.      (1538-1615.)      Magiae   naturalis 

sive  de  miraculis  rerum  naturalium  libri  iiii.  8  l.+i63  pp. 
Folio.  Neapoli,  apud  Matthiam  Cancer.  Naples,  1558 

This  famous  work  on  "Natural  Magic"  was  published  when  the  author  was 
only  sixteen.  He  extended  the  matter  in  subsequent  editions,  particularly  in 
that  of  1589.  (See  No.  64.)  Pp.  88-90,  sympathetic  telegraph. 

473. Another    edition.     8-J-I35    PP-+I    1-      I2mo.      Antverpiae,    ex 

officina  Christophori  Plantini.  Antwerp,  1560 

Book  treating  of  natural  wonders.  Reference  to  magnets,  p.  74;  on  p.  75 
we  read:  "quod  magnes  ferrum,  arenam,  oleum,  et  omne  traheret." 

47b. Another  edition.     9  1.+I35  pp.    portr.    I2mo.    Antverpiae,  ex 

officina  Christophori  Plantini.  Antwerp,  1561 

Pages  74  and  75  treat  of  the  effects  of  the  lodestone,  some  of  which  are 
fanciful;  its  uses  in  navigation  are  stated  as  also  why  the  magnet  points 
to  the  north;  the  author  records  the  magnetic  experiment  related  by  St. 
Augustine  in  his  De  Civitate  Dei  and  refers  to  the  statue  containing  iron 
"in  capite"  said  to  be  suspended  in  mid-air  in  the  temple  of  Serapis.  (See 
No.  10.) 
— See  also  64,  67. 

48.  Pedemontani,  Alexius.     ( .)     De  secretis  libri  sex,  mira 

quadatn  rerum  varietate  referti  ex  Italico  in  latinum  sermo- 
nem  nunc  primum  translati  per  Joannem  Jacobum  Weckerum. 
8 1.+279  pp.+i2 1.  Sm.  8vo.  Basileae.  Basle,  1559 

Chiefly    a    collection    of   medical    prescriptions. 

49.  Taisnier  Jean.     (1509-1602.)     De  usu  sphaerae  materialis,  hactenus 

ab  omnibus  philosophis  &  mathematicis  magno  studiosorum 
incommodo  neglecto  nunc  vero  in  lucem  tradito.  4!.  +46  pp. 
Sm.  4to.  Coloniae,  excudebat  Joannes  Bathenius. 

Cologne,  1559 

Work  on  astronomy  by  the  Belgian  mathematician,  famous  in  its  time. 
65 


LIVRE    II.    DES    SINGVLA, 


QJJC  les  mariniers  nauigeoycnt  ancicnnemcnt 

fans  I'ajguille  &  quadran.&  fans  auoir 

vfage  de  la  picrre  d'Aimant. 


E  S  anciens  auoyent  plus  grdndc  dif* 
ficulte  en  leurs  navigations  que  nouf 
n'auons  mamtenant :  car  lors  nyen 
paix,  n'en  guerre  Us  rf  auoyent  adrcf* 
fes,/inondela  conjecture  del' Orient,  Soleil  cou* 
chant,  Septentrion,  &  Midy  :  ou  des  eftoilles  <r 
Soltilqu'ils  veoyent-dejour  &  de  nuitt,&  leplits 
fouucnt  ne  perdoyent  point  la  terre  de  veue.  Mais 
maintenat  que  tout  le  monde  a  cogneu  la  'Vertu  de 
Pi  erre  fa  picrre  dc  l'Aim%t,la  nauigation  eft  fifacile,que 
dUmunt  ^cf(x  /}0mmcs  o/cnts'aueriturer  a  tottspropos  auec 
•vne petite  barque,  atous  heurts,  aux  plus  impe- 
tueux  "vents,  <&  trauerfer  la  mer:  ce  que  les  ancies 
rfcnjjlmt  osefaire  tfy  entreprendre  en  plain  jour^ 
lorsqifihrfauoyent  I' aiguille  <&quadranfrottee 
auec  la  picrre  d'Aimant.  Cefte  eft  lapierre  autre- 

JUagnes.  Sidcritis,^ en  Italien  Calamita :  en laquelle Ion 

Sideritis.  t>'ouu?  'Vertus  cotraires:  carl'vn  des  bouts  fait  que 

Calami-  t aiguille  regarde  en  tout  temps  lapartie  de  Septen 

ta*  tricM,  &  Tautre  bout  le  Midy.  Notts  trouuons  que 

cdiiy  qui  ijtuenta  premierement  fofagc  de  ladiffc 

picrre^atioit  nom  Flauutf.  Mai$  le  premier  qui  ait 

efirn  detelkyeWifftiAlbertk  Grand:  lequcl 

ayant 


38.  BELON.    Fol.  162. 


66 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

50. De  annuli  sphaerici  fabrica  &  usu,  libri  tres  geometrici,  omnibus 

mathematices. 27  pp.+3  1-   ill-    4to.    Antverpiae,  in  edibus 

Joannis  Richardi.  Antwerp,  1560 

Treatise  on  globes  and  problems  on  general  astronomy. 
— See  also  53. 

51.*    Carpentarius,  J(acobus).     ( )  Descriptio  universae  naturae. 

2  vols.  in   i.  4to.     Parisiis,  ex  officina  G.  Buon. 

Paris,  1562-1566 

Metaphysical  treatise  followed  by  a  brief  description  of  the  animal  and 
vegetable  kingdoms. 

52.  Ptolemaeus,  Claudius.     (2d  century.)     Geographia.     Olim  a  Bili- 

baldo  Pirckheimherio  translata,  at  nunc  multis  codicibus 
graecis  collata  et  redacta  a  Jos.  Moletio.  4  l.+286-}-64  pp.+32 
1.  64  maps.  4to.  Venetiis,  apud  Vincentium  Valgrisium. 

Venice,  1562 

To  the  great  work  of  the  Alexandrian  astronomer  and  geographer,  have  been 
added  eight  maps  of  America  besides  others  of  northern  Europe. 

53.  Taisnier,  Jean.     (1509-1562.)     Opusculum  perpetua  memoria  dig- 

nissimum  de  natura  magnetis,  et  ejus  effectibus.  2  1.+84  pp.+ 
i  1.  ill.  2  portr.  Sm.  4to.  Coloniae,  apud  Joannem  Birck- 
mannum.  Cologne,  1562 

The  first  15  pages  of  this  rare  work  refer  to  the  lodestone,  its  properties 

and  uses,  taken  without  acknowledgment  from  the  De  Magnete  of  Peregrinus. 

Figures  of  floating  lodestones;  the  usual  form  of  the  compass  needle.      (See 

No.  46.) 

— See  also  49. 

54.  Dolce,  Lodovico.    (Also  Dulci.)     (1508-1566  (?)  1569.)     Libri  tre; 

nei  quali  si  tratta  delle  diverse  sorti  delle  gemme  che  produce 
la  natura.  99 1.  I2mo.  Venetia,  Gio.  Battista.  Venice,  1565 

Work  on  precious  stones;  plagiarism  from  Camillus  Leonardus;   (see  No.  5.) 

55.  Claudianus,    Claudius.     (4th    Century.)      Opera,    Thcodori    Pul- 

manni  diligentia,  et  fide  summa,  e  vetustis  codicibus  resti- 
tuta.  Accedunt  ad  Claudiani  opera  Martini  Antonii  Del-rio 
notae.  353  pp.+3  l.-f  80  pp.+2  1.+29  pp.+i  1.  I2mo.  Antver- 
piae, ex  ofHcina  Chr.  Plantini.  Antwerp,  1571 
Contains  a  celebrated  poem  of  57  lines  on  the  lodestone,  beginning  p.  322. 
The  lodestone  is  not  found  among  the  ornaments  of  kings  or  women,  but  is 
eagerly  sought  for  by  those  acquainted  with  its  power;  the  statue  of  Mars 
contains  iron,  that  of  Venus  the  magnet.  This  idyll,  it  is  said,  suggested  to 
the  Italian  Jesuit,  Famianus  Strada,  his  famous  poem  on  the  magnet  pub- 
lished in  his  Prolusiones  Academicae,  1617.  (See  No.  90.) 
— See  also  723. 

56.*  Titelman,  F(rancis.).  (i6th  Century.)  Naturalis  philosophiae 
compendium,  sive  De  consideratione  rerum  naturalium  libri 
xii.  248  pp.+i2  1.  I2mo.  Venetiis,  apud  Joann.  Antonium 
Farreum.  Venice,  1571 

Principles   of   metaphysics;    reference   to   magnetic   attraction,   p.    136. 
67 


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LIBRO    SESTO 

BELLA  AGVGGIA,  OVER 

B  OSSOLO    DA 

NAVIGAR, 


41.  MEDINA.     (Reduced.) 


CATALOGUE  OF  WHEELER  GIFT 

57.  Avianus,  (Flavius).     (Flourished  about  150  A.D.)     Aviani  Aeso- 

picarum  fabularum  liber,  a  Theod.  Pulmanno  ex  membranis 
in  lucem  editus.  29  pp.+i  1.  i6mo.  Antverpiae,  ex  officina 
Christofori  Plantini.  Antwerp,  1572 

Latin  poet  who  wrote  in  elegiac  verse  a  number  of  fables  after  the  manner 

of   Aesop. 

58.  Biringuccio,  Vanucci.     (End  of  the  I5th — middle  of  the  i6th  Cen- 

tury.) La  pyrotechnic;  ou,  Art  de  feu,  contenant  dix  livres. 
Traduite  d'ltalien  en  Frangois  par  Jacques  Vincent.  4  l.-}-i68 
pp.  ill.  4to.  Paris,  Claude  Fremy.  Paris,  1572 

On  page  56  of  this  book  on  Pyrotechny  will  be  found  an  account  of  numer- 
ous extraordinary  properties  attributed  to  the  lodestone  in  some  of  which  the 
author  expresses  his  belief.  The  original  edition  appeared  in  Venice,  1540. 

59.  Lemnius,   Levinus.      (1505-1568.)      Occulta    naturae    miracula,    ac 

varia  rerum  documenta,  probabili  ratione  atque  artifici  con- 
iectura  explicata.  8  l.-)-473  pp.+n  1.  I2mo.  Gandavi,  ex  offi- 
cina G.  Manilij.  Ghent,  1572 
Wine  spoilt  by  lightning  and  thunder,  p.  272.  The  compass  is  called,  p. 
304,  pixidecula  nautica,  vulgo  Compos.  First  edition,  Antwerp,  1559. 

60.  Maurolycus,  Franciscus.    (1494-1575.)    Opuscula  mathematica.    n 

l.-)-285  pp.  ill.  4to.     Venetiis,  apud  Fr.  Francisicum  Senensem. 

Venice,  1575 

Work  of  merit  on  astronomy  and  geometry  by  a  Sicilian  Abbot.  The  ori- 
entation of  the  magnet  is  referred  to  p.  100,  ct  scq.  The  writer  argues  that 
the  needle  does  not  point  due  north  but  to  a  magnetic  island  mentioned  by 
the  Swedish  prelate  and  historian,  Olaus  Magnus. 

6i.f  Besson,  Jacques.  (1540-?.)  Theatrum  instrumentorum  et 
machinarum  Jacobi  Bessoni  Delphinatis  mathematici  in- 
geniossissimi  cum  Franc.  Beroaldi  figurarum  declaratione 
demonstratum.  (text  in  French.)  20  1.  60  plates  (plates  49- 
56  missing.)  Folio.  Lugduni,  apud  Barth.  Vincentium 

Lyons,  1578 

Full-page  illustrations  of  various  mechanical  devices.  Besson  was  a  French 
mathematician  and  inventor. 

62.  Camorano,  Rodrigo.     ( .)     Compendio  de  la  arte  de  nave- 

gar.     4  l.+6o  pp.  i  plate,  i  portr.  4to.     Sevilla,  A.  Pescioni. 

Seville,  1582 

Compass-card  with  32  radial  lines,  p.  9;  rotation  of  the  pole-star  round  the 
axis  of  the  world,  p.  29;  chapter  on  the  compass,  p.  34,  with  diagram  showing 
the  use  of  two  rectangular  axes  for  suspension. 

63.  Rao   di  Alessano,   Cesare.  (i6th   Century.)      I   meteori.     I    quali 

contengono  quanto  intorno  a  tal  materia  si  puo  desiderare. 
16+167  1.  4to.  Venetia,  Gio.  Varisco.  Venice,  1582 

L.  131,  causes  of  lightning  and  thunder;  different  kinds  of  thunder,  color 
of  lightning-flashes  also  why  lightning  precedes  thunder,  and  whether  it 
always  does  so.  L.  134,  places  and  seas  in  which  lightning  is  most  fre- 
quently seen.  L.  135  contains  an  account  of  the  effects  of  lightning  to- 
gether with  protection  against  the  same.  Aristotle  is  frequently  quoted. 

69 


LIBER         DVODtCIMVS. 


47* 


fa  fact  i  una  comifccantur.ad  quas  adnciatur  minuta  magnetis  particular  cer 
tc  fingularis  ilia  uis  noftris  cri.i  tcponb.  ..tquc  ac  pnfcis  ita  in  (e  liqoore  uitri 
trah  ere  crcd  it  ur,u  t  ad  fe  fcrru  allictt :  tract  li  a  u  t  purgat,&  ex  uindi  uel  luteo 
candidu  facit:fcd  magnetc  poi  tea  ignis  columi t:  qui  ucro  ia  duftis  fuccis  ca< 
rcc,ip(i  duas  portides  cineris  quenici  ucl  ilignei,  ucl  roborei,ucl  ccrrci,  aut, 
fi  hi  in  prop  tu  non  fucrint ,  fagiiii  uel  abiegni  cii  una  fabuli  ucl  arena-  pcrmi 
fcct,&  addut  modicu  (ale,  ex  aqua  falfa  uel  marina  fevfld.atq;  cxigua  magne 
tis  particula :  fed  1 1  ti  minus  candidu  &  translucidu  uitru  cohciut:  ucru  cinis 
ex  antiquis  arborib.  fi  t:  quaru  truncus,  ubi  aiTurrcxit  ad  altitudinc  fex  pedii 
cauatur,&  iniefto  igni  arbor  tota  coburitur,ac  in  ctnerem  uettiturquod  fit 
hycme  cu  nines  diutinx  fedcnt,uel  a-ftatc,  cu  non  pluit:n;umbres  alr]s  anni 
teponb.qd  cineres  cu  terra  mifccat,  impuros  rcddu t.-quaobre  tuc  ex  nTJem 
arborib.in plures partes fecftis,&  (lib  te<fto  cob ultis.cinis colia t.  Scd uitra 
rns  alrjs  tres  fun  t  fornaces,alrjs  duae,alrjs  una:  quib.  tres,hi  in  prima  coquut 
mater  i«v  n  fecuda  ca  recoq  uu  t,in  ten  ia  refrigerant  uitrea  ua(a  &  cxtcra  ope 
ra  cadcn  tia:  cor  u  prima  fornax  cocam  erata  ex  furno  fimilis  Gt :  in  cuius  fupe 
riori  camera,lo  nga  pedes  fcxJa  ta  qua  tu  or,al  ta  duos  lignis  arid  i  s  acceHs  res 
miftae  coduatur  acri  igni  donee  liqu efcant,&  in  madam  ucrtatur  uitrea:  et II 
nondum  fa  tis  a  rccremcn  to  p  urga  tam:ea  refngerata  extrahatur  &  in  parcel 
diuidatur :  in  eadem  fornace  olla;,qux  contincbunt  uitnlm^calefianu 

Print  forntcli  inferior  ctmttt  At  Sufmo?  fe.  VirrM  unfit'  C. 


44.  AGRICOLA.     (Reduced.) 
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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

64.  Porta,  Johannes   Baptista  della.     (1538-1615.)     Magiae  naturalis 

sive  de  miraculis  rerum  naturalium  libri  xx.  9  1.+3O3  pp. 
ill.  portr.  Folio.  Neapoli,  apud  Horatium  Saluianum. 

Naples,  1589 

Book  vii.  of  this  folio  edition  treats  of  magnetic  phenomena.  The  magnetic 
field  is  clearly  defined  in  cap.  22;  the  screening  action  of  iron  is  recognized, 
cap.  30;  the  fact  that  sailors  preferred  steel  for  their  compass-needles  is 
stated,  cap.  36,  the  reason  assigned  being  that  such  magnets  keep  their  "vim 
per  centum  annos."  The  weakening  effect  of  heat  is  described,  cap.  51.  The 
preface  to  Book  vii.  contains  on  page  128  a  clear  statement  of  a  sympathetic 
telegraph.  See  Strada  (No.  90);  the  Spectator  (No.  241);  the  Guardian 
(No.  119);  Gherardi  (No.  1799). 

643.—  — Another    edition.       18  1.+66Q    pp.     ill.     I2mo.       Francofurti, 
Samuel  Hempelius.  Frankfort,  1607 

Book  vii.  of  this  edition  treats  of  the  lodestone  and  compass;  p.  289  contains 
the  author's  idea  of  a  sympathetic  telegraph,  which  he  is  said  to  have  de- 
rived from  Cardinal  Bembo. 

64!). (English  translation.)  Natural  magic  in  twenty  books  wherein 

are  set  forth  all  the  riches  and  delights  of  the  natural  sciences. 
3  1+409  pp.+3  1.  ill.  Folio.  London,  Thomas  Young. 

London,  1658 

This  is  the  first  English  edition  of  Porta's  celebrated  work,  being  a  transla- 
tion from  the  Latin  edition  of  1589.  Book  vii.  treats  of  the  lodestone  and 
magnetic  phenomena.  The  famous  allusion  to  a  magnetic  telegraph,  p.  190; 
lodestone  ground  to  powder,  p.  199;  magnetic  attraction  measured  by  balance 
method,  p.  200;  magnetic  screening,  p.  204;  the  declination  and  its  varia- 
tions, p.  208;  place  of  no  variation,  p.  208;  effect  of  heat  on  magnets,  p.  212; 
magnetic  field,  p.  203;  magnetic  induction,  p.  203;  polarity  produced  by  rub- 
bing with  lodestone,  p.  206;  uses  of  the  sailing  compass,  p.  208.  Porta  owed 
much  to  Peregrinus,  A.  D.,  1269;  Gilbert,  1600,  was  indebted  to  both. 
— See  also  47. 

65.  Borough,  William.     (1536-1599.)     A  discourse  of  the  variation  of 

the  compasse,  or  magneticall  needle.  Wherein  is  mathematic- 
ally shewed,  the  manner  of  the  observation  effects,  and  appli- 
cation thereof,  made  by  W.  B.  (William  Borough),  and  is 
to  be  annexed  to  the  New  Attractive  of  R.  N.  {i.e.,  Robert 
Norman).  30  1.  ill.  4to.  London,  by  E.  Allde,  for  Heugh 
Astley.  London,  1592 

This  very  rare  tract  (preface  dated  1581)  derives  its  special  importance 
from  its  being  the  first  work  in  which  was  shown  how  the  "Variation  of 
the  Compass"  could  be  determined  by  accurate  observation.  The  author's 
method  is  described  in  the  third  chapter,  the  value  of  the  "Variation"  there 
given,  for  London  (1580)  being  11°  15'  east.  This  interesting  tract  was 
printed  together  with  Norman's  Newe  Atractive  in  1581,  1585,  1592  and  1614. 

66.  Norman,  Robert.     (Flourished  1590.)     The  Newe  Attractive,  con- 

taining a  short  discourse  of  the  magnes  or  loadstone:  and 
amongst  other  his  vertues,  of  a  new  discovered  secret  and 
subtill  propertie,  concerning  the  declining  of  the  needle, 
touched  therewith  under  the  plaine  of  the  horizon.  Hereunto 
are  annexed  certaine  necessary  rules  for  the  arte  of  naviga- 

71 


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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

tion:  by  the  same  R.  N.  newly  corrected  and  amended  by 
M.  W.  B(orough).  48  1.  ill.  4to.  London,  by  E.  Allde,  for  Hew 
Astley.  London,  1592 

The  fourth  chapter  of  this  remarkable  and  very  rare  work,  the  first  in 
English  on  the  magnet,  contains  the  earliest  printed  record  of  the  mag- 
netic dip.  The  illustration  shows  its  value,  71°  50',  in  London  for  1576, 
year  in  which  the  discovery  was  made  by  Norman  himself.  It  is  said  that 
Hartmann  of  Nuremberg  had  noticed  in  1544  the  tendency  of  a  magnet, 
freely  movable  in  a  vertical  plane,  to  depart  from  the  horizontal,  but  his 
letter  remained  unpublished  for  nearly  three  hundred  years.  (See 
Hellmann's  Rare  Magnetica,  1898.)  The  Newe  Attractive  contains  a  recog- 
nition of  the  sphere  of  influence,  Gilbert's  orbis  virtutis,  or  field  of  force, 
surrounding  a  magnet.  It  also  contains  the  first  metrical  composition  on  the 
magnet  written  in  English.  Norman  was  an  instrument  maker  who  lived  at 
Limehouse,  London.  This  is  the  third  edition;  the  first  edition  appeared  in 
1581,  and  the  second  edition  in  1585.  (See  No.  20,  2563,  823.) 

66a. Another  edition.    4 1.+43  pp.     I2mo.     London.  1720 

There  are  three  copies  of  this  reprint  in  the  Wheeler  Gift. 

67.  Porta,  Johannes  Baptista  della.    (1538-1615.)    De  occultis  literarum 

notis  seu  artis  animi  sensa  occulte  aliis  significandi,  aut  ab 
aliis  significata  expiscandi  enodandique.  Libri  iiii.  8  l.-f- 
2754-24  pp.  ill.  Montisbeligardi,  apud  Jacobum  Foillet. 

Montbeliard,  1593 

Extensive  work  on  cryptography,  or  the  use  of  secret  characters,  a  subject 
which  attracted  considerable  attention  at  the  time. 
— See  also  47. 

68.  Bodin,  Joannes.     (i6th  Century.)  Universae  naturae  theatrum,  in 

quo  rerum  omnium  effectrices  causae  et  fines  quinque  libris 
discutiuntur.  4  1.4-633  pp.  8vo.  Lugduni,  apud  Jacobum 
Roussin.  Lyons,  1596 

Extensive  work  on  natural  philosophy;  p.  243  contains  a  brief  answer  to  the 
question  "Why  does  a  magnet  draw  iron  to  itself?"  On  p.  255,  the  words 
electrum,  succinum,  electron  occur  in  answer  to  the  question  "What  is 
amber?" 

69.  Barlow    (or    Barlowe),   William.      (    ?  -1625.)      The    Navigator's 

Supply,  containing  many  things  of  principal  importance  be- 
longing to  navigation,  with  the  description  and  use  of  diverse 
instruments  framed  chiefly  for  that  purpose,  but  serving 
also  sundry  other  of  cosmography  in  general.  50  1.  ill.  7 
plates.  Sm.  4to.  London,  G.  Bishop.  London,  1597 

Barlowe,  Archdeacon  of  Salisbury,  was  a  distinguished  mathematician  and 
was  among  the  earliest  English  writers  on  the  properties  of  the  magnet. 
This  celebrated  tract  of  his  opens  with  a  detailed  description  of  the  sailing 
compass,  including  the  two  rings  for  its  suspension.  A  compass  for  deter- 
mining the  "variation"  is  also  minutely  described.  Very  rare,  being  the  only 
edition. 
— See  also  89. 

70.*  Maiolus  (or  Majolus),  Simon.  (1520-1597.)  Dies  caniculares, 
seu  colloquia  tria  &  viginti,  quibus  pleraque  naturae  ad- 
miranda,  quae  aut  in  aethere  sunt,  aut  in  Europa,  Asia, 

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atque  Africa,  quin  etiam  in  ipso  orbe  novo,  &  apud  omnes 
Antipodas  sunt  recensentur.  8  1.+H77  pp.+i  1.  4to.  Romae, 
ex  officina  J.  A.  Ruffinelli.  Rome,  1597 

Properties  of  the  lodestone,  p.   780;  Ethiopian  magnet  said  to  repel  iron,  p. 

781;   magnetic  clock   of  Gerbert   (Pope   Sylvester   II.),   P-    783.     The  author 

was  an  Italian  prelate. 
7oa. Another    edition.     4   l.-(-i248   pp.+3O   1.      Folio.      Moguntiae, 

Joannis  Godofr.  Schonwetteri.  Mayence,  1625 

7obis.     Stevin,   Simon.     (1548-1620.)     The  haven-finding  art;   or,   the 

way   to   find   any   haven    or   place    appoynted   at   sea   by   the 

latitude     and     variation.       Translated     into     English      (by     E. 

Wright).    20  pp.   ill.  4to.    (no  title-page.)  (London,  1597) 

Translation   of   the    Portuum    investigandorvm   ratio   of   Stevin   or    Stevinus, 
the  Flemish  mathematician  and  engineer.     Places  of  no  variation,  p.  6. 
— See  also  107. 

71.  W(right),  E(dward)  (is6o?-i6is.)  Certaine  errors  in  navigation, 
arising  either  of  the  ordinarie  erroneous  making  or  using  of 
the  sea  chart,  compasse,  crosse  staffe,  and  tables  of  declination 
of  the  sunne,  and  fixed  starres  detected  and  corrected  by  E. 
W.  126 1.  ill.  pi.  Sm.  4to.  London,  Valentine  Sims. 

London,  1599 

Chap.  6  of  this  treatise  describes  the  errors  caused  in  sailing  by  neglecting 
the  "variation,"  and  shows  how  they  may  be  avoided.  Wright  was  a  prac- 
tical navigator  as  may  be  seen  from  the  "Table  of  observations  of  the 
variation  of  the  compass"  taken  on  sea  and  land  in  his  voyage  to  Fayal 
in  1589.  He  was  lecturer  on  navigation  to  the  East  India  Company.  His 
laudatory  address  prefaced  to  Gilbert's  De  Magnete  is  well  known.  (See 
No.  72.) 

713. Certaine  errors  in  navigation,  detected  and  corrected  by  Ed- 
ward Wright  with  many  additions  that  were  not  in  the  former 
edition  as  appeareth  in  the  next  pages.  26!. +427  pp.-|-i22  pp. 
+12  1.  111.,  two  maps.  Sm.  4to.  London,  Felix  Kingston. 

London,  1610 

Engraved  title  page,  4^x6%  ins.,  in  duplicate,  the  lower  part  containing 
map  of  the  world,  4^x2^  ins.  Map  of  the  world  on  Mercator's  projection 
in  two  parts,  each  15x20  ins.,  signed  "William  Kip,  sculpsit";  a  note  gives 
the  name  of  some  of  the  observers  whose  data  on  the  variation  of  the  compass 
are  used  in  the  map  (Davis,  Kendall,  Hall,  Lynschot,  Candish  and  John 
De  Castro).  The  second  map,  19^x14^  ins.,  has  the  legend  "A  particular 
sea  chart  for  the  Islands  Azores."  The  engraved  title  page  is  not  in  the 
1599  edition,  nor  the  two  large  maps.  The  pagination  passes  from  p.  52 
to  p.  55  and  from  p.  182  to  p.  185,  without  interruption  of  the  text.  Pp. 
441-456  are  missing,  interrupting  the  text,  apparently  due  to  an  error  in 
the  numbering  of  the  signatures  which  misled  the  binder;  the  missing  por- 
tion in  part  includes  the  first  pages  of  "An  Answer  to  Simon  Stevin"  (See 
pp.  214-224,  edition  of  1657).  The  final  122  pages,  called  "The  division  of 
the  whole  art  of  navigation"  are  separately  paged,  and  not  contained  in  the 
edition  of  1599.  (See  No.  yobis.) 

C.  H.  Coote  in  discussing  the  extremely  rare  map  of  the  world  sometimes 
found  bound  in  Hakluyt's  "Hydrographicall  Description"  says:  "The  conclu- 
sion is  therefore  irresistible,  that  whatever  may  be  due  to  Molineux  or 

75 


M  A  G  I  A  E     N  A  T  V  R  A  L  I  S, 
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DEMIR-ACVLIS 

RERVM   NATV-RALIVM 


t,  i  B  a  i     in  i. 


IO.  BAPTISTA 

PORTA    NEAPOLITANO 

A    V    C     r    O    R    E. 


N  E  A  P  O  L  I 
APVD  MATTHIAM  CANCER. 

M.     D.     LVIII. 

CVM  GRATIA  ET  PRIVILEGIO 
PER  DECENNIVM* 


47.  PORTA.     (Reduced.) 


47b.  PORT  A— Portrait  of  Author.      (Reduced.) 


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Hakluyt  in  the  execution  of  the  original    [Hakluyt  map]    it   also   represents 
the    first    map    upon    the    true    projection    by    Edward    Wright 
The  truth  is,  that  to  Wright  and  not  to  Mercator  is  due  the  honor  of  being 
the  first  to  demonstrate  the  true  principles  upon  which   such  maps  were  to 
be  laid  down  by  means  of  the  now  well-known  Table  of  meridional  parts." 

7ib. Certain  errors  in  navigation.  Detected  and  corrected  by  Ed- 
ward Wright.  With  many  additions  that  were  not  in  the 
former  edition.  14  l.-f  224  pp.+iio  pp.-f-i  1.+2O  pp.  111.,  one 
map,  4to.  London,  Joseph  Moxon.  London,  1657 

Engraved  title-page,  4^2x7  ins.,  differing  in  some  details  from  that  of  the 
1610  edition.  Contains  a  dedication  and  an  address  to  the  reader,  signed 
by  the  publisher,  Joseph  Moxon.  Inserted  is  a  letter  by  Prof.  S.  P. 
Thompson  addressed  to  Mr.  Latimer  Clark,  pointing  out  that  the  section 
on  "The  Haven-finding  Art."  (20  pp.)  is  a  translation  from  Stevinus 
(See  No.  70  bis).  The  Map  (isJ4xio#  ins.)  is  entitled  "A  Particular 
Platt,  for  sailing  to  the  Isles  of  Azores." 
— See  also  87. 

72.  Gilbert,  William.  (1544-1603.)  De  magnete,  magneticisque  cor- 
poribus,  et  de  magno  magnete  tellure,  physiologia  nova, 
plurimis  et  argumentis  et  experimentis  demonstrata.  8  l.-j- 
240  pp.  ill.  Sm.  folio.  Londini,  excudebat  Petrus  Short. 

London,  1600 

First  edition  of  a  remarkable  work  in  the  history  of  scientific  discovery. 
It  cost  the  author  eighteen  years  of  investigation  and  experiment.  Large 
marginal  asterisks  mark  what  he  considered  great  discoveries,  and  small 
asterisks  minor  ones.  There  are  21  of  the  former  and  178  of  the  latter. 
Gilbert  shows  that  a  freely  suspended  magnet  is  controlled  by  the  earth  and 
not,  as  supposed,  by  extra-terrestrial  influence.  His  magnetic  theory  enabled 
him  to  explain  the  behavior  of  the  compass-needle,  the  dip-needle,  the 
magnetic  condition  of  vertical  masses  of  iron,  and  the  magnetic  properties 
of  heated  iron  bars  when  allowed  to  cool  while  lying  in  the  magnetic 
meridian.  Book  ii.,  contains  his  electrical  work  and  shows  a  great  advance 
on  previous  writers.  Gilbert  is  chary  of  praise  and  wrathful  in  denunciation; 
he  was  a  staunch  Copernican,  and  warm  friend  of  Kepler  and  Galileo.  Inserted 
in  the  volume  is  a  portrait  of  Gilbert  engraved  by  Champ  from  an  original 
portrait  in  the  Bodleian  library,  Oxford,  now  lost.  The  engraving  was 
extracted  from  S.  &  E.  Harding's  Biographical  Mirror,  1796,  vol.  ii.,  p.  33. 
Among  publications  relating  to  Gilbert,  in  addition  to  those  entered 
below  are  the  following  which  are  not  in  the  library.  Peter  Short, 
printer,  and  his  works,  30  pp.,  ill.  (A  paper  read  by  Prof.  S. 
P.  Thompson  before  the  Bibliographical  Society,  May  17,  1897  and 
reprinted,  1898.)  This  paper  traces  the  origin  of  the  prominent  printer's 
mark  on  the  title-page  of  De  Magnete,  1600.  Souvenir  of  William  Gilberd's 
tercentenary  year,  16  pp.,  ill.  (Presented  by  the  Mayor  of  Colchester  on 
the  occasion  of  the  Colchester  Oyster  Feast,  October  20,  1904.)  The 
souvenir  contains  a  reproduction  of  Gilbert's  engraved  portrait,  and  of  the 
title-pages  of  the  1600  De  Magnete  and  of  the  Philosophia  Nova  (See  131); 
also  a  photographic  facsimile  of  a  deed  signed  by  Gilbert  (W.  Gylberd), 
a  photographic  view  of  his  birth-place  and  monument,  and  a  half-tone 
reproduction  of  the  tercentenary  picture  in  the  Colchester  town-hall,  a  copy 
of  which  was  presented  by  the  British  Institution  of  Electrical  Engineers 
to  the  American  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers.  Dr.  Benjamin  Ward 
Richardson  is  the 'author  of  an  article  of  15  pages  printed  in  the  Asclepiad, 

78 


53.   TAISNIER— Portrait  of  Author.     (Reduced.) 


79 


To  the  Deader. 


fo?fbc  mo.tc  careful  ana  o?DcrU'c  femDlmg  of  fuel)  matters 

aamneceflanliemctaentto  tljte  prefentc  treatife  :  011 

tofyd)  31  tjanebene  content  to  Doe,tljattbe  toorhe(tf)ouglj 

itbccnor  big,  vcttffcctiiaU)  bp  ttjc  common  fcfc  thereof, 

map  petto  profit  acto^rnglp,  to  tbcm  fpcceallp  tljat  are  of 

capaatte  toconipzcftcnD  tijis  itctu  rctscalcD  fccret.Co  com 

etaoe,  tbc  cljtefcft  ano  oneip  macbc  tuftcrcat  31  lap  leurtl, 

t»a0  fte  benefiting  of  nw  Ctmtrie4ntn,  in  tuftom  31  tariflj 

contwuall  tncreaffe  of  bnofcrte&ge  anc  cunntnge,  as  m  all 

otfjcrrommcnoablc  p?ofcmon0  ,  fo  cbtefitetn  tljofc  tfeat 

are  moC  neceOane  ai  ID  profitable.  Wus  bcqucatljmrj 

mptrauailcbarcm  to  tbp  Diftrotc  conftnution 

anD  tutting  tljp  fortberance  tit  tbw  .mofi 

itcccfifar  ie  anD  profitable  HnofylcDge, 


Robart^Norman, 


66.  NORMAN. 


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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1884,  having  for  title  "The  First  Electrician,  William  Gilbert,  M.  D." 
With  the  acknowledged  assistance  of  Mr.  Menzies,  Dr.  Richardson 
gives  in  full  for  the  first  time  in  English  dress  Gilbert's  address  (his  pre- 
face) to  "the  candid  reader  and  student  of  magnetic  philosophy."  The.  U.  S. 
Magnetic  Declination  Tables,  1902,  contains  an  article  of  about  4500  words 
by  Dr.  L.  A.  Bauer  on  DC  Magnete.  (See  also  note,  2447^5,  Hellmann.) 

723. Tractatus,  sive  physiologia  nova,  De  magnete,  magneticisque 

corporibus  et  magno  magnete  tellure,  sex  libris  compre- 
hensus.  Omnia  emendatius  edita,  aucta  et  figuris  illustrata, 
opera  et  studio  W.  Lochmans,  with  plates  and  engravings. 
10  1+232  pp.+i?  1.  ill.  Sm.  4to.  Sedini,  typis  Gotzianis. 

Stettin,  1633 

Wolfgang  Lochmann  of  Stettin  brought  out  an  edition  of  De  Magnete  in 
1628  (very  rare)  which  was  the  first  one  published  abroad.  This  was  fol- 
lowed by  the  present  edition  in  1633,  which  contains  a  preface  by  Lochmann; 
also  the  famous  idyll  of  Claudin  (4th  Century)  on  the  magnet.  (See  No. 
55.)  Mr.  Conrad  Cooks  has  recently  found  a  copy  of  the  1628  Stettin  edition 
with  a  new  title  page  bearing  the  imprint,  Frankfort,  a/m,  1629.  Signature 
of  Fr.  Arogo  on  title  page. 

72b.f Gilbert's  Fables.    By  Thomas  Commerford  Martin.    (Extract, 

North  American  Review,  Vol.  146,  No.  4,  April,  1888,  pp.  405- 
415.)  8vo.  New  York,  1888 

A  popular  account  of  Gilbert  and  his  work;  growth  of  telegraphy  and 
electric  illumination;  comparison  of  illuminants.  "His  airy  'fables'  (as 
Chancellor  Bacon  called  them)  have  resolved  themselves  into  some  of  the 
most  solid  benefits  that  science  has  conferred  on  mankind." 

72C.f (Circulars  relating  to  Gilbert  Club  and  the  translation  of  De 

Magnete.)  London,  1889-1901 

i.  Objects  of  the  proposed  Gilbert  Club,  1889.  2.  Statement  of  action  at 
inaugural  meeting,  and  announcement  of  details  of  the  translation  and  its 
publication,  1890.  3.  Rough  specimen  sheet,  title-page  and  page  of  text,  1901. 
4.  Names  of  those  who  took  part  in  translation  and  editing,  and  of  printers 
and  binders. 

72d.f William  Gilbert,  of  Colchester.     By  Conrad  William  Cooke. 

(Extract,  Engineering,  Vol.  48,  pp.  717-718-1-729-730.)  12  pp. 
8vo.  London,  1890 

Biographical  notice.;  letter  to  Archdeacon  Barlowe;  testimony  of  Dr.  Fuller: 
"Dr.  Gilbert's  book  on  magnetism  published  in  1600,  is  one  of  the  finest 
examples  of  inductive  philosophy  that  has  ever  been  presented  to  the  world. 
(Thomson  History  of  the  Royal  Society,  London,  1812.) 

720. Gilbert  of  Colchester,  an  Elizabethan  magnetizer.     (By  Prof. 

Silvanus  P.  Thompson,  F.R.S.)     63  pp.     Sm.  4to. 

London,  1891 

Account  of  Gilbert's  life  and  scientific  discoveries,  followed  by  a  list  of  his 
works.  The  last  fifteen  pages  are  devoted  to  the  bibliography  of  "The  Sette 
of  Odd  Volumes,"  of  which  the  above  is  one. 

72f. Facsimile  reprint  of  London  folio  of  1600.    8  1.-J-24O  pp.    Small 

folio.     Berlin,  Mayer  &  Mueller.  Berlin,  1892 

A  photo-zincograph  reproduction. 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

72g.f William  Gilbert  of  Colchester,  Physician  of  London,  on  the 

loadstone  and  magnetic  bodies,  and  on  the  great  magnet,  the 
earth.  A  new  physiology  demonstrated  with  many  arguments 
and  experiments.  A  translation  by  P.  Fleury  Mottelay.  54 
+368  pp.  8vo.  New  York,  1893 

Reduced  reproduction  of  title-pages  of  1600,  1628  and  1633  editions.  Frontis- 
piece portrait.  Gilbert's  arms.  Biographical  memoir,  with  Address  of  Ed- 
ward Wright.  Reduced  reproduction  of  title-page  of  Gilbert's  De  Mundo 
N astro  of  1651.  (See  No.  131.)  This  is  the  first  complete  translation  of 
Gilbert's  De  Magnete  into  a  modern  language.  The  foot-notes  are  numerous 
and  of  considerable  historical  and  bibliographical  value.  Mr.  Paul  F.  Mot- 
telay is  the  author  of  a  valuable  Bibliographical  History  of  Electricity  and 
Magnetism  which  will  soon  appear  in  book  form. 

72h.f William   Gilbert   of   Colchester,   physician   of   London.      On 

the  Magnet,  and  on  the  great  magnet,  the  earth;  a  new  phys- 
iology demonstrated  by  many  arguments  and  experiments. 
(Translation  by  the  Gilbert  Club.)  246  pp.,  ill.  Large  8vo. 
Imprinted  at  the  Chiswick  Press,  anno  MCM. 

London,  /poo 

The  Gilbert  Club  was  formed  under  the  presidency  of  Sir  William  Thomson 
(Lord  Kelvin)  for  the  purpose  of  preparing  a  translation  of  Gilbert's  De 
Magnete.  Following  are  the  names  of  those  who  took  part  in  the  translation 
or  revision:  Rev.  A.  W.  Howard,  Mr.  G.  T.  Dickin,  Mr.  Edward  Little. 
Prof.  R.  A.  Sampson,  Prof.  Meldola,  Mr.  Latimer  Clark,  Sir  B.  W.  Richard- 
son, Rev.  W.  C.  Howell,  Prof.  Silvanus  P.  Thompson,  Dr.  Joseph  Larmor. 
This  version  is,  as  far  as  circumstances  permitted,  a  facsimile  in  English  of 
the  original  Latin  folio  edition  of  1600.  The  translation  corresponds  page 
for  page;  the  cuts  and  the  ornamental  initial  letters  have  been  either  recut  or 
reproduced  in  facsimile.  A  short  index  has  been  added  to  facilitate  con- 
sultation. The  edition  was  limited  to  250  copies. 

72!. f Notes    on    Gilbert's    De    Magnete.      (By    Prof.    Silvanus    P. 

Thompson,  F.R.S.)  Privately  printed.  London,  MCMI.  68 
pp.  Large  8vo.  London,  1901 

Valuable  literary,  historical,  geographical  and  bibliographical  notes,  including 
many  references  to  works  of  authors  quoted  by  Gilbert  and  to  other  writings 
of  related  interest,  with  a  detailed  bibliography  of  De  Magnete.  On  p.  52 
is  a  reproduction  of  the  original  engraving  followed  by  the  artist  who 
prepared  the  cut  in  De  Magnete,  representing  a  blacksmith  at  his  forge,  and 
which  was  re-engraved,  with  changes,  for  the  1628  and  1633  editions.  The 
Notes  are  bound  with  copies  of  the  translation  of  De  Magnete  issued  to 
members  of  the  Gilbert  Club. 

72J.f Gilbert  of  Colchester.  The  tercentenary  of  electric  and  mag- 
netic science.  14  pp.,  frontispiece  portrait,  ill.  By  Brother 
Potamian,  D.Sc.  (Reprint,  Popular  Science  Monthly,  Sep- 
tember 1901.)  8vo.  New  York,  1901 

Biographical  sketch  with  criticism  of  Bacon's  belittling  remarks;  parallel  be- 
tween Gilbert  and  Bacon;  analysis  of  Gilbert's  work  in  electricity,  magnetism 
and  terrestrial  magnetism.  "If  any  one  deserves  to  be  called  the  founder  of 
the  experimental  school  of  philosophy,  we  contend  that  it  is  not  Bacon  the 
thinker  and  essayist,  but  Gilbert  the  methodical  worker  and  fruitful  dis- 
coverer." 

83 


78o  L     ^f     V     t     D     E    $ 

P  H.  Eft  compemlTima  omnibus  hxc  Asbcfti  vis,  vt  femel  ac- 
:c^fus  ex  eo  ignis  numqnam  reftinguatur:  nam  Diuus  AugufHnus- 
eruni  omnium  peritia  illuftris  dc  eo  quoquc  plunbtis  agit  de  Ci- 
wit  Dei  lib.  n.  cap.  j.  &cap.6.  Recoliccmm  Vcncris  templo  adhi- 
bitum  cum  luccrna  candelabrum,  qux  Tub  dio  cum  noctu,  d^cqucj 
arderec,nulla  tamen  tempcftate  ,  nullis  imbribus  exringui  potuc- 
rat.  Vndcncceflfarium  fuit  comjcere,fkuc  lapis,  ica  lucernaquo- 
que,  ac  lychnusex  Asbeftoconftarent  .  Proprercadeillo  ipfo  Fa- 
no  Vencns,ac  lucerna  inexringuibili  (  inquit  )  ira  fentimus  ,  vt  in 
ca  mechanicum  ahquid  dc  Asbefto  ars  humana  moJita  fit  :  aut  ar- 
teraagica  fadum  fir  ,  quod  homines  illi  mirentur  in  cemplo;  auc 
dzmon  quifpiam  Tub  nomine  Veneris  tanta  fe  efficacia  przfenta- 
uitjVC  hoc  ibi  prodtgium  &  appareret  homimbos,&  diutius  pcrma 
nerec  .  Hare  ille  ex  veterum  annalibus.  Cum  igitur  ea  ranta  Asbe* 
fli  vis  etiam  Diuo  Auguftino  pro  comperta  habeatur,non  eft,quod 
de  ea  ambigamus,fedreirationcm  cftimpofllbjle  aflequihumano 
ingenio  :  diuinum  id  miraculum  in  lapide  hoc  iuditum  cenfendum 
eft.  Sed  de  lapidum  naturis  cum  igne  far,fuperque  diximas:  nunc 
ad  ahos  bpides  couuertenda  noftra  oratio  eft  ;  primumque  de  Ma 


E  Q^  Magnes  prat  czrerfs  omnibns  natnrar  arca-na  mulca_f 
continec  ,neque  ad  integrum  vis  eius  humano  generi  comper- 
ta eft  ,  vtcertfeo;:  propferca  de  ipfo  folo  h'brum  ?cripfit  dodiftt- 
mus  loannesBapciftaaPorra  Neapolitanus,  longe  plures,quam 
rentenos  crus-effedas  enumerans  incredibili  folertia  ,  &  obfcrua- 
lione. 

TH«  Dnbioproculnemomenteaflequi  eius  naruram,vimquci 
ac  rationem  umquam  poruit  ad  integrum:  prsfertim  qua  rationc 
ferrmn  fuariaturagranrflimum  adTe  leuiifime  trahat:  proprerea.. 
virtatccasleftiid  illiefleinditum,nulla  aotem  elementali  vi  rra- 
dut  fancti  vir»,&  in  ijs  przcipuus  Diuus  Thomas  Aquinas  quodlib* 
12.  arc.  15.  Quamobrcrrvne  tniftra  difquirendxeius  reicaufacin- 
cumbamus  ,  quam  affequi  noo  valeamns  ,  differendum  pnto  de  re- 
bus memorabilibus,  qua:  ob  earn  Magnetis  vim  acciderunt. 

P  H.  Exordiri  Hbet  ab  eiu$^  lapidis  origine,vbi  inaenrus  primu: 
tradunt  in  Ida  monte  repjcrtum  primum  ab  homine,  vnde  nomen_» 
accepit,  Magttere  nuncupate,  vt  Nicander  teflatur,  ac  Plinius  lib. 
5,6.  cap,  1  6.  InncnHfe  tuirn'rumuarrat  ob  claoos  ferreos  crepida.- 
T«m,  &.  baculi  cu/pidem  ferreasn  ,  cinn  folanimis  vclut  irac'ta  ha> 
rercnt,  cum  armcntapdtberct.  Idquoque  fcribitlfidoruslib.itf. 
cap.  4.  qui  &iilcdfldi;ck,  ferruginecm  colorcm  illi  efle,  atq;  ideo 
icrrum  apprehcadcre,  vclu;  aJguauonc  ^lovura:  corople  ctendum: 

70.*  MAIOLUS.     (Reduced.) 
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CATALOGUE  OF  WHEELER  GIFT 

72k.f William   Gilbert  of  Colchester.     A   sketch  of  his  magnetic 

philosophy.  By  Charles  E.  Benham.  103  pp.,  2  plates.  Sm. 
4to.  Colchester,  1902 

A  popular  sketch  of  Gilbert  and  his  philosophy:  "The  man,  wherein  his 
genius  lay,  his  faults  and  failings,  the  essential  qualities  of  his  work  without 
a  laborious  following  out  of  his  innumerable  experiments  and  arguments." 
A  full-page  representation  is  given  of  Gilbert's  tomb  in  Holy  Trinity  Church, 
Colchester. 

721,-j- Gilbert,  Physician:  A  note  prepared  for  the  three-hundredth 

anniversary  of  the  death  of  William  Gilbert  of  Colchester, 
president  of  the  Royal  College  of  Physicians,  &  physician  to 
Queen  Elizabeth,  by  Silvanus  P(hillips)  Thompson,  F.R.S. 
32  pp  Sm.  4to.  Chiswick  press.  London,  1903 

A  biographical  sketch,  with  especial  reference  to  Gilbert's  career  as  physician. 

72m.f William  Gilbert,  and  terrestrial  magnetism  in  the  time  of 

Queen  Elizabeth:  A  discourse  by  Silvanus  P(hillips)  Thomp- 
son, F.R.S.  16  pp.  Sm.  4to.  Chiswick  press. 

London,  1903 

A  paper  read  before  the  Royal  Geographical  Society,  March  23,  1903.  In- 
cludes an  interesting  account,  with  bibliographical  references,  of  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  compass  to  the  time  of  Gilbert. 

72n.t The  family  and  arms  of  Gilbert  of  Colchester.     By  Silvanus 

P(hillips)  Thompson  (Reprint,  Transactions  Essex  Archeo- 
logical  Society,  vol.  ix,  1904.)  15  pp.,  I  plate,  genealogical 
chart,  ill.  4to.  London,  1904 

A   paper   read   before   the   Essex   Archeological    Society   at   its   Jubilee.      The 
genealogy   commences   with   Thomas   Gilbert,    a   burgess   of    Colchester,    born 
1428.     An  appendix   gives  a   list   of   the   considerable   property   possessed  by 
Gilbert  at  his  death. 
— See  also    131. 

73.  Sunde,  Janus  Hercules  de.     (pseud,  of  Daniel  Schwenter.)     (1585- 

1636.)  Steganologia  &  Steganographia  aucta,  Geheime,  Magi- 
sche,  Natuerliche  Red-  unnd  Schreibkunst.  12  1.4-370  pp.-|-6  1. 
ill.  i6mo.  Nuernberg,  Simon  Halbmayers.  Nuremberg,  (1600) 
This  rare  book  gives  a  lengthy  and  interesting  description  of  magnetic 
signaling,  p.  127;  the  operator  calls  up  his  friend  by  ringing  a  bell  by  means 
of  a  bar-magnet;  the  needles  are  also  moved  by  bar-magnets  and  the  letters 
formed  by  one  or  more  strokes  to  the  right  and  the  left  as  in  the  modern 
needle  telegraph.  Signaling  by  means  of  mirrors,  p.  136.  The  date  given 
above  is  from  the  Catalogue  of  the  British  Museum.  (See  Nos.  90,  190,  193.) 
— See  also  no  bis. 

74.  Blundeville,   (Thomas).     (1530   (?)   — .)     The  theoriques   of  the 

seuen  planets,  shewing  all  their  diuerse  motions,  and  all 
other  accidents,  called  Passions,  thereunto  belonging. 
Whereunto  is  added  by  the  said  Master  Blundeville  a  breefe 
extract  by  him  made  of  Maginus  his  Theoriques,  for  the  bet- 
ter understanding  of  the  Prutenicall  tables,  to  calculate 
thereby  the  diuerse  motions  of  the  seuen  planets.  There  is 
also  hereto  added,  The  making,  description,  and  use  of  two 
most  ingenious  &  necessarie  instruments  for  sea-men  to  find 

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GVILIEL.GILBERTI 


Quo  propiorcs  fucrint  panes  aequinodia1i,co  magis  oblique  allici- 
untmagnetica:  at  polls  viciniores  partes  magis  direct  aduocant,in 
polis  dire&iflime.  Eadem  etia  ratio  eft  conucrfionis  magnetuom- 
nium  qui  font  rotundi  &  qui  funt  longi,fed  in  longis  experimentum 
cftfacilius.  Nam  inquiuisformS  eftverticitas,  &funtpolij  fed 
proptcr  malam  formam  &  inacqualcra,  faepiiis  quibufdam  malis  im- 
pediuntur.  Si  lapis  longusfuerit,  vertex  vero  infinibus ,  nonin  la- 
teribus;fortiusinverticcallicit.  Conferunt  enim  partes  vires  for- 
tiorcs  in  polum  rcciis  lincis,  qudm  obliquis.  Sic  lapis,  &  tell  us  natu- 
rS  conformant  motus  magncticos. 

CAP.  VII. 

Depotentiavirtutismagneticse,  &  natura 
inorbemextenfibili. 


Vnduur  virtus  magnetica  vndcquaque  circa  corpus 
magneticuminorbem  j  circa  terrellamfphasricev$  in 
alijslapidumfiguris,  magis  confufe  &  inxqualiter. 
Nee  tamcn  in  rcrum  natura  fubfiftit  orbis,  aut  virtus 
per  ae'rem  fufapermanens,  aut  effentialis;  fedrnag- 

ncs 


72.  GILBERT.     (Reduced.) 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

out  thereby  the  latitude  of  any  place  upon  the  sea  or  land, 
in  the  darkest  night  that  is,  without  the  helpe  of  sunne, 
moone  or  starre.  First  invented  by  Doctor  Gilbert  and  now 
set  downe  by  Master  Blundeville.  3  1.4-292  pp.  ill.  pi.  Sm.  410. 
London,  Adam  Islip.  London,  1602 

The  author  recognizes  his  indebtedness  to  Gilbert,  p.  279,  for  two  magnetic 
instruments  held  to  be  useful  for  finding  the  position  of  a  ship  at  sea. 
The  method  is  based,  however,  on  two  errors  into  which  Gilbert  had  fallen, 
vii:  (a)  that  the  magnetic  equator  and  magnetic  poles  coincide  with  those  of 
the  earth;  (b)  that  the  isoclinic  lines  coincide  with  parallels  of  latitude. 
This  quaint  work  was  published  during  Gilbert's  lifetime. 
— See  also  91. 

75.  Nautonnier,  Guillaume  de.    (Sieur  de  Castelfranco.)    La  mecometrie 

de  1'eymant  c'est-a-dire  la  maniere  de  mesurer  les  longitudes 
par  le  moyen  de  1'eymant  par  laquelle  est  enseigne  un  tres 
certain  moyen,  auparavant  inconnu,  de  trouver  les  longitudes 
geographiques  de  tous  lieux,  aussy  facilement  que  la  latitude. 
Davantage  y  est  demonstre  la  declinaison  de  la  guideymant 
pour  les  lieux. — Mecographie  de  1'eymant,  c'est-a-dire  la  de- 
scription des  longitudes  trouvees  par  les  observations  des 
declinaisons  de  1'eymant.  16  1.4-12  pp. +2  1.4-327  pp. -\-6  1.+32 
pp.  ill.  map.  Folio  (title-page  missing.)  Venes  et  Tolose, 
chez  1'auteur  et  chez  Raimond  Colonies  a  Courteneufue. 

Venes  &  Toulouse,  1603-1604 

Elaborate  treatment  of  the  magnet  as  a  means  of  determining  longitude. 
The  method  was  based  on  erroneous  assumptions.  The  figures  on  pp.  239, 
240,  246  are  specially  interesting.  Engraved  title  page  to  each  part;  that  of 
part  2  reads:  La  mccographie  de  1'eymant.  .  .  . 

76.  Morales     (otherwise    Albero),     Caspar.       ( .)     Libro  de 

las  virtudes  y  propiedades  maravillosas  de  las  piedras  preci- 
osas.  8  1.4-378  pp.-f-4  1.  I2mo.  Madrid,  Luis  Sanchez. 

Madrid,  1605 

Very  rare  work  on  precious  stones;  the  chapter  on  the  lodestone  is  a  repeti- 
tion of  fabulous  properties  attributed  to  it;  such  as  that  it  cures  dropsy 
and  is  an  antidote  against  poison. 

77.  d'Acosta,  Jose.      (1539-1600.)      Histoire   naturelle   et   moralle   des 

Indes,  tant  Orientalles  qu'Occidentalles.  Ou  il  est  traitte  des 
choses  remarquables  du  ciel,  des  elemens,  metaux,  plantes  & 
animaux  qui  sont  propres  de  ces  pais.  Ensemble  des  moeurs, 
ceremonies,  loix,  gouvernements  &  guerres  des  mesmes  In- 
diens.  Composee  en  castillan  par  Joseph  Acosta,  &  traduite 
en  franc.ois  par  Robert  Regnault  Cauxois.  Derniere  edition, 
revue  &  cor.  de  nouveau.  8  1.+352  pp  +18  1.  I2mo.  Paris, 
Marc  Orry.  Paris,  1606 

Power  communicated  to  iron  when  rubbed  with  a  lodestone,  p.  34;  polarity 
developed  by  such  rubbing,  p.  35;  "variation,"  p.  35,  where  it  is  said  that 
there  are  four  places  known  in  which  there  is  no  variation.  Chap,  xxix 
mentions  properties  of  amber  other  than  electrical.  The  author,  a  Spanish 
Jesuit,  lived  for  some  time  in  Peru. 

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73.  SUNDE. 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

78.  Harward,  Simon.     ( .)     A  discourse  of  the  severall  kinds 

and  causes  of  lightning  written  by  occasion  of  a  fearefull 
lightning  which  in  the  17  November,  1606,  did  burne  up  the 
spire  steeple  of  Blechingley.  12  1.  Sm.  4to.  London,  John 
Windet.  London,  1607 

This  curious  discourse  contains  an  allusion  to  the  efficiency  of  guns  and  bells 
in  averting  the  dangers  of  lightning.  "By  the  stirring  of  the  aire,  the 
cloudes  may  be  the  sooner  dispersed  and  driven  away." 

79.  Scaliger,  Julius  Caesar.  (1484-1558.)  Exotericarum  exercitationum 

liber  xv.  De  Subtilitate  ad  Hieronymum  Cardanum.  8  l.-f- 
1129  pp. +46  1.  I2mo.  Francofurti,  apud  Claudium  Marnium. 

Frankfort,  1607 

Italian  scholar  and  critic  (Delia  Scala) :  how  a  magnet  may  lose  its  strength, 
P-  374!  the  lodestone  in  general,  p.  446;  magnetic  attractions  and  repulsions, 
p.  1074.  Some  of  Scaliger's  opinions  and  statements  were  criticized  by  Gil- 
bert, which  elicited  from  Joseph  Justus  Scaliger,  the  philologist,  depreciatory 
remarks  about  "a  certain  Englishman  who  produced  a  book  on  the  magnet 
three  years  ago  which  has  not  justified  the  expectations  formed  of  it."  (See 
No.  37-) 

80.*  Solinus,  Caius  Julius.  (3d  Century.)  Polyhistor,  vel,  rerum  toto 
orbe  memorabilium  thesaurus.  Hac  postrema  editione  adiectus 
est  Pomponii  Melae  liber  de  Situ  Orbis.  8  1.+2O3  pp.-f-2  1. 
-fno  pp.  I2mo.  Lugduni,  Claudius  Larjot.  Lyons,  1609 

This  work  on  ethnography  and  natural  history  was  written  probably  in  the 
3rd  Century;   it  is  a  compilation   from  Pliny;   references  to  "lychnites"  and 
the  lodestone,   p.    188;   biographical   notice   of  the   author. 
— See  also   16. 

81.*  Alsted,  Johann  Heinrich.  (1588-1638.)  Compendium  physicae 
in  quinque  partes.  no  pp.  i6mo.  Herbornae  Nassoviorum. 

Herborn,  1610 

Treats  briefly  of  the  world,  plants,  minerals,  meteors,  the  elements;  tides, 
p.  71;  and  the  magnet,  p.  90. 

82.  Arlensis,    (de    Scudalupis)    Pierre.      (Fl.    1580.)      Sympathia    sep- 

tem  metallorum,  ac  septem  selectorum  lapidum  ad  planetas. 
2  l.+pp.  245-470+35  1.  I2mo.  Parisiis,  David  Gillius. 

Paris,  1610 

The  author,  Peter  of  Aries,  states,  p.  275,  that  he  tried  to  work  a  pair  of 
sympathetic  compasses  after  the  manner  described  by  Porta  but  failed;  p. 
442,  the  lodestone  is  said  not  to  be  a  metal  because  it  is  not  metallic  through- 
out; p.  452,  the  declination  for  Paris  is  given  as  7°  or  8°  E;  p.  454,  Cardan 
is  quoted  as  saying  that  the  lodestone  attracts  silver;  p.  441,  Gilbert  is 
spoken  of  as  doctissimus  vir;  p.  453,  loss  of  magnetic  properties  by  heat. 
The  first  edition  was  published  in  Rome;  it  was  republished  in  Madrid  in 
1602.  This  is  the  third  and  re-edited  edition.  The  first  edition  appeared 
about  1540. 
—See  also  83. 

83.  Leonardus,  Camillus.    (i6th  Century.)    Speculum  lapidum;  cui  ac- 

cessit  Sympathia  septem  metallorum  ac  septem  selectorum 
lapidum  ad  planetas  D.  Petri  Arlensis  de  Scudalupis.  22  1.-}- 
499  PP-+S2  1.  portr.  I2mo.  Parisiis,  Carolus  Seuestre. 

Paris,  1610 

Celebrated  treatise  on  gems,   original  edition,    1502.     Reference  to  succinum 
91 


THE 

Theoriques  of  the  feuen  Planets,  {hewing 

all  their  diuerfe  motions,  and  all  other  Accidents,  cal- 
led Paffions,therctmto  belonging.  Now  more  plainly  fctfonh  in 

our  mother  tongue  by  M.  B/««(/m/*,fhan  cucr  they  hauc  been  heretofore  io  any 

other  tongue  whatfocucr,and  that  with  fiich  pleafam  denionthatiuc  figurcs,as  eisc- 

ry  nun  that  hath  any  skill  ia  Arithmcticke,  may  cafily  vndcrftand  the  fame. 

A  Bookc  moft  ncccflarie  forall  Gentlemen  that  are  defirous  to  bcskiU 

full  in  Aftronomic,aod  for  all  Pilots  and  Sca-rneo,or  any  others 

that  louc  to  feme  the  Prince  oirchc  Sea,  or  by  the 

Sea  co  traucll  into  forraine Countries. 

VVhereunto  is  added  by  the  faid  Matter 

TSlundeiiile,  a  breefe  ExtracT:  by  him  made,  of  Magi- 
nus  his  Theoriques,  for  the  better  vnderftanding  of  the 

Pmtenicall  Tables,  to  calculate  thcrpby  the  dmcrfc  mo- 
tions of  the  fcucn  Planets. 


There  is  alfo  hereto  added,  The  makingjdefcription, 
and  vfej.of  two  moft  ingenious  and  necelTarie  Inihuinents  foe 
Sed-mWi  faf*d9*ttbtrtb)  the  latitude  of  any  PlwvpontheSet 

tr  Land..iAilf$d^if^fl  night  tiat  »,  v:tl:outihe  kelfe  ofSunne,  Moont,  or  Siarrr* 
M.  Dtttor  Gilbert,  4Mott  txctlient  Phikfybcr,  and 
rdtnarie  Thj/flcitmt  to  herM*ieflie:  and  nowhfft 
plaiuftyftt  dvrrne  in  nve  mother  tongue  ly 
Mxrier  Blundcuile. 


LONDON, 

Printed  by  Adam  Iflip. 
1601. 

74.  BLUNDEVILLE.     (Reduced.) 
92 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

or  yellow  amber  and  gagatcs  or  black  amber,  p.  108.  Varieties  of  lodestone, 
p.  128.  First  instance  of  filar  suspension  used  for  magnets,  p.  129.  (See 
No.  82.)  The  book  is  dedicated  to  Caesar  Borgia. 

833. (English  translation.)     The  mirror  of  stones,  in  which  the 

nature,  generation,  properties,  virtues  and  various  species  o{ 
more  than  200  different  jewels,  precious  and  rare  stones  are 
distinctly  described.  Now  first  translated  into  English.  240 
pp.  I2mo.  London,  for  Freeman.  London,  7750 

Translation  of  famous  book  on  gems:  lyncurius,  p.   116;  ligurius,  p.   118;  the 
lodestone,  p.  206;   diamond  and  garlic  myths,   p.   207;   magnet  suspended  by 
a  fiber,  filar  suspension,  p.  207.     Book  III   (engraved  stones)   omitted. 
— See   also   5. 

84.  Bongars,  Jacques.  (1554-1612.)  Gesta  Dei  per  Francos,  sive 
Orientalium  expeditionum  et  Regni  Francorum  Hieroso- 
limitani  historia  a  variis,  sed  illius  aevi  scriptoribus,  litteris 
commendata;  nunc  primum  aut  editis,  aut  ad  libros  veteres 
emendatis.  Auctores  praefatio  ad  lectorem  exhibet.  Orien- 
talis  historiae  tomus  primus  (et  secundus).  (Vol.  2  by  Marino 
Sanuto  Torsello,  has  special  title-page:)  Liber  secretorum 
fidelium  crucis  super  Terrae  Sanctae  recuperatione  et  con- 
servatione  quo  et  Terrae  Sanctae  historia  ab  origine  & 
eiusdem  vicinarumque  provinciarum  geographica  descriptio 
continetur.  Cuius  auctor  Marinus  Sanctus  dictus  Torsellus 
patricius  venetus.  Nunc  primum,  cum  libello  eiusdem  argu- 
menti,  sine  auctoris  nomine,  ex  mss.  veteribus  editus.  2  vols. 
in  I.  1263-1-373  pp.  Folio.  Hanoviae,  heredes  Joan.  Aubrii. 

Hanau,  1611 


The  history  of  the  Orient 
taken  from  Cardinal  Jacqu 
pages,  we  find  the  earlies 
the  magnet  for  navigating 
tioned  on  p.  1107.  Cardin 


rom  p.  1051  to  p.  1145  of  this  celebrated  work  is 
s  de  Vitry,  who  died  in  Rome  in  1244.  In  these 
reference  by  a  European  writer  to  the  use  of 
purposes,  p.  1106;  gagates  and  lyncurium  are  men- 
1  de  Vitry  wrote  his  famous  history  of  Jerusalem 


about  the  year  1218.     The  name  of  Peregrinus  occurs  on  fol.    (e). 

85.  Goclenius,    Rodolphus    (the    younger).      (1572-1621.)      Tractatus 

novus  de  magnetica  vulnerum  curatione,  citra  ullum  et 
dolorem  et  remedii  applicationem  et  superstitionem.  Huic 
annexus  est  alter,  de  luxuriosis  ac  portentosis  nostri  seculi 
conviviis.  4  1.  +  I74  pp.  I2mo.  Francofurti,  impensis  Petri 
Musculi.  Frankfort,  1613 

Book  on   "Natural   Magic,"   a   favorite   subject  of  the  time:    supposed   mag- 
netic cure  of  wounds,  p.  88.      (See  Nos.   113,   119,   120,   152.) 
— See  also   119. 

86.  Ridley,  Mark.    (1560-1624.)    A  short  treatise  of  magneticall  bodies 

and  motions.  7  l.+is8  pp.  ill.  portr.  Sm.  4to.  London,  Nich- 
olas Okes.  London,  1613 

This  tract  is  based  on  Gilbert's  De  Magnete  (see  No.  72),  whose  labors  are 
spoken  of  in  the  preface  as  "the  greatest  and  best  in  magneticall  philosophy." 

93 


SECOND  LIVRE  DE 

LA   MECOMETRIE    DE 

L'EYMANT. 

Auqucl  eft  dcfcrit  1'vfagc,  &  pradiquc  dcs  prcceptcs  contcnus  en  la 

Theoriquc  precedence;  &enfeign6commentparlempycri 

,dcla  Guydcymantjilfaiu  prendrelcs longitudes  Gco- 

graphiques  dc  tout  lieu  propoic,ioitpar 

Tcrrc,  ou  par  Mcr. 

De  tinuention  dc  Guitiaume  de  Wautonnier,Sie»r 

en  Langucdoc. 


riwlegc  du  J(py. 


M.D.  C.11II. 

75.  NAUTONNIER.     (Reduced.) 
94 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

Archdeacon  Barlowe  attacked  Ridley  in  the  first  of  electrical  controversies, 
going  so  far  as  to  claim  that  Ridley  had  stolen  his  manuscript  and  embodied 
its  contents  in  this  treatise.  (See  No.  89.) 

87.  Wright,  Edward.     (1560-1615.)     The  description  and  use  of  the 

Sphaere  divided  into  three  principal  parts.  4  1.-J-IO4  pp.  ill. 
Sm.  4to.  London,  for  John  Tap.  London,  1613 

This  little  work  treats  exclusively  of  astronomical  problems.     The  author,  a 
distinguished  mathematician,  constructed  a  sphere  which  represented  the  mo- 
tions of  the  moon  and  planets. 
— See   also   71. 

88.  Foscarini,  Paolo  Antonio.   (1580-1616.)   Epistola  circa  Pythagori- 

corum,  &  Copernici  opinionem  de  mobilitate  terrae  et  stabili- 
tate  solis,  et  de  novo  systemate  seu  constitutione  mundi. 
In  qua  Sacrae  scripturae  autoritates  adversus  hanc  opinionem 
adductae  conciliantur.  pp.  465-495-1-12 1.  4to.  Napoli,  Lazarus 
Scorrigius.  Naples,  1615 

Astronomical  systems  of  the  world  from  the  time  of  Pythagoras  to  that  of 
Copernicus.  The  author,  a  Carmelite  monk,  defends  the  Copernican  system. 

89.  Barlow    (or    Barlowe),    William.      (  ?-i625.)      Magneticall    ad- 

vertisements; or,  Divers  pertinent  observations,  and  approved 
experiments  concerning  the  nature  and  properties  of  the  load- 
stone. 8  l.-f  86  pp.+i  1.  ill.  Sm.  4to.  London,  E.  Griffin. 

London,  1616 

Compendium  of  what  was  known  about  the  magnet  and  the  mariner's  compass 
in  the  author's  time.  In  the  preface  he  acknowledges  his  indebtedness 
to  Gilbert.  Appended  to  the  tract  is  a  letter  from  Gilbert  to  Barlowe  which 
shows  that  he  (Gilbert)  intended  to  make  important  additions  to  his  De  Mag- 
nete.  (See  No.  72  and  note  to  No.  86.)  The  term  magnetisms  is  said  to 
occur  for  the  first  time  in  this  work;  see  the  2nd  page  of  The  Epistle  Dedi- 
catoire.  Kircher  has  the  term  electro-magnetismus  as  title  to  a  chapter  in 
his  Magnes  sive  de  Arte  Magnetica,  1641.  (See  No.  116.)  Barlowe  was 
Archdeacon  of  Salisbury. 

8ga. New   edition,  with   notes   by  William   Sturgeon,  xv+;8  pp. 

ill.  I  pi.     I2mo.     London,  Sherwood.  London,  1843 

Sturgeon    is    well    known    for    his    magnetical    investigations,    author    of 
numerous  researches  in  electromagnetism. 
— See  also  69. 

90.  Strada,  Famianus.     (1572-1649.)     Prolusiones  academicae.     Nunc 

demum  ab  auctore  recognitae,  atque  suis  Indicibus  illustratae. 
6 1.+420  pp.-fi81.  I2mo.  Lugduni,  apud  Horatium  Cardon. 

Lyons,  1617 

This  work  of  the  Italian  Jesuit  is  noted  for  a  poem  on  an  imaginary  mag- 
netic telegraph,  beginning  p.  306.  This  telegraph  consisted  of  two  needles 
stroked  by  the  same  lodestone  and  attached  to  two  separate,  alphabetical 
dials.  A  metrical  translation  of  this  poem  will  be  found  in  Hakewill's 
Apologie  (See  No.  99).  The  poem  is  referred  to  in  Spectator,  No.  241  and 
Guardian,  No.  119.  A  similar  arrangement  of  sympathetic  magnets  had 
been  described  by  Porta  in  his  Magiae  Naturalis,  1589,  Book  vii  (see  No. 
64);  (see  also  No.  64),  Sunde,  Steganologia  (No.  73);  Bertelli  (No.  I7ii); 
Gherardi  (No.  1799);  Solly  (No.  2875);  Axon  (No.  3857);  Grimshaw  (No. 
3875);  Jevons  (No.  3878);  Wheatley  (No.  4156). 

95 


LAPiDVM 

CAMILLf 

LEONARD!, 


Cvi  Accessor 

iTYMPATHlA 

ac  septent  sckctonm 
ad  Plant  tas. 


j  AIV 

c  Scudmpis 


83.  LEONARDUS. 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

goa. Another    edition;    Prolusiones    academicae.      Nunc    secundo 

ab  auctore  recognitae,  atque  suis  Indicibus  illustratae.  6  l.-f- 
420  pp.-(-i7  1.  I2mo.  Lugduni,  sumptibus  Jacobi  Cardon  et 
Petri  Cavellat.  Lyons,  1627 

— See  also  99,  102,  in,  213,  344,  874. 

91.  Blundeville,  Thomas.     (1530  (?)  — .)     His  exercises,  contayning 

eight  treatises,  the  titles  whereof  are  set  downe  in  the  next 
printed  page:  which  treatises  are  very  necessary  to  be  read 
and  learned  of  all  young  Gentlemen  that  have  not  beene 
exercised  in  such  Disciplines,  and  yet  are  desirous  to  have 
knowledge  as  well  in  Cosmographie,  Astronomic,  and  Ge- 
ographic, as  also  in  the  Art  of  Navigation,  in  which  art  it  is 
impossible  to  profit  without  the  helpe  of  these,  or  such  like 
illustrations.  The  sixth  edition  corrected  and  augmented. 
7  1-+799  PP-  ill-  map,  tab.  Sm.  4to.  London,  William  Stansby. 

London,  1622 

Chap,  xxiiii.  beginning  p.  68 1   of  this  popularly-written  work  contains  a  de- 
scription of  the  compass  and  its  use  in  navigation.     A  method  is  given  in 
Chap.  xxvi.  for  determining  the  "Variation"   at  any  place;  the  first  edition 
appeared  in  1594. 
— See  also   74. 

92.  Zacarie  (or  Zachaire,  Zachariae,  Zacharias),  Denis.     (1510-1556.) 

Livre  d'arithmetique  et  geometric,  avec  1'art  d'arpenter  & 
mesurer  toutes  superficies  de  terre.  Ensemble  un  traicte 
de  la  boussole.  4  1.+55-J-64+3O  pp.+i  1.  ill.  i2mo.  Paris, 
Nicholas  Rousset.  Paris,  1625 

This  little  book  on  the  application  of  geometry  contains  an  interesting  chapter 
on  the  topographical  use  of  the  compass. 

93.  (Van  Etten,  Henry)   pseud,    (i.e.  Jean  Leurechon.)      (1591-1670.) 

Recreation  mathematique,  composee  de  plusieurs  problemes, 
plaisants  et  facetieux,  en  fait  d'Arithmetique,  Geometric, 
Mecanique,  Optiq.;  et  autres  parties  de  ces  belles  sciences. 
7  l.-fi88  pp.  5  plates,  I2tno.  Paris,  chez  Rolet  Boutonne. 

Paris,   1626 

The  author's  real  name  was  Jean  Leurechon,  a  French  Jesuit.  Problem 
74,  p.  94,  treats  of  the  lodestone  and  of  needles  rubbed  by  it.  On  p.  96,  it  is 
said  that  the  "variation"  beyond  the  Fortunate  Isles  is  about 
8°.  The  next  paragraph  refers  to  sympathetic  magnets  and  the  possibility 
of  communicating  with  persons  at  a  distance  by  means  of  a  dial-plate  and 
movable  magnet  pivoted  at  the  center.  The  author  does  not  believe  that 
any  such  magnets  can  be  found.  Diagram  of  magnetic  telegraph,  p.  94. 
This  book  acquired  considerable  celebrity;  first  edition,  1624;  English  trans- 
lation, 1633.  (See  Bertelli,  No.  1711;  Gherardi,  1799.) 

933. Les  recreations  mathematiques,  avec  1'examen  de  ses  pro- 
blemes en  Arithmetique,  Geometric,  Mecanique,  Optique; 
et  autres  parties  de  ces  belles  sciences.  Premierement  reueu 
par  D(enis)  Henrion,  depuis  par  M.  Mydorge  et  tout  nouvelle- 

97 


TREATISE 

of  Magnetic  a.  11 


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principals  or  Et£tsoftJ)f 

College  of  Phyfibons 

in  London  . 


X-CXNTDOK  . 

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86.  RIDLEY.     (Reduced.) 


CATALOGUE    OF    WHEELER    GIFT 

ment  corrige  et  augmente.  Cinquieme  et  derniere  edition. 
8  l.+4i6  pp.  ill.  i6mo.  Paris,  Cardin  Besongne. 

Paris,  1659 

Fifth  edition  of  the  celebrated  work  of  the  French  Jesuit;  disproves  magnetic 
communication  between  distant  persons,  p.  161;  armed  lodestones,  p.  161; 
demagnetization,  p.  165;  how  to  find  the  poles  of  a  magnet,  p.  :66. 

93b. (English  translation.)  Mathematicall  recreations;  or,  a  col- 
lection of  sundrie  problemes  and  experiments  in  arithmeticke, 
cosmographie,  astronomic,  architecture,  chimistrie,  etc.,  ex- 
tracted out  of  the  ancient  and  moderne  philosophers,  now  de- 
livered into  English  tonge,  with  the  examinations,  corrections 
and  augmentations  (by  W.  Oughtred).  21  l.-f286  pp.+2  1.  ill. 
I2mo.  London,  for  Richard  Hawkins.  London,  1633 

Problem  67,  p.  103,  is  the  interesting  part  of  this  work,  referring  as  it 
does  to  the  variation  of  the  compass.  This  translation  omits  the  statement 
contained  in  the  original  edition  of  1624  that  along  the  meridian  of  the 
Fortunate  Isles  (the  Canaries),  the  needle  points  true  north  and  south.  The 
magnetic  telegraph  is  described  and  pictured  on  p.  104.  The  author  does 
not  believe  that  any  magnet  with  such  properties  can  be  found.  The  action 
of  fire  and  garlic  on  the  magnet  is  mentioned,  p.  105. 

930. Another  edition.  Mathematical  recreations;  or,  a  collection 

of  many  problems  extracted  out  of  the  ancient  and  modern 
philosophers  written  first  in  Greek  &  Latin,  lately  compil'd 
in  French  and  now  in  English  with  the  examinations  and 
augmentations  of  divers  modern  mathematicians;  whereunto 
is  added,  The  description  and  use  of  the  double  horizontal 
dyal,  by  William  Oughtred.  9  1.+282  pp.+i  l.+iQ  pp.  ill. 
pi.  I2mo.  London,  for  W.  Leake.  London,  1674 

The    fable    about    Mahomet's    coffin,    p.    104;    magnetic    declination,    p.    105; 

sympathetic  compass,  p.  106;  how  to  find  the  poles  of  a  lodestone,  p.   107. 

— See  also   101,   151. 

94.*  Fromondus,  Libertus.  (1587-1653.)  Meteorologicorum  libri  sex. 
6  1.+42O  pp.+io  1.  4to.  Antverpiae,  ex  officina  Plantiniana, 
apud  Balthasarem  Moretum.  Antwerp,  1627 

Pulse  used  in  calculating  distance  of  thunder. 

95.  Drebbel,  C(ornelius).  (1572-1634.)  Ein  kurtzer  Tractat  von  der 
Natur  der  Elementen,  und  wie  sie  den  Wind,  Regen,  Blitz 
und  Donner  verursachen.  Ins  Hoch  Teutsch  uebergesetzt 
durch  J.  E.  Burggraffen.  7  1.+25  pp.  ill.  :6mo.  Franckfurt  am 
Mayn,  C.  Roetell.  Frankfort,  1628 

Short  treatise  on  the  elements,  containing  a  chapter,  p.  16,  on  lightning  and 
thunder.  Bound  with  it  is  a  translation  of  the  same  into  Dutch,  followed 
by  a  tract  on  the  Fifth  Essence  permeating  all  things  (ether?).  Drebbel 
spent  the  last  fourteen  years  of  his  life  in  London,  where  he  was  received 
with  favor.  He  constructed  a  submarine  boat  in  which  he  made  a  trip 
from  Westminster  to  Greenwich. 

953. Grondige  oplossinge  van  de  natuuren  eygenschappen  der  ele- 

menten  en  hoc  sy  veroorsaken  donder  blixem,  hitte,  koude, 
wind,  regen,  hagel,  sneeuw  etc.  En  waar  toe  sy  dienstig  zijn. 

99 


The  Epiftle  'Dedicatorie. 

my  felfe  by  the  (pace  of  thefe  forty  yeercs, 
hauc  fo  mew  hat  entred  (as  my  leafure  and  oc- 
caiions  would  feruc  ,  and  at  by  times  )  partly 
by  reading  other  mens  writings ,  and  partly 
by  my  o  wne  induftrie  and  pradize :  Whereby 
what  1  haue  colle&ed ,  and  found ,  this  little 
Treaiife  will  (hew.  Which,whether  it  be  any 
thing>or  nothing,  I  do  referre  vnto  the  iudici- 
ous  fyakrs  confideration,but  in  fpecial  to  your 
fauorablc  conftru&ion,  and  good  acceptance. 
Many  yceres  fince  diuers  of  my  good 
friends ,  and  among  them  fome  honourable 
perfons,were  very  defirous  that  I  fhould  pub- 
li(h  fuch  obferuations  as  I  had  colle&ed,  both 
before,  and  alfo  after  the  fetting  forth  of  D. 
Gilberts  booke :  And  none  more  earned  here- 
in then  D.  Gilberthimfclfay  vnto  whom  I  coin* 
municated  what  I  had  cbferucd.  of  my  fclfc, 
and  what  I  had  built  vpon  his  foundation  of 
the  Magnetifme  of  the  earth.  Both  which  hce 
liked  well  and  wifhed  me  to  publifh  them,  as 
I  remember  at  the  time  of  our  priuate  confe- 
rence, as  may  further  appearc  by  letters  that  I 
receiued  from  him ;  which  I  haue  to  (hew  vo- 
der his  ownehand. 

But 


89.  BARLOW.     P.  2. 
100 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

Als  mede  een  klare  beschrijving  van  de  Quinta  Essentia.  Sec- 
ond edition.  115  pp.  I2mo.  Rotterdam,  Adriaan  van  Dijk. 

Rotterdam,  1701 
— See  also  104. 

g6.f  Branca,  Giovanni.  (1571-? —  .)  Le  machine,  volume  nuovo  et 
di  molto  artificio  da  fare  effetti  maravigliosi  tanto  spiritali 
quanto  di  animale  operatione  arichito  di  bellisime  figure 
con  le  dichiarationi  a  ciascuna  di  esse  in  lingua  volgare  et 
latina.  3+40+14-1-23  1.  ill.  4to.  Roma,  J.  Mascardi. 

Rome,  1629 

Collection  of  63  curious  engravings,  23  of  which  refer  to  hydraulic  appli- 
ances and  40  to  machines  for  various  uses;  contains  the  first  suggestion  of  the 
modern  steam  turbine;  brief  descriptions  in  Italian  and  Latin. 

97.  Cabeo,  Nicolo.     (1585-1650.)     Philosophia  magnetica,  in  qua  mag- 

netis  natura  penitus  explicatur  et  omnium  quae  hoc  lapide 
cernuntur,  causae  propriae  afferuntur,  nova  etiam  pyxis 
construitur,  quae  propriam  poli  elevationem,  cum  suo  me- 
ridiano,  ubique  demonstrat,  multa  quoque  dicuntur  de  elec- 
tricis  et  aliis  attractionibus  et  eorum  causis,  additis  figuris 
variis  tarn  aeneis  quam  ligno  incisis.  9  1.+4I2  pp.+6  1.  ill. 
Folio.  Coloniae,  apud  J.  Kinckium.  Cologne,  1629 

On  p.  194  of  this  famous  work  of  the  great  Italian  Jesuit  will  be  found  the 
first  recognition  of  electrical  repulsion.  Gilbert's  discoveries  and  theories 
are  freely  discussed,  the  latter  often  adversely.  Sympathetic  telegraphy  dis- 
proved, p.  301;  magnetic  field  mapped  out  by  iron  filings;  also  diagrams  of 
the  magnetic  (lover's)  telegraph.  Cabeo  (Cabaeus)  opposed  the  views  of 
Copernicus  on  astronomy  as  well  as  those  of  Gilbert  on  terrestrial  magnetism. 
Copies  of  this  first  edition,  (which  was  also  published  with  a  Ferrara  imprint), 
are  much  sought  after.  (See  No.  1711.) 

98.  Panciroli,  Guide.     (1523-1599.)     Guidonis  Pancirolli  Rerum  memo- 

rabilium  pars  prior  (et  posterior).  Vol.  i.  Guidonis  Panci- 
rolli Rerum  memorabilium  sive  deperditarum  pars  prior 
commentariis  illustrata,  et  locis  prope  innumeris  po- 
stremum  aucta  ab  Henrico  Salmuth.  Vol.  ii.  Guidonis 
Pancirolli  jc.  clarissimi  Nova  reperta  sive  rerum 
memorabilium  recens  inventarum  pars  posterior.  6  1.+349  pp. 
+11  1.+4  1.+3I3  pp.+8  1.  4to.  Francofurti,  sumptibus  Gode- 
fridi  Tampachij.  Frankfort,  (162^-1631 

Work  of  the  Italian  jurist  and  antiquary  on  ancient  arts  and  inventions. 
Vol.  i.  reference  on  p.  121  to  amber  as  tears  shed  by  trees  and  often 
enclosing  insects.  Vol.  ii.  the  mariner's  compass,  p.  232;  the  sympathetic 
compasses,  p.  237.  The  first  Latin  edition  translated  from  the  Italian  by 
Salmuth  was  published  1599-1602. 

99.  Hakewill,  George.     (1579-1640.)     An  Apologie  or  Declaration  of 

the  power  and  providence  of  God  in  the  government  of.  the 
world.  The  second  edition,  revised,  and  augmented;  with 
advertisements  and  tables  newly  annexed  in  the  end  of  the 

101 


FAMIANii 

STRAD 


ROMANI    E 

SOCIETATE 
I   E   S 


PROLVSIONES 


NVNC    DEMVM 

'AB     AVCTORE 
atquc 


90.  STRADA.      (Reduced.) 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

Book,  and  a  frontispiece  by  Cecill.  20  1.+523  pp.+34  1.  Folio. 
Oxford,  William  Turner.  Oxford,  1630 

The  mariner's  compass,  p.  281;  the  Latin  text  and  metrical  translation  of 
Strada's  famous  poem  on  sympathetic  compasses,  p.  286.  (See  No.  90.) 
Hake  will  was  Doctor  of  Divinity  and  Archdeacon  of  Surrey.  (See  No.  3857.) 

100.  Longinus,  Caesar.     ( .)     Trinum  magicum,  sive   Secre- 

torum  magicorum  opus.  I.  De  Magia  Naturali,  artificiosa  et 
superstitiosa  disquisitiones  axiomaticae.  II.  Theatrum 
Naturae  praeter  curam  magneticam  et  veternm  sophorum 
sigilla  et  imagines  magicas,  etiam  conclusiones  physicas, 
elementales,  coelestes  et  infernales  exhibens.  III.  Oracula 
Zoroastris  et  mysteria  mysticae  philosophiae  Hebraeorum, 
Chaldaeorum,  Aegyptiorum,  Persarum,  Orphicorum,  etc.,  et 
Pythagoricorum.  Accessere  nonnulla  secreta  secretorum  et 
mirabilia  mundi,  et  Tractatus  de  proprii  cuiusque  nati  dae- 
monis  inquisitione.  12  1.4-498  pp. -\-2  1.  i6mo.  Francofurti, 
sumptibus  Conradi  Elfridi.  Frankfort,  1630 

Unimportant  references  to  the  lodestone,  pp.   181-244. 

101.  Mydorge,  Claude.     (1585-1647.)     Examen  du  livre  des  recreations 

mathematiques  et  de  ses  problemes  en  geometric,  mechani- 
que,  optique,  et  catoptrique.  Ou  sont  aussi  discutees  et 
restablies  plusieurs  experiences  physiques  y  proposees. 
(Notes  par  D(enis)  H(enrion)).  8  l.+28o-|-io6  pp.+6  1. 
+39  PP-  ill-  I2mo.  Paris,  Robert  Boutonne.  Paris,  1630 

This   is  the   Mathematical   Recreations  of   Van    Etten    (Jean   Leurechon)    to 
each  problem  of  which  the  author  adds   remarks  of  his  own.     The   sympa- 
thetic   telegraph,    pp.    140,    144;    method    of   finding   magnetic   variation;    the 
illustrations    are    numerous    and    ingenious. 
— See  also  93. 

102.  Kircher,  Athanasius.     (1601-1680.)     Ars  magnesia  hoc   est  dis- 

quisitio  bipartita  empirica  seu  experimentalis  physico-mathe- 
matica  de  natura,  viribus  et  prodigiosis  effectibus  magnetis 
quam  Cum  theorematice,  turn  problematice  propositam, 
nouaque  methodo  ac  apodictica  seu  demonstratiua  traditam, 
variisque  usibus  ac  diuturna  experientia  comprobatam  faente 
Deo,  tuebitur  D.  Joan-Jac.  Sweigkhardus  a  Freihausen; 
praeside  et  authore  Athanasio  Kircher.  4  1+63  pp.,  ill.  Sm. 
4to.  Herbipoli,  typis  Eliae  Michaelis  Zwick. 

Wurzburg,  1631 

This  smaller  and  very  rare  work  of  the  celebrated  German  Jesuit  contains 
remarks  on  Porta's  sympathetic  magnetic  telegraph,  p.  35 ;  Strada's  poem  on 
sympathetic  compasses,  p.   36   (see  No.   90);   magnetic  games  and  paradoxes, 
p.  54;  superstitious  magnetic  practices,  p.  58. 
— See  also  1 1<>,   158,   159,   169,   191,  247. 

103.  Lehman,  Abraham.     ( .)     Keraunologia  sive  fulminum 

theoria  meteorologica.  7  1.  Sm.  4to.  Witteberge,  Christiani 
Tham.  Wittenberg,  1631 

Thesis  on  lightning  and  thunder:  thunder-stones,  bell-ringing  during  electric 
storms,  etc. 

103 


LIBERTI     FROMONDI 
S.    T  H.    L. 

Collegij  Falconis  in  Academia  Louanienfi . 
Philofophi#  Profeflbris  Primarij 

METEOROLOGICORVM 

L  I  B  R  I    SEX. 


A  N  T  V  E  R  P  I  M, 

EX    OFFICINA    PLANTINIANA, 

Apud  RalthafarcmMoretum,  &:  Viduam 

loannis  Moreti,&  lo.Meurfiura. 


M.   DC.   XXVII. 

94.  FROMONDUS.    (Reduced.) 
104 


CATALOGUE  OF   WHEELER  GIFT 

104.  Valentinus,   Bazilius.      (Fifteenth    Century.)      Conclusiones    ofte 

Sluytredonen  aller  siiner  Schriften  ende  Tractaten  van  Swavel 
Vitriol  ende  Magneet.  Haer  by  geboecht  is  een  Tractaet 
van  de  Nature  der  vier  elementen  door  Cornelis  Drebbel.  in 
pp.,  ill.  Rotterdam,  Jan  van  Waesberge.  Rotterdam,  1632 

Reference  to  the  lodestone,  pp.  34,  38;  lightning  and  thunder,  p.  83.     Basil 
Valentine,  a  Benedictine  monk,  is  often  spoken  of  as  the  last  of  the  alchemists 
and  the  first  of  the  chemists. 
— See  also  95. 

105.  Oddi,  Muzio.     (1569-1631.)     Fabrica  ed  uso  del  compasso  poli- 

metro.  3  1.-|-I24  pp.,  ill.  Sm.  4to.  Milano,  appresso  Fran- 
cesco Fobella.  Milan,  1633 

The  compass  referred  to  is  the  instrument  used  in  drawing. 

io6f.  Liceti,  Fortunio.  (1577-1657.)  Pyronarcha  sive  de  Fulminum 
natura  deque  Februm  origine,  libri  duo.  4  1.+I26  pp.+6  1. 
2  plates.  Sm.  4to.  Patavii.  Padua,  1634 

Tract  on  lightning  and  thunder,  consisting  mainly  of  quotations  from 
classical  writers. 

107.  Stevin,    Simon.      (1548-1620.)      Les    oeuvres   mathematiques,   ou 

sont  inseres  les  memoires  mathematiques  esquels  s'est 
exerce  le  tres-haut  et  tres-illustre  Prince  d'Aurenge,  Gouv- 
erneur  des  Provinces  des  Pays-bas,  etc.  Le  tout  reveu, 
corrige  et  augmente  per  Albert  Girard,  Samielois,  mathema- 
ticien.  4  1+224  pp. +678  1.  ill.  Folio.  Leyde,  Bon.  et  Abr. 
Elsevier.  Leyden,  1634 

Stevin  was  an  eminent  Flemish  engineer  and  mathematician.  This  volume 
of  his  collected  works  contains  his  celebrated  treatises  on  statics  and  hydro- 
statics, as  well  as  his  great  tract  on  "The  method  of  finding  ports"  by  means 
of  the  compass,  p.  169.  Gilbert  (De  Magnete,  Book  iv.,  chap.  9),  (see  No. 
72),  criticizes  a  statement  made  on  p.  173  about  the  line  of  no  variation,  and 
approves  a  method  invented  by  Stevin,  p.  673,  for  making  ports  on 
long  voyages  by  an  accurate  knowledge  of  the  variation.  Instruments  for 
determining  this  variation  at  sea  are  described  by  Stevin  on  pp.  174,  175. 
— See  also  70  bis. 

108.  Galilei,  Galileo.     (1564-1642.)     Systema  cosmicum,  in  quo  quat- 

tuor  dialogis  de  Duobus  maximis  mundi  systematibus, 
Ptolemaico  et  Copernicano,  rationibus  utrinque  propositis 
indefinite  ac  solide  disseritur.  Accessit  tractatus  de  motu  ex 
Italica  lingua  Latine  conversum,  (M.  Berneggerus),  accessit 
appendix  gemina,  qua  SS  Scripturae  dicta  cum  terrae  mobili- 
tate  conciliantur.  8  l.-j-495  pp.-{-i2 1.,  portr.  4to.  Augustae 
Treboc,  empensis  Elzeviriorum.  Strasburg,  1635 

This  System  of  the   Universe  is  one  of  Galileo's  famous  works.     Discredits 
sympathetic   magnetic   telegraphy,    p.    88;    defends   Gilbert's   theory   that   the 
earth  is  a  great  magnet,  p.  393;  experiments  with  armed  lodestones,  p.  398; 
why  their  lifting  power  is  increased  when  armed,  p.  400. 
— See  also  127. 

1—8  105 


i  p  4  Magnet.  Philof, 

&qualibccobnubila-tioneimpcdientccffluuiu,impcditurattradio.  Tcrtio 
quia  non  tra hit  vllo  modo,  fi  tegatur,  auc quidlibct mtcrpona  tur,  quod  cf- 
fluuium  poflit  impcdirc. 

Quod  autcm  cffluutum  illud  fie  trahac  commoucdo  acrem,  &  aer  in  gy^ 
mm  a<Stus  rapiat  corpufcula  modo  explicate ,  fiiadctur  mihi.  Primo ,  qui^ 
f\  fit  clc&rumplanUjquodprsparctur  in  facie aliqua  plana.&bcnctcrgatuc 
tota  ilia  fades,  dcindc  applicctar  ad  trahcndunvfupcr piano  corpufcula  prc. 
parazafacics,  vcrfbrium,  &corpufcupula  non  confluent  ad  medium,  led 
ad  omncs  cxtremitatcs  circum  quaquc ,  &  fere  fcmpcr  palex,  &  corpufcu- 
la longiora  ,fi  applicant  vnairtcxtrcmitatcm  ad  margincm  aliquam,  alec- 
ram  cxiremitatcm  non  vcrtcnt  verfus  medium ,  fed  ad  alias  partcs:  ergo  fi- 
gnum  eft  aercm  commotum  ex  piano  reucrci  quafi  in  gyrum  ad  margmcs, 
&  fecum  rapcre  corpufcula,vt  diccbam  Nequc  eft  ncccflc,y  t  in  ifta  com  mo. 
done,  &  gyro  aeris  inccrccdat  multum  temporis ,  quod  obijciebat  Gilbcr, 
tus.  Secundo  fi  bene  prxpa rctur facies  clcdlr;,  dcindc applicctur  ad  trahen- 
dum  ferri  ramcnta.autligni,  vclfimiliacorpafcula aliqua, itavchcmen- 
ter  accurrent  ad  decorum,  vt,  duni  ad  illud  peruenuint,  rcfihant,  &  non  de- 
cidanc  reCta,  deorfum .  fed  rcpellanturprocul  addiftantiam  trium  ,  auc 
quattuor  digitorum  :  ergo  fignum  eftmotum  ilium  corpufculorum  efTc  ex 
comrnotionc  a«ris,  quxoritur  ex  effluuio  ilio,  aquo  eciam  proijciutur  pro- 
cul  ilia  corpufcula.^fi  cnim  eflec  appulfus  corpufculorum  ,  vt  loquitur  Gil- 
bcrtus,  inunlefccntibus  effluuijs  prope  cledirum,  refiliretuimpellentcim- 
pctuadclcdrum,  nccproijcerenmr,  firuti>quia  fie  trahitmagnes,  quan- 
ta vistrahatimpetununquamrefilicfcrruni)  nccrcpcliitur  pcrucnicasad 
magnetem: hie  vero  cum  appulfum  corpus ,  refiliat  ctiam  ,  fignum  eft  mo- 
ueri  ab  externo  impellente ,  nimirum  ab  aere. 

Tcrtfo  non  {cmcl,ncque  itcrum,  fed  fepe,  quod  dicam,  fum  cxpertuspr? 
pataui  faciem  clcdlri,  &  applicaui  ad  trahendam  iigni  fcobcm  feu  limatu- 
ram,  ita  autcm  adhzrcbantligncjparticuK'B.vtefFormarentquofciamvc- 
lutti  pilos.  Obfcruaui  autcm  (cmpcr  fere  extremitatcs  illorum  pilorum  flu- 
duare,  nutare,  &  iubinde non  tarn  decidebant  extremitates  illorum  pilo- 
rum  quam  proijcicbantur prpcul ,  vt manifcfto obfcruaui  alij.s criam  fpc— 
ctantibusipoftaliqualemenimnutationemvidebamusaliquas  iigni  par- 
ticulas  proijci:  ergo  fignum  eft  cxpirare  cffluuium,  quopropcllituraer, 
&fi  corpora  a  delect  mm  accurrunc,  eftquia  reucrtensaer  fccumillade- 
fert.  Quod  fidicas  cum  Gilbcrto,  fificrctifta  aeris  commotio  bencpra:- 
parato  electro  ,  &ad  candclx  flamulam  applicato  ,  commoucrctur  ,jlla 
flammula,  quacquolibct  leuiflatuagitacur.  Refpondcohocproucnirc  ex 
eo quod flamma  cfFiuuium  illud  clcchicum  difcipac ,  & alio  aucrtit  fua 
vi,  &dirccT:ioncfcuafccnfu  ;  nccpcrmittit  ;  vtaercmin  gyrurri  agat. 
Vnde  non  folum  flammam  non  trahit  cicdrum  ,  fed  nee  pcrme— 
diam  flammam  ad  fe  trahit  almd.  Si  addas,  quomodo  poteft  ex  chryftal. 

97.  CABEO.     (Reduced.) 

106 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

109.  Gellibrand,  Henry.  (1597-1636.)  A  discourse  mathematical  on 
the  variation  of  the  magneticall  needle,  together  with  its  ad- 
mirable diminution  lately  discovered.  I  \.-\-22  pp.,  ill.  Sm. 
4to.  London,  William  Jones.  London,  1635 

This  very  scarce  tract  of  22  pages  is  of  historic  interest,  being  a  record  of 
Gellibrand's  discovery  in  1634  of  the  secular  change  in  magnetic  "Variation." 
It  is  here  deduced  from  the  observations  of  Borough  and  Norman  in  1580,  of 
Gunter  in  1622  and  his  own  in  1634.  Gilbert  held  that  the  declination,  though 
varying  from  place  to  place,  is  constant  at  any  given  place.  The  daily  change 
was  detected  by  George  Graham  in  1722  and  the  annual  by  Cassini  between 
1782  and  1791.  Henry  Gellibrand  and  Edmund  Gunter  (inventor  of  scale) 
were  Professors  of  Mathematics  in  Gresham  College,  London. 

ioga. Facsimile  edition.     7+22  pp.,  4to.     (Half-title:)     Neudrucke 

von  Schriften  und  Karten  ueber  Meteorologie  und  Erdmag- 
netismus  (hrsg.  von  G.  Hellmann)  No.  9.  Berlin,  A.  Asher  & 
Co.  Berlin,  1897 

— See    also   284. 

no.  De  L'Isle,  Le  Sieur,  pseud,  (i.e.  Chas.  Sorel)  (1599-1674.)  Des 
talismans;  ou  figures  faites  sous  certaines  constellations, 
pour  faire  aymer  et  respecter  les  hommes,  les  enrichir,  guerir 
leurs  maladies,  etc.,  avec  des  observations  centre  le  livre  des 
Cvriositez  inovyes  de  M.  I.  Gaffarel;  et  un  traicte  de  1'unguent 
des  armes  ou  vnguent  sympathetique  et  constelle.  Le  tout  tire 
de  la  seconde  partie  de  la  Science  des  choses  corporelles. 
Par  le  Sieur  de  L'Isle.  4  1.-HI7  pp.  +  i  1.  i2mo.  Paris,  An- 
thoine  de  Sommaville.  Paris,  1636 

Work  on  astrology;  magnetic  ointment,  p.  341;  action  of  iron  on  the  mag- 
net, the  magnet  on  the  pole,  the  heliotrope  on  the  sun  and  wine  on  the  vine, 
P-  35°- 

nobis.  Schwenter,  Daniel.  (1585-1636.)  Deliciae  physico-mathema- 
ticae  oder  Mathematische  und  Philosophische  Erquickungs- 
stunden,  darinnen  sechshundert  drey  und  sechzig  schoene, 
liebliche  und  annehmliche  Kunststuecklein,  Auffgaben  und 
Fragen  auss  der  Rechenkunst,  Landtmessen,  Perspectiv,  Na- 
turkuendigung  und  andern  Wissenschaften  genommen,  be- 
griffen  sind.  574  pp.  Nuernberg,  Jer.  Duemlers.  1636. — De- 
liciae mathematicae  et  physicae.  Der  mathematischen  und 
philosophischen  Erquickungsstunden  zweyter  Theil:  beste- 
hend  in  fuenfhundert  nutzlichen  und  lustigen  Kunstfragen, 
nachsinnigen  Aufgaben  und  seroselben  grundrichtigen  Erklae- 
rungen,  aus  Athanasio  Kirchero,  Petro  Bettino,  Marino  Mer- 
sennio,  Renato  des  Cartes,  Orontio  Fineo,  Marino  Gethaldo, 
Cornelio  Drebbelio,  Alexandro  Tassoni,  Santorio  Sanctorii, 
Marco  Marci,  und  vielen  andern  Mathematicis  und  Physicis 
zusammen  getragen  durch  Georg  Philipp  Harsdoerffern.  620 
pp.  Niirnberg,  Jer.  Duemlern.  1677. — Deliciae  philosophiae 
et  mathematicae:  Dritter  Theil,  bestehend  in  fuenfhundert 

107 


E  P  I  G 

Ad  LcSonnu. 

Vr  Magno,  minimus,  minimum  Magnetadicarira 

Fort  mulcis  mirum  eft •,  vnica  caufa  fuir. 
Magnus  cmm  magnes,  meliusmagneta  minorera. 

•Attrahir,6cmelius  fcrrammoramouct. 
Ptinteps  eft  magnes,  magnes  magncra  trahehat 
Nex  u  i  ca  Sy  mpaihico  iuncUs  vrer<juc  fait. 


A  L  I  V  D. 

Deacu  Magnate* 

Oelum,nofl«cupi$, mare, rer ras?  I'.fpwre; 
r         En  lib!  dauiaiua  pyxide  raonflrac  acus* 


102.  KIRCHER.     P.  36.     (Reduced.) 


108 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

Fragen.  660  pp.  Niirnberg,  Wolfgang  der  Juengere.  1692. 
4to.  Nuremberg,  1636-1692. 

These  three  volumes  of  recreative  science  are  a  storehouse  of  the  physical 
knowledge  of  the  age.  Vol.  I,  p.  347,  repeats  the  idea  of  the  lover's 
magnetic  telegraph  in  which  the  author  places  no  belief;  part  8  treats  of 
the  magnet.  The  armature  strengthens  the  magnet,  vol.  ii,  p.  328;  perpetual 
motion  produced  by  magnets  discredited,  vol.  ii,  p.  404;  magnetic  clock, 
vol.  ii,  p.  466,  being  the  first  instance  of  such  a  piece  of  mechanism;  vol. 
iii,  p.  343;  bell  rung  by  what  may  be  called  the  armature  of  a  magnet. 
— See  also  73. 

111.  (Ward,    Samuel.)       (1617-1689.)       Magnetis    reductorium    theo- 

logicum  tropologicum  in  quo  ejus  novus  verus  et  supremus 
usus  indicatur.  16  1. 4-162  pp.  I  plate,  i6mo.  London,  im- 
pensis  A.  M.  London,  1637 

The  author  gives  a  spiritual  interpretation  to  the  various  properties  of 
the  magnet.  The  illustrations  opposite  the  title-page  are  interesting.  Strada's 
poem  is  given,  p.  150,  followed  by  another,  on  the  golden  magnet  which 
is  said  to  attract  not  iron  but  gold.  (See  No.  90.) 

ma. (English   Translation.)      The   Wonders    of   the   Loadstone, 

or  the  Loadstone  newly  reduc't  into  a  divine  and  morall  use. 
(Translated  from  the  Latin,  by  Sir  H.  Grimston.)  12  l.-(-28i 
pp.  I2mo.  London,  P.  Cole.  London,  1640 

112.  Fludd,  Rob(ert.)     (Robertus  de  Fluctibus.)     (1574-1637.)     Philo- 

sophia  Moysaica,  in  qua  sapientia  et  scientia  creationis  et 
creaturarum  explicantur.  5  1.+I52  1.,  ill.,  I  pi.  Folio.  Goudae, 
excudebat  Petrus  Rommazenius.  Gouda,  1638 

Aristotle's  views  on  lightning  and  thunder  refuted,  1.  54;  lengthy  treatise  on 
magnetism  based  on  Gilbert,  1.  97-152;  curative  properties  of  the  lodestone. 
This  work  contains  one  of  the  earliest  notices  of  the  thermometer;  Galileo's 
dates  back  to  1595.  The  author  was  an  ardent  Rosicrucian.  An  English 
translation  appeared  in  1659. 

113. Responsum    ad    hoplocrismaspongum    M.    Fosteri   presbiteri, 

ab  ipso,  ad  unguenti  armarii  validitatem  delendam  ordinatum, 
hoc  est,  spongiae  M.  Fosteri  expressio  seu  elisio.  30+1  1. 
Folio.  Goudae,  excudebat  Petrus  Rommazenius. 

Gouda,  1638 

An  answer  to  a  clergyman  in  defense  of  the  use  of  certain  unguents.  (See 
No.  152.) 

114.  Tarde,  Jean.     ( )     Les  usages  du  quadrant  a  1'esguille 

aymantee,  divise  en  deux  livres.  61.+ii8pp.,  ill.  Sm.  4to. 
Paris,  Jean  Gosselin.  Paris,  1638 

Treatise  on  the  use  of  the  compass  on  land  and  sea.  The  declination  is 
given  for  Sarlac,  p.  17,  and  for  Lyons,  p.  19.  Needles  suspended  on  pivots 
and  in  stirrups,  p.  28. 

115.  Bacon,  Francis.     (Baron  Verulam.)      (1561-1626.)      Of  the  ad- 

vancement and  proficience  of  learning,  or,  The  partitions 
of  sciences,  written  in  Latin,  interpreted  by  Gilbert  Wats. 
2ol.+6o  pp.+7  l.+477pp.+ii  1.,  portr.  Sm.  Folio.  Oxford, 
for  R.  Young.  Oxford,  1640 

The  first  edition  of  this  translation  of  Bacon's  celebrated  work  appeared 
during  his  lifetime.  Book  iii.,  chap,  iv.,  contains  the  author's  division  of 

109 


Treooc. 

ftlmpenm  BoNAyxNTvict  C*ABRAHAMI 
u~  BiLiioDolar  'Lcvaenf. 


108.  GALILEI.    (Reduced.) 


no 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

the  sciences  into  Physics  and  Metaphysics.  His  depreciation  of  mathe- 
matics and  denial  of  the  earth's  rotation  will  be  found  on  p.  146.  Gilbert 
is  mentioned  but  not  belauded,  pp.  115,  161. 

116.  Kircher,  Athanasius.     (1602-1680.)      Magnes   sive   de   arte   mag- 

netica  opus  tripartitum.  Quo  praeterquam  quod  universa 
Magnetis  Natura,  eiusque  in  omnibus  Artibus  et  Scientijs 
usus  nova  methodo  explicetur,  e  viribus  quoque  et  prodigi- 
osis  effectibus  Magneticarum,  aliarumque  abditarum  Naturae 
motionum  in  Elementis,  Lapidibus,  Plantis  et  Animalibus 
elucescentium,  multa  hucusque  incognita  Naturae  arcana  per 
Physica,  Medica,  Chymica,  et  Mathematica  omnis  generis 
experimenta  recluduntur.  Sumptibus  Hermanni  Scheus  sub 
signo  Reginae.  25  l.-\-gi6  pp.+9  1-  ill-  3i  plates.  4to. 
Romae,  ex  typographia  Ludovici  Grignani.  Rome,  1641 

In  this  first  and  rare  edition  of  Kircher's  celebrated  work,  the 
learned  Jesuit  deals  with  electrics  as  well  as  magnetics,  showing  great  ver- 
satility and  encyclopaedic  knowledge.  He  controverts  Gilbert's  theories  in 
magnetism  and  those  of  Kepler  in  astronomy.  He  was  a  decided  anti- 
Copernican.  The  noun  magnetism  occurs  frequently  (first  used  by  Barlow 
in  1616,  see  No.  89),  while  the  compound  electro-magnetismus  is  the  aston- 
ishing title  of  a  chapter  beginning  p.  640.  The  work  contains  many  original 
experiments  and  demonstrations. 

n6a. Third  edition:  Magnes  sive  de  arte  Magnetica  Opus  tri- 
partitum quo  Universa  Magnetis  Natura,  eiusque  in  omnibus 
Scientijs  et  artibus  usus,  nova  methodo  explicatur;  ac 
praeterea  e  viribus  et  prodigiosis  effectibus  Magneticarum, 
aliarumque  abditarum  Naturae  motionum  in  Elementis, 
Lapidibus,  Plantis,  Animalibus  elucescentium,  multa  hucusque 
incognita  Naturae  per  Physica,  Medica,  Chymica,  et  Mathe- 
matica omnis  generis  Experimenta  recluduntur.  Editio  tertia. 
Ab  ipso  Authore  recognita,  emendataque,  ac  multis  novorum 
Experimentorum  problematis  aucta.  16  l.-)-6i8  pp. +  14  1.,  ill. 
Folio.  Romae,  sumptibus  Blasij  Deversin  et  Zanobij  Masotti 
Bibliopolarum.  Rome,  1654 

The  second  edition  was  published  in   Cologne  in    1643,  and  the  last  revised 
edition  in  Rome,   1654. 
— See  also   102. 

117.  Wilkins,  John.     (1614-1672.)     Mercury,  or  The  secret  and  swift 

messenger,  shewing,  how  a  man  may  with  privacy  and  speed 
communicate  his  thoughts  to  a  friend  at  any  distance.  7  1.+ 
180  pp.,  ill.  I2mo.  London,  for  John  Maynard.  London,  1641 

The  author  of  this  ingenious  work  refers,  p.  147,  to  the  directive,  magnetic 
action  of  the  earth;  to  induction  through  thick  masses;  and  to  the  mag- 
netic field.  The  supposed  simultaneous  operation  of  sympathetic  magnets, 
p.  146;  the  efficacy  of  pipes  and  tubes  for  the  transmission  of  sound,  p.  133; 
and  a  description  of  a  phonograph  from  which  "the  words  shall  come  out 
distinctly  and  in  the  same  order  wherein  they  were  spoken,"  p.  134. 

nya. Second  edition.    7  l.-f  172  pp.+2  1.  I2mo.    London,  for  Rich. 

Baldwin.  London,  1694 

—See  also  126. 

Ill 


DISCOVRSE 

MATHEMATICAL 

ON  THE  VARIATI- 
ON OF  THE  MAGNETICALL 

Needle. 

Together  with  Its  admirable  Diminu- 
tion lately  difcovcrcd. 

By  Henry  Geltibrand  Profcflbf  of  Aftronomic 
in  Grejbam 


Vtniet  temfKf,  quo  ifla  qttt  nttnc  latent,  in  lucem  dies 

diligent i*.  Sen.  Nat;  Qijacft.  lib.  7.  cap. 


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109.  GELLIBRAND.    (Reduced.) 
112 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

118.  Descartes,   Rene,     (du   Perron.)      (Renatus    Cartesius.)      (1596- 

1650.)  Epistola  ad  celeberrimum  virum  D.  Gisbertum 
Voetium.  In  qua  examinantur  duo  libri,  nuper  pro  Voetio  Ul- 
trajecti  simul  editi,  unus  de  Confraternitate  Mariana,  alter  de 
Philosophia  Cartesiana.  88  pp.  4to.  (Amsteldami,  L.  Elzevir.) 

Amsterdam,  1643 

In  this  letter,    Descartes   critically   reviews   two   philosophical   works   written 
by    Voet,    the    Dutch    scholar    and    theologian. 
— See  also   128,    138,   149,   160. 

1 19.  Goclenius,  Rodolphus.   (the  younger.)     (1572-1621.)     Mirabilium 

naturae  liber,  concordias  et  repugnantias  rerum  in  plantis,  ani- 
malibus,  animaliumque  morbis  et  partibus,  manifestans,  nunc 
primo  in  lucem  datus.  Adjecta  est  nova  defensio  magneticae 
curationis  vulnerum.  8  1.+3O3  pp.,  I2mo.  Francofurti,  apud 
J.  D.  Zunnerum.  Frankfort,  1643 

Magnetic  and  electrical  matters,  pp.  175-209.  The  author,  Professor  of 
physics  in  Marburg,  was  a  follower  of  Gilbert.  (See  Nos.  85,  113,  130,  152.) 
— See  also  85. 

120.  Boodt,  Anselm  Boetius  de.   (1550-1632.)     Le  parfaict  joaillier,  ou, 

Histoire  des  pierreries,  ou  elles  sont  amplement  descrites 
compose  par  Boece  de  Boot  et  de  nouveau  enrichi  de  belles 
annotations,  indices  et  figures  per  Andre  Toll.  (Traduit  du 
Latin  par  Jean  Bachow).  16  1.+746  pp.+i8  1.,  ill.  i2mo.  Lyon, 
J.  A.  Huguetoan.  Lyons,  1644 

The  first  edition  of  this  celebrated  work  of  the  Dutch  mineralogist  on  gems 
and  minerals  was  written  in  Latin  and  published  in  1609.  The  lodestone  and 
properties,  pp.  564-612.  The  author  disproves,  p.  599,  the  possibility  of  two 
persons  communicating  with  each  other  at  a  distance  by  means  of  a  sym- 
pathetic, magnetic  telegraph. 

1203. Gemmarum  et  lapidum  historia,  quam  olim  edidit  Anselmus 

Boetius  de  Boot,  postea  Adr.  Tollius  recensuit  et  commen- 
tariis  illustravit.  Tertia  editio,  cui  accedunt  Joannis  de  Laet 
De  gemmis  et  lapidibus  libri  duo  et  Theophrasti  liber  de 
lapidibus,  Graece  et  Latine.  4  1.+576  pp.+i2+32  l.+2io  pp.+3 
1.,  ill.  tabl.  I2mo.  Lugduni  Batavorum,  Joannis  Maire. 

Leyden,  1647 

The   properties   and   uses   of  the   lodestone   and   magnet   are   described,    pp. 
438-475;  declination,  p.  453.     Latin  translation  of  No.  120. 
— See  also  331. 

121.  Blaeu,    Guillaume.     (1571-1638.)       Le    theatre    du    monde;    ou, 

Nouvel  atlas  contenant  les  cartes  et  descriptions  de  tous 
les  pais  de  la  terre.  3  volumes  (complete  in  4).  Large  folio. 
Amsterdam},  apud  Johannem  Guiljelmi  F.  Blaeu. 

Amsterdam,  1645 

Translation  of  the  extensive  work  of  the  Dutch  geographer  and  typographer 
on  the  origin,  history,  civilization,  industries  and  trade  of  the  various 
countries  of  the  world  with  numerous  maps — political,  historical  and  topo- 
graphical. 

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114 


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116 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

122.  Grandamicus,  Jacobus.     (1588-1672.)     Nova  demonstratio  immo- 

bilitatis  terrae  petita  ex  virtute  magnetica.  Et  quaedam  alia 
ad  effectus  et  leges  magneticas,  usumq.,  longitudinum  et 
universam  geographiam  spectantia,  de  novo  inventa.  4  !.-{- 
170  pp.,  ill.,  9  plates.  Sm.  4to.  Flexiae,  apud  Georgium  Gri- 
veau.  La  Fleche,  1645 

The  object  of  this  work  may  be  gathered  from  the  following  syllogism: 
No  magnetic  body  rotates  around  its  poles;  the  earth  possesses  magnetic 
properties  as  shown  by  Gilbert,  therefore  it  does  not  turn  around  its  poles — 
a  denial  of  the  rotation  of  the  earth.  The  author  held  strong  anti-Copernican 
views.  The  engravings  are  numerous  and  interesting. 

123.  Browne    (Sir)    Thomas.      (1605-1682.)      Pseudodoxia   epidemica; 

or,  Enquiries  into  very  many  received  tenets  and  commonly 
presumed  truths.  10  l.-f-286  pp.  Folio.  London,  for  Edward 
Dod.  London,  1646 

The  author  concludes  from  his  own  experiments  that  communication  at  a  dis- 
tance by  means  of  sympathetic  needles  is  impossible.  He  also  writes  down  such 
illusions  and  fables  as  the  flesh  magnet,  p.  67;  the  garlic  anti-magnetic 
effluvium,  p.  67;  suspension  of  Mahomet's  coffin,  p.  71.  Gilbert's  views  are 
everywhere  upheld.  On  p.  51  occurs  for  the  first  time  in  English  the  term 
electricity,  and  on  p.  79  the  plural  form,  electricities.  Sir  Thomas  Browne 
was  the  author  of  Religio  Medici. 

124.  Regius,    Henricus.     (Le    Roy.)      (1598-1679.)     Fundamenta   phy- 

sices.  8  1.+306  pp.  +  i  1.,  ill.  Sm.  4to.  Amstelodami,  apud 
Ludovicum  Elzevirium.  Amsterdam,  1646 

Treatise  on   general   physics  and   physiology,   with    15   pages  on  the  magnet. 
Numerous  magnetic  diagrams  from  Descartes. 
— See  also   139. 

125.  Laet,  J(an)  de.     (1593-1640.)     De  gemmis  et  lapidibus  libri  duo, 

quibus  praemittitur  Theophrasti  liber  de  lapidibus,  Graece 
et  Latine.  32  l.-j-aio  pp.,  til.,  I2mo.  Lugduni  Batavorum,  ex 
officina  Joannis  Maire.  Leyden,  1647 

Work  on  gems  and  minerals;   no   reference  to  the  lodestone. 
— See  also  331. 

126.  Wilkins,   John.      (1614-1672.)      Mathematicall    magick;    or,    The 

wonders  that  may  be  performed  by  mechanicall  geometry. 
In  two  books.  Concerning  mechanical  powers,  motions, 
Being  one  of  the  most  easie,  pleasant,  useful,  and  yet  most 
neglected  part  of  mathematicks.  Not  before  treated  of  in 
this  language,  by  J.  W.  7  1.+295  pp.,  ill.  I2mo.  London,  by 
M.  F.,  for  Sa.  Gellibrand.  London,  1648 

Chap.  xiii.  of  this  work  on  mechanical  contrivances  deals  with 
attempts  made  to  obtain  perpetual  motion  by  means  of  magnets. 
The  efforts  of  Peregrinus  and  Cardan  to  solve  the  problem 
are  mentioned  and  the  opinion  of  Gilbert  given,  viz:  that  it  is  "a  vain  and 
groundless  fancy,"  p.  258.  Wilkins,  Bishop  of  Chester,  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Royal  Society,  of  which  he  was  the  first  secretary. 

117 


$4«     LTB.IIt.MVNDI  SIVE  CATENA  MAGNJ?ARSIIf. 

gitur,  &ita  mira  quadam viciffitudinc  vnum  alterum  confer- 
uat;  vnde  ordioeprxpoflcrOjVtfuprademonftratum  eft,  de- 
nuo  tranfmutantur,& ex  fe  inuiccm  fiunt/aciJis  enim  eft  tran- 
iitus,  poftquam  communcm  nacia  funt  qualitatem,  vt  ignis  & 
aer  per  calorem  j  his  autem  oppofita  difficilius  vertuntur . 
Atque  ex  his  fuppono  fee  undo.  Ex  calidcr&frigidooriri  ra- 
refadionem  &  condenfationem ,  ex  quibus  omnium  elemen- 
tarium  motioncs  promanare  fupra  diximus,  vt  cum  calidum_» 
in  miftum  aJiqtiodagen?  educitimpumm,  &  dum  fu§  ajftioni 
iieraentinow  lcjOneum  rcdderc  tentat,  vt  fimpliciusfiar,  euadit  tenue;  ita 
frigidum  conferuar, conftringit , &  congelat,  vnde  calidum_. 
mifti  humoremex  <ientrQ  elicit  ad  circumferentiam>  frigidum 
vero  eundem  ex  circumferentia  ad  centrum  retraJiit ;  ex  qui- 
bus quidem  qualftaribus  perpetuus  in  acre  motus  caufawr. 
Vapidum  enim  rarefaclum,  calore  fugat  frigidum  circumftas: 
remiflb  vero  calore  frigidum  con  ft  riduna  locum  fuum  repetit, 
&  confequenter  fecum  conMentia  corpufculadenehit.  Atqtie 
hac  ratione  omnia  cle&rica  trahere  iam  tempus  eft,  vt  decla- 
rcmus. 

C  A  P  V  T     III. 


ideft  ^ 

Dt  Magnctiftno  elcftri  ,feu  eltftricis  attraftioni- 
bus  earumque  cattfis  . 

ELedrum.Graeci$  eo,  quod  ad  fe  attritu  prius  calefa&um 
paleasatttahat,  wXtxre^  ,  vnde  &<*$»«&  feu  raptor  dici- 
tur  ,  Latinis  Succimum  a  flauo  fucco  ex  qiio  coagulatur,  Ara- 
bibus  Karabeh,eo  quod  in  facrificijs  offerri  eflet  folitumjviilla 
fua  attra&i  ua  ,  qua  Magnetemiaemulatur  ,  nullo  non  tempore, 
fummas  fuit  Philofophis  admirationi  ,  adeoqj  in  hunc  dienL. 
durat,vt  vixin  naturaj-erum  exoticus  eff^clus  fit,cuius  igno- 
tamcaufam  perMagnetemj&fuccinum  (qu»funt  commune 
ignorantise  afylumj&:  facra  veluti  anchora)  non  in  patrociniu 
fibi  adicifcant  ;  Eleftmm  igitur,  feu  fuccinum>,  aut  volgo  Am- 
bra  dictum  palcas  trahit  ;  &  Jcuiflima  qua^uis  carpuicuia  ,.  res 


116.  KIRCHER.     (Reduced.) 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1263. —  — Another  edition.  7  l.-(-29S  pp.,  ill.  I2mo.  London,  by  H. 
F.,  for  Sa.  Gellibrand.  London,  1680 

Submarine  navigation,  chap,  v,  p.  178;  use  of  compass  in  steering  a  submarine 
boat,  p.  183. 
— See  also   117. 

127.  Galilei,    Galileo.        (1564-1642.)        Le    operazioni    del    compasso 

geometrico  ed  militare.  Ed.  III.  4  l.-f-8o  pp.,  I  plate.  4to. 
Padova,  P.  Frambotto.  Padua,  1649 

The  instrument  here  referred  to  is  not  the  magnetic  compass  but  a  sort  of 
Gunter's   scale. 
— See  also  108. 

128.  Descartes,   Rene,      (du   Perron.)      (Renatus    Cartesius.)      (1596- 

1650.)  Principia  philosophiae.  (Part  III.  of  Opera  Philo- 
sophica.  Editio  secunda  ab  auctore  recognita.)  21  l.-)-3O2 
pp.,  ill.  Sm.  4to.  Amstelodami,  apud  Ludovicum  Elzevirium. 

Amsterdam,  1650 

Parts  iii.  and  iv.  of  this  work  on  fundamental  philosophy  contain  the  author's 
views  on  the  mechanism  of  the  solar  system  together  with  his  famous  theory 
of  vortices.  (See  No.  139.) 

129. Specimina    philosophiae    seu    dissertatio    de    methodo    recte 

regendae  rationis,  et  veritatis  in  scientiis  investigandae  diop- 
trice  et  meteora.  (Part  IV  of  Opera  Philosophiae.  Editio 
secunda  ab  auctore  recognita)  Ex  Gallico  translata.  8  l.+3i6 
pp.,  ill.  Sm.  4to.  Amstelodami,  apud  Ludovicum  Elzevirium. 

Amsterdam,  1650 

The  views  of  Descartes  on  magnetism  will  be  found  on  p.  266,  et  seq.,  il- 
lustrated by  diagrams  showing  the  continuity  of  magnetic  particles  through 
a  lodestone  with  the  particles  in  the  field  of  force.  These  particles,  screw- 
like  in  form,  are  in  constant  whirling  motion.  Reference  will  also  be  found  to 
lightning  and  thunder;  St.  Elmo's  fires;  summer  lightning;  the  ringing  of 
bells  and  firing  of  guns  during  a  thunderstorm. 

1293. Discours   de  la   methode  pour  bien   conduire   sa  raison,   et 

chercher  la  verite  dans  les  sciences.  Plus  la  dioptrique  et  les 
meteores  qui  sont  des  essais  de  cette  methode.  294  pp.-|-l3  1. 
Sm.  4to.  Paris,  Henry  le  Gras.  Paris,  1658 

The    first    edition    appeared    in    1637.      Lightning   and    thunder,    p.    236;    St. 
Elmo's  fires,  a  good  omen,  p.  239;  thunder-clouds  broken  up  by  ringing  bells 
and  firing  guns,  p.  245. 
—See  also  118. 

130.  Helmont,  Joh(ann)  Bapt(ist)  van.  (1577-1644.)  A  ternary  of 
paradoxes,  the  magnetick  cure  of  wounds,  nativity  of  tartar 
in  wine,  image  of  God  in  man.  Written  originally  by  Joh. 
Bapt.  Van  Helmont,  translated,  illustrated,  and  ampliated  by 
W  (alter)  Charleton.  26  1.+I47  pp.  Sm.  4to.  London,  J. 
Flesher,  for  William  Leo.  London,  1650 

This  quaint  work  of  the  renowned  Dutch  alchemist  treats  of  supposed 
curative  powers  of  the  lodestone  together  with  a  few  of  its  real  properties. 
PP-  39-43-  On  p.  77  of  this  translation  by  Dr.  Charleton  the  noun  electricity 
occurs  for  the  second  time  in  the  singular  number;  Sir  Thomas  Browne  used 
the  term  both  in  the  singular  and  plural  in  1646  (See  123).  The  term 

119 


'34 


Tlxjecret  andfwift 


Home  to  difcovci1  the  irruption  of  the 
enemy. 

There  is  another  experiment  to  this 
purpofe  mentioned  by  fralchius ,  who 
thinks  it  poflible  fp  to  contrive  a  trunk 
or  hollow  pipe ,  that  it  (hall  preferve 
the  voice  entirely  for  certain  houres  or 
days  •,  fo  that  a  man  may  fend  his  words 
to  a  friend  inftead  of  his  writing.  There 
being  always  a  cercainc  fpacc  of  inter- 
mifsion  •  for  the  paflage  of  the  voice, 
betwixt  its  going  into  thefe  cavities, 
and  its  comming  out  •,  hee  conceives, 
that  if  both  ends  were  feafonably  flop- 
ped, whilft  the  found  was  in  the  midft, 
it  would  continue  there  till  it  had  fomc 
vent.  Hutc  tufa  verb  A  noflra  irtfitfurremuf, 
&  cum  f robe  munitqr  tabeffario  commit- 
tamtu ,  &c .  When  the  friend  to  whom 
it  is  fent,  fhall  receive  and  open  it,  the 
words  fhall  come  out  diftindly,  and  in 
the  fame  order  wherein  they  were  fpo- 
ken.  From  fuch  a  contrivance  as  this, 
(faith  the  fame  Authour)  did  Menus 
Magnus  make  his  Image,  and  Frier  Ba- 
«w,  his  brazen  Head ,  to  utter  certainc 

words. 


117.  WILKINS. 


120 


CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

hypnotick    occurs,   p.    81.      To   van   Helmont   we   are   indebted   for   the   term 
gas,  "geist."     (See  Nos.  85,  113,  119,  141,  152.) 
— See  also   152. 

131.  Gilbert,  William.     (1544-1603.)     Guilielmi  Gilberti  Colcestrensis, 

medici  regii,  De  mundo  nostro  sublunari  philosophia  nova. 
Opus  posthumum,  ab  auctoris  fratre  collectum  pridem  et 
dispositum,  nunc  ex  duobus  MSS.  codicibus  editum,  ex  museio 
viri  perillustris  Guilielmi  Boswelli  Equitis  aurati,  etc.,  et  ora- 
toris  apud  Foederatos  Belgas  Angli.  7  l.+3i6  pp.+2  1.,  i 
plate,  ill.  4to.  Amstelodami,  apud  Ludovicum  Elzevirium. 

Amsterdam,  1651 

This  work  was  published  forty-eight  years  after  Gilbert's  death,  having  been 
edited    by   his   brother,    William   Gilbert    of    Melford;    or,    as    some    say,    by 
John    Gruter,    the    great    humanist    and    critic.      Gilbert's    aversion    for    the 
philosophy  of  Aristotle  is  well  shown  throughout. 
— See  also  72. 

132.  Reael,  Laurens.     (fl.  1650.)     Observatien  of  ondervindingen  aen 

de  magneetsteen  en  de  magnetische  kracht  der  aerde.  Quibus 
adjunctae  sunt  celeberrimi  Professoris  D.  Casparis  Barlaei 
Causae  et  rationes  observationum  earundem  magneticarum. 
8  l.+gi  pp.,  ill.  I2tno.  t'Amsteldam,  Lodowijck  Spillebout. 

Amsterdam,  1651 

Collection  of  magnetic  experiments  made  by  the  author.  The  earth  as  a 
great  magnet,  p.  20;  polarity  of  the  compass-needle,  p.  48;  distinction  between 
magnetic  and  electric  attraction,  p.  77.  The  propositions  are  stated  in  Latin, 
the  explanations  are  given  in  Dutch. 

133*.  Riccioli,  G(iovanni)  B(attista).  (1598-1671.)  Almagestum 
novum.  Astronomiam  veterem  novamque  continens  observa- 
tionibus  aliorum,  et  propriis  novisque  theorematibus,  pro- 
blematibus,  ac  tabulis  promotam  in  tres  tomos  distributam 
quorum  argumentum  sequens  pagina  explicabit.  Vol.  I  (com- 
plete in  3  parts),  ill.  Folio.  Bononiae,  ex  typographia 
Haeredis  Victorii  Renatij.  Bologna,  1651 

Voluminous  work  on  astronomy  in  which  the  author,  an  Italian  Jesuit, 
adduces  reasons  against  the  Copernican  system. 

134.  Ross,  Alexander.  (1590-1654.)  Arcana  Microscosmi;  or,  The 
hid  secrets  of  man's  body  disclosed;  first  in  an  anatomical 
duel  between  Aristotle  and  Galen  about  the  parts  thereof, 
secondly  by  a  discovery  of  the  strange  diseases,  symptomes 
and  accidents  of  man's  body.  With  a  refutation  of  Doctor 
Brown's  vulgar  errors  and  the  ancient  opinions  vindicated. 
7  1.+292  pp.  24mo.  London,  Thomas  Newcomb.  London,  1651 

Reference  to  the  mariner's  compass,  p.  274. 

136.  Nicols,  Thomas,  (fl.  1659.)  A  lapidary;  or,  The  history  of 
precious  stones  with  cautions  for  the  undeceiving  of  all  those 
that  deal  with  precious  stones.  15  1+239  pp.  tab.  Sm.  4to. 
Thomas  Buck.  London,  i~652 

Interesting    matter    about    amber    and    jet,    pp.    165-172;    the    lodestone,    pp. 
195-207.      The    work    was    reprinted    in    1653    and    1659    with    different    title 
pages. 
1—9  121 


Book  i.          and  (Common  Errors. 


doxis,  cxtra&cththc  rnaeiftery  of  wine,  after  foure  moncthsdige- 
flion  in  horfedungc,  expofing  it  onto  the  extremity  of  cold ,  whereby 
the  aqueous  parts  will  freeze,  but  the  Spirit  retyre  and  be  found  un- 
congcalcd  in  the  center. 

Againe,,  the  difference  of  their  concretion  is  not  without  reafon, 
collectible  from  their  diflbJutiofl,  which  being  many  waycs  perform' 
able  in  Ice ,  is  not  in  the  fame  manner  effected  in  Cryfbll.  Now  the 
caufes  of  liquation  arc  contrary  to  thofc  of  concrction,and  as  the  atoms 
and  indivifiblc  parcels  arc  united ,  fo  arc  they  in  anoppofite  way  dif- 
joyned  .That  which  is  concreted  by  exficcation  or  cxpreffion  of  humi- 
diiy,wil  bercfolvecfby  humcaation,as  earthjdirt,and  clay5that  which 
is  coagulated  by  a'fiery  ficcity ,  will  fuffer  colliquation  from  an  aque- 
ous humidity,  as  fait  and  fugar ,  which  arceafily  diflblublc  in  water, 
but  not  without  difficulty  in  oylc,  and  well  rcdificd  fpirits  cf  wine. 
That  which  is  concreated  by  cold ,  will  diflblvc  by  a  moid  heat ,  if  it 
confi  ft  of  watery  parts,  as  Gums,Arabick,Tragacanth,  Ammoniac, 
and  others,  in  an  ayrie  heat  or  oyle,  as  all  rcfinous  bodies,  Tuipentine, 
Pitch,and  Frankincenfc-,in  both  as  gummy  rcfinous  bodies,  Maftickr, 
Camphirc,  and  Storax;  in  neither ,  as  neucralls  and  bodies  anomalous 
hereto,  as  Bdellium,  Myrrhe  and  others.  Some  by  a  violent  dry  heat, 
asmcttalls,  which  although  corrodible  by  wafers ,  yet  will  thjiy  not 
fuffer  a  liquation  from  the  powcrfullcft  heat,  communicable  unto  that 
element.  Some  will  diflblvc  by  this  heat  although  their  ingredients 
be  earthy,  as  glaffe ,  whofe  materialls  are  fine  fand ,  and  the  afbcs  of 
Chali  or  Fcarne }  and  fo  will  fait  runne  with  fire,  although  it  bee  con- 
created  by  hear ,  and  this  way  alone  may  bee  effected  a  liquation  in 
Cryftall,but  not  without  feme  difficulty  j  that  is,  calcination  or  redu- 
cing it  by  Artc ,  into  a  fubtile  powder ,  by  which  way  and  a  vitre. 
ou$commixture,glaflcs  are  fometime  made  hereof,and  it  becomes  the 
chiefeft  ground  for  artificiall  and  factitious  gcmmes5but  the  fame  way 
of  folution  is  common  alfo  unto  many  ftoncs,and  not  only  Bcrylls  and 
Cornelians ,  but  flints  and  pebbles ,  arc  fubjctf  unto  fufion ,  and  will 
runne  like  glaffc  in  fire. 

But  kc  will  diflblvc  in  any  way  of  heat ,  for  it  will  diflblve  with 
fire,  it  will  colliquate  in  water,  or  warme  oyle;  nor  doth  it  only  fubmit 
to  an  adiuall  heat ,  but  not  endure  the  potcntiall  calidity  of  many  wa- 
ters-, for  it  will  prcfcntly  diflblvc  \n  JfHtfirt*  i  fp.  ofvifricll,  fait  or 
tartar ,  nor  will  it  long  continue  its  fixation  in  fpints  of  wine ,  a$  may 
beobferved  in  Ice  injected  therein. 

Againe,  the  concretion  of  Ice  will  not  endure  a  dry  attrition  with- 
out liquation  •,  for  if  it  be  rubbed  long  with  a  cloth  it  mclfcth  ,  but 
Cryftall  will  calefy  unto  elcdricity ,  that  is  a  power  to  attta<3  ftrawcs 
or  light  bodies,  and  convert  the  needle  freely  placed  ;  which  is  a  de- 
clarcracnt  of  very  different  parts ,  wherein  weeilullaot  ar  prcfenf 
G  i  inlarpe. 


123.  BROWNE.     (Reduced.) 


122 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

137.  Charleton,     Walter.       (1619-1707.)       Physiologia     Epicuro-Gas- 

sendo-Charltoniana;  or,  A  fabrick  of  science  natural,  upon  the 
hypothesis  of  atoms,  Founded  by  Epicurus,  Repaired  by 
Petrus  Gassendus,  Augmented  by  Walter  Charleton.  Part 
i  (all  published.)  475  pp.,  ill.  Folio.  London,  Tho.  New- 
comb,  for  Thomas  Heath.  London,  1654 
Comprehensive  inquiry  into  the  nature  of  things.  Electrical  attraction,  p. 
345;  the  torpedo,  p.  375;  Grandami  criticized,  p.  410;  magnetic  declination,  p. 
410;  magnetic  polarity,  p.  411. 

138.  Descartes,   Rene,      (du   Perron.)      (Renatus    Cartesius.)      (1596- 

1650.)  Meditationes  de  prima  philosophia,  in  quibus  Dei  exi- 
stentia,  et  animae  humanae  a  corpore  distinctio,  demon- 
strantur.  His  adjunctae  sunt  variae  objectiones  doctorum 
virorum  in  istas  de  Deo  et  anima  demonstrationes;  cum  re- 
sponsionibus  authoris.  Cum  appendice;  Epistola  ad  Gisbertum 
Voetium.  6  1.  + 191 4- 164+88  pp.  Amstelodami,  apud  Ludo- 
vicum  Elzevirium.  Amsterdam,  1654 

Metaphysical  work  in  which  the  author  demonstrates  the  fundamental  prin- 
ciples of  religion  and  philosophy;  first  edition,   1641. 
— See  also  118. 

139.  Regius,  Henricus.     (Le   Roy.)      (1598-1679.)     Philosophia  natu- 

ralis.  Editio  secunda,  priore  multo  locupletior  et  emendatior. 
22  1.+442  pp.,  ill.  4to.  Amstelodami,  apud  Ludovicum  Elze- 
virium. Amsterdam,  1654 

General  properties  of  magnets  with  illustrations,   pp.  206-221.     The  illustra- 
tions are  noteworthy,  particularly  the  one  on  p.  207,  which  shows  the  lines 
of  force  around  the  magnet  as  well  as  the  lines  of  induction  through  it,  cf. 
Principia  Philosophiae  of  Descartes,  2nd  edition,  p.  266.     (See  No.  128.) 
— See  also   124. 

140.  Albertus    Magnus.      (1205-1280.)      De    secretis    mulierum,    item 

de  virtutibus  herbarum  lapidum  et  animalium.  358  pp.+7  1. 
i6mo.  Amstelodami,  apud  Jodocum  Janssonium. 

Amsterdam,  1655 

Work    on    herbs    and    animals;    reference    to    one    of    the    mythical    prop- 
erties of  the  lodestone,  p.  144. 
— See  also  3. 

141.  Irvine,  C(hristopher).    (1638-1685.)    Medicina  magnetica,  or,  The 

rare  and  wonderful  art  of  curing  by  sympathy  laid  open  in 
aphorismes;  proved  in  conclusions;  and  digested  into  an  easy 
method,  drawn  from  both;  wherein  the  connexion  of  the 
causes  and  effects  of  these  strange  operations  are  more  fully 
discovered  than  heretofore.  All  cleared  and  confirmed  by 
pithy  reasons,  true  experiments,  and  pleasant  relations;  pre- 
served and  published  as  a  masterpiece  in  this  skill.  6  1.+ 
no  pp.,  I2mo.  Edinburgh,  C.  Higgins.  Edinburgh,  1656 

Among  subjects  treated  are:  "A  magical  magnetisme  out  of  the  famous 
Van  Helmont";  "The  magical  magnetisme  of  the  tarantula";  "The  magnetisme 
of  the  magnet."  This  last  is  an  unimportant  paragraph  about  the 
lodestone.  (See  No.  130.) 

123 


PHYSIOLOGIA 

Epicuro-GaiTendo-Charltoniana 

OR 

A    FABRICK 

OF 

SCIENCE  NATURAL. 

Upon  the  Hypothefis  of 

ATOMS. 

Founded      X   (EP1CVRVS, 

Repaired     >byJPETRVS  GASSENDVS, 

Augmented)    (WALTER  CHAR.LETON, 

Dr.  in  Medicine ,  and  Pby  fician  to  the  late 
CH/lKLES,  Monarch  of 

Great-  Britain. 

The  FIRST  PART. 


Fcrnehus,  in  prxfat.  ad  lib.  2.  de  Abditis  rerum  Cauffis. 

Attmes  vttt  rti  \*m  ridtmus  ,  miramurfr  Htfibiquifyiumferfiuferit,  Ctrftr/tqint- 
dun  f  olid  *,  *tq»e  individtt*  ,  for  tint  A  ill  A  concur  fiont  ,  res  mugnnitdint  immenfa^ 
VMritt*ttm»ltit*din!:q\  infnitas^  etnnemi];  abftlttifsimum  h»nc  Mundt  trna  urn 
tffecifle.  At  (trie,  ft  Demerit  us  mortem  cum  vita  (tmmitare  ftjfet  ,  multo  tcrtm 
£*t,  yu  fHttjnm  Elttninta,  fuo  more  ridtrtt, 


LONDON, 

Printed  by  T/;o  :  O^evpcomb^  for  Thomu  Heath, 
are  to  be  fold  at  his  fhop  in  Duffel  facet, 

necr  the  Piawa  of  C  event-Gar  den. 
•  ^5- 


137.  CHARLETON.    (Reduced.) 
124 


CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

142.  Schott,     Caspar.        (1608-1666.)        Mechanica     hydraulico-pneu- 

matica,  qua  praeterquam  quod  aequi  dementi  natura,  pro- 
prietas,  vis  motrix,  atque  occultus  cum  acre  conflictus,  a 
primis  fundamentis  demonstratur:  omnis  quoque  generis  ex- 
perimenta  Hydraulico-pneumatica  recluduntur:  et  absoluta 
machinarum  aqua  et  acre  animandarum  ratio  ac  methodus 
praescribitur  Opus  bipartitum.  Accessit  experimentum 
novum  magdeburgicum  quo  vaccuum  alii  stabilire,  alii  ever- 
tere  conantur.  16  1+488  pp.+8 1.,  ill.,  58  pi.  4to.  Herbipoli, 
excudebat  Henricus  Pigrin.  Wursburg,  1657 

Part  i.,  p.  354,  description  of  Kircher's  magnetic  device  to  show  the  hour  of 
the  day.     Part  ii.,  p.  444,  contains  the  first  printed  account  of  von  Guericke's 
air-pumps  and  some  experiments  made  with  it,  showing  the  pressure  of  air 
(the  half-title  bears  the  date  1658).     (See  No.  170.) 
— See  also   150,    issbis,   159,   184,   190,   531. 

143.  Turner,    Robert,      (fl.    1654-1665.)      An    astrological    catechisme 

wherein  the  art  of  judicial  astrology  is  fully  demonstrated  by 
way  of  question  and  answer.  Written  originally  in  Latin. 
Collected  and  Englished  by  R.  Turner,  pp.  141-168.  I2mo. 
London,  J.  Cottrel.  London,  1657 

A  series  of  questions  on  astrology  with  answers. 

144. Ars  notoria:  the  notory  art  of  Solomon  shewing  the  caba- 

listical  key  of  magical  operations,  the  liberal  sciences,  divine 
revelation,  and  the  art  of  memory.  Whereunto  is  added:  An 
astrological  catechism,  etc.  (See  No.  143.)  168  pp.  I2mo. 
London,  J.  Cottrel.  London,  1657 

Bombastic  work;  sympathetic  compasses  and  their  uses,  p.   136. 

145.  Digby,  (Sir)  Kenelm.  (1603-1665.)  A  late  discourse  made  in 
a  solemne  assembly  of  nobles  and  learned  men  at  Montpellier 
in  France  touching  the  cure  of  wounds  by  the  powder  of 
sympathy,  with  instructions  how  to  make  the  said  powder, 
whereby  many  other  secrets  of  nature  are  unfolded.  Ren- 
dered out  of  French  into  English  by  R.  White.  5  1.  +  I52  pp. 
-|-i  1.  i6mo.  London,  for  R.  Lowndes  and  T.  Davis. 

London,  1658 

The  cure  of  wounds  by  the  powder  of  sympathy  has  been  ranked  among 
the  follies  of  science;  p.  54  contains  a  reference  to  magnetic  and  electric 
attractions;  p.  95,  to  acoustical  resonance;  p.  112,  to  ripples  produced  on  th<j 
surface  of  water  in  a  glass  vessel  when  rubbed  with  the  finger.  (See  No. 
152.)  A  French  edition  was  printed  the  same  year  as  this  first  English 
edition. 
—See  also  156. 

I46f.  Boyle,  Robert.  (1627-1691.)  The  sceptical  chymist,  or  Chy- 
mico-Physical  doubts  and  paradoxes  touching  the  Stagyrist's 
principles  commonly  call'd  hypostatical  as  they  are  wont  to 
be  propos'd  and  defended  by  the  generality  of  Alchymists. 
Whereunto  is  praemis'd  part  of  another  discourse  relating  to 

125 


NATVRALIS   LIBER  III.  107 

quidcm  prazterpropter  ,fed  diveifos  tamen  meatus,  di- 
verfafquefibrillas  tenuiflimas  in  iis  eminences ,  &  diver- 
finiode  inclinatas*  atquc  ad  figuram  &  cranfitum  fuum  a- 
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126 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

the  same  subject.  13  1.+436  pp.,  I2tno.  London,  J.  Caldwell, 
for  J.  Crooke.  London,  1661 

First   edition,    now   very    rare.      In   this   work,    Boyle   seeks   to   subvert   the 
accepted  theory  of  matter.     His  atoms  have  different  forms  and  sizes. 
— See  also  154,  163,  167,  172,  174,  178,  187,  203. 

147.  Glanvill,  Jos(eph).  (1636-1680.)  The  vanity  of  dogmatizing; 
or,  Confidence  in  opinions,  manifested  in  a  discourse  of  the 
shortness  and  uncertainty  of  our  knowledge  and  its  causes. 
With  some  reflections  on  peripateticism,  and  an  apology  for 
philosophy.  16  1.+25O  pp.+3  1.,  I2mo.  London,  for  Henry 
Eversden.  London,  1661 

Magnetic  telegraphy  possible,  p.  203;  magnetic  cure  of  wounds,  p.  207.  Glan- 
vill was  an  eminent  divine  and  Fellow  of  the  Royal  Society. 

1473. Scepsis  Scientifica,  or  Confest  ignorance,  the  way  to  sci- 
ence; in  an  essay  of  the  vanity  of  dogmatizing,  and  confident 
opinion,  with  a  reply  to  the  exceptions  of  the  learned  Thomas 
Albius.  2  parts.  17  l.-f  184  pp.+8  1.+Q2  pp.  Sm.  4to.  London, 
Henry  Eversden.  London,  1665 

Extension  of  the  author's  "Vanity  of  Dogmatizing;"  sympathetic  magnetic 
telegraphy  possible,  p.  149.  The  second  part  has  a  separate  title  page,  with 
an  "i"  under  the  "e"  of  Scire.  (See  No.  i4?b.) 

i47b. Scire  tuum  nihil  est;  or,  The  author's  defence  of  the  vanity 

of  dogmatizing  against  the  exceptions  of  the  learned  Tho. 
Albius  in  his  late  Sciri.  8  1.+Q2  pp.  Sm.  4to.  London,  for 
Henry  Eversden.  London,  1665 

Critique  of  the  philosophy  of  Aristotle. 

148.*    Conradi,  Elias  ( )  and  Joh.  Christophorus  Laurentius. 

( .)     Ex  physicis.     De  igne.     81.     Sm.  4to.     Witte- 

berge,  J.  Haken.  Wittenberg,  1662 

Pamphlet  on  fire  as  one  of  the  elements. 

149.  Descartes,    Rene    (du    Perron).      (Renatus    Cartesius.)      (1596- 

1650.)  De  homine  figuris  et  latinitate  donatus  a  Florentio 
Schuyl.  18  1.+I2I  pp.,  10  plates.  4to.  Lugduni  Batavorum, 
apud  Fr.  Moyardum  &  Petrum  Leffen.  Leyden,  1662 

A  short  treatise  on  physiology. 
— See  also  118. 

150.  Schott,    Caspar.      (1608-1666.)      Physica    curiosa,    sive   mirabilia 

naturae  et  artis  libri  XII  comprehensa,  quibus  pleraq;  quae 
de  angelis,  daemonibus,  hominibus,  spectris,  energumenis, 
monstris,  portentis,  animalibus,  meteoris,  etc.,  rara  arcana, 
curiosaque  circumferuntur,  ad  veritatis  trutinam  expenduntur, 
variis  ex  historia  ac  philosophia  petitis  disquisitionibus  ex- 
cutiuntur,  et  innumeris  exemplis  illustrantur.  31  l.-|-i583  pp.-(- 
15  1.,  pi.  Sm.  4to.  Herbipoli,  sumptibus  Johannis  Andreae 
Endteri,  per  J.  Hertz.  Wurzburg,  1662 

Voluminous  work  of  the  distinguished  German  Jesuit  on  the  wonders  of 
animate  nature  and  of  physical  phenomena.  St.  Elmo's  fires  occurring  singly 
forebode  evil,  pp.  1428-1431;  lightning  and  thunder,  p.  1453;  thunder-stone,  p, 

127 


142.  SCHOTT.    (Reduced.) 
128 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1467;  trees  liable  to  be  struck  by  lightning,  p.  1469;  odor  caused  by  lightning- 
flash,  p.  1457;  rarity  of  electric  storms  in  winter,  p.  1456. 
— See  also  142. 

151.  Westen,      Wynant      van.        ( .  )        Mathematische      ver- 

maecklyckheden,  te  samen  ghevoeght  van  verscheyden 
ghenuchelijcke  ende  voertighe  werkstucken.  3  parts.  (Deel 
I.  by  H.  van  Etten),  ill.  I2mo.  Arnheim,  Jacob  van 
Briesen.  Arnheim,  1662-1663 

The  lodestone,   p.    125;   Mahomet's  coffin,   p.    127;   sympathetic  compasses,   p. 
128;  attractive  power  of  lodestone  may  be  increased,  p.   129    (parts  2  and  3 
are  dated  1662).     (See  No.   1711.) 
— See  also  93. 

152.  Theatrum  sympatheticum  auctum,  exhibens  varies  authores,  de 

pulvere  sympathetico  quidem:  Digbaeum,  Straussinum, 
Papinium,  et  Mohyum  de  unguento  vero  armario:  Goclenium, 
Robertum,  Helmontium.  Praemittitur  his  Sylvestri  Rattrij 
aditus  ad  Sympathiam  et  anti-pathiam  descriptionem  simul 
exponens.  (Edited  by  A.  Tentzel).  4  1.+722  pp.+2i  1.  4to. 
Norimbergae,  apud  Johan.  Andream  Endterum. 

Nuremberg,  1662 

Collection  of  tracts  by  different  authors  on  the  Weapon  Salve  and  the 
Powder  of  Sympathy.  Frequent  references  to  amber  and  the  magnet;  sym- 
thetic  compasses,  p.  546.  (See  Nos.  113,  119,  130,  145.) 

153.  Harvey,    Gideon,    (also    Harvy.)      (1640    (?)-i7oo.)      Archelogia 

philosophica  nova,  or,  New  principles  of  philosophy  containing 
Philosophy  in  general,  Metaphysicks,  or  Ontology;  Dynami- 
logy,  or  A  discourse  of  power;  Religio  philosophi,  or  Natural 
theology;  Physicks,  or  Natural  philosophy.  25  1+103  pp.-fi28 
pp.-)-i  1.-J-44I  pp.,  ill.  Sm.  4to.  London,  for  Samuel  Thom- 
son. London,  1663 

Properties  of  the  magnet,  the  sailing  compass,  magnetic  effluvium,  pp. 
240-260.  The  author  was  an  eminent  physician. 

154.  Boyle,  Robert.    (1627-1691.)     Some  considerations  touching  the 

usefulness  of  experimental  natural  philosophy.  Second  edi- 
tion. (Edited  by  R.  Sharrock),  2  vols.  Sm.  4to.  Oxford,  for 
R.  Davis.  Oxford,  1664-1671 

Writers   on   magnetism,   p.    15;   magnetic   phenomena,   p.   226.     Only  Part   i. 
belongs  to  the  second  edition;  the  first  edition  was  published  in  1663. 
— See   also    146. 

155.  Power,     Henry.       (1623-1668.)       Experimental     philosophy,     in 

three  books  containing  new  experiments — microscopical,  mer- 
curial, magnetical  with  some  deductions,  and  probable  hy- 
potheses raised  from  them  in  avouchment  and  illustration 
of  the  now  famous  atomical  hypothesis.  12  1.  +  I93  pp.,  ill., 
2  plates.  Sm.  4to.  London,  for  John  Martin  &  J.  Allestry. 

London,  1664 

The  author  refutes,  pp.  153-170,  Grandami,  who  strove  to  prove  the  im- 
mobility of  the  earth  by  reason  of  its  being  a  colossal  globular  magnet.  (Each 
book  has  a  separate  title-page,  dated  1663.) 

129 


DOGMATIZING.    205 

courfe  is  a  reputed  'imptfibility ,  but 
yet  there  are  fome  hints  in  natural  ope- 
rations that  give  us  probability  that  'tis 
feafible,  and  may  be  compaft  without 
unwarrantable  alfiftance  from  V&moniack 
tpjrrefpondence.  That  a  couple  of  Needles 
equally  toucht  by  the  fame  magnet •,  be- 
ing fet  in  two  Dyals  exa&ly  proportioned 
to  each  other  >  and  circumfcribed  by  the 
Letters  of  the  Alphabet,  may  effe&  this 
magnate^  iiath  confiderable  authorities  to 
avouch  it.   The  manner  of  it  is  thus  re- 
prefented.     Let  the  friends  that  would 
communicate    take  each  a  Dyal  :    and 
Having  appointed  a  time  for  their  Sywfa* 
tbetick    conference  ;    let  one  move  his 
impregnate  Needle  to  any  letter  in  the 
4lpbabet.>   and  its  affected  fellow   will 
precifely  refpeft  the  fame.  So  that  would 
I  know  what  my  friend  would  acquaint 
me  with ;  'tis  but  obferving  the  letters 
that  are  pointed  at  by  my  Needle,  and 
in  their  order  tranfcribing  them   from 
their  fympathized  Index  3  as  its  motion 
dire&'s  :  and  I  maybe  afifured  that  my 
friend  defcribedthe  fame  with  his:  and 
that  the  words  on  my  paper,  are  of  his 


147.  GLANVILL. 


130 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

i55fbis.  Schott,  Caspar.  (1608-1666.)  Technica  curiosa,  sive  mira- 
bilia  artis,  libris  xii.  22  1.-J-IO44  pp.+8  1.,  ill.,  portrait.  Sra. 
4to.  Norimbergae,  sumptibus  Johannis  Andreae  Endteri  & 
Wolfgang!  junioris  Haeredum.  Nuremberg,  1664 

The  subjects  treated  are  as  follows:  Guericke's  Magdeburg  experiments; 
Boyle's  experiments;  experiments  of  Torricelli  and  others  with  mercury 
vacua;  hydro-pneumatic  experiments;  mechanical  marvels;  secret  writing; 
problems  in  cyclometry;  chronometers;  perpetual  motion;  miscellaneous  mar- 
vels; cabalistic  writing.  The  portrait  is  that  of  John  Philip,  Archbishop  of 
Mayence,  to  whom  there  is  a  poetical  dedication.  The  end  sheet  gives  a 
list  to  date  of  the  works  of  this  voluminous  writer,  which  number  thirteen, 
all  published  between  1657  and  1664. 
— See  also  142. 

156.  Digby,  (Sir)   Kenelm.     (1603-1665.)     Two  treatises:  in  the  one 

of  which  the  nature  of  bodies;  in  the  other,  the  nature  of 
man's  soule  is  looked  into:  in  way  of  discovery  of  the  im- 
mortality of  reasonable  soules.  24  l.-)-429  pp.-f-5  1.  +  I45  pp. 
Sm.  4to.  London,  for  John  Williams.  London,  1665 

The  artificial  theories  of  Kenelm  Digby,  like  those  of  Descartes,  his  friend, 
have  long  been  abandoned.  Odor  emitted  by  electrical  bodies,  p.  ai6', 
Cabaeus  criticised,  p.  216;  the  lodestone,  p.  218;  induction  due  to  earth,  p. 
242 ;  variation  of  magnetic  declination,  p.  250.  First  treatise,  preface  dated 
1644.  Second  treatise,  title-page  dated  1645.  The  first  edition  was  printed 
in  Paris,  1644;  the  second  edition  in  London,  1658. 
— See  also  145. 

157.  Jonston,    Joh(ann.)       (1603-1675.)      Thaumatographia    naturalis 

in  decem  classes  distincta.  Editio  altera.  495  pp.+3  1.  i6mo. 
Amstelodami,  apud  Johannem  Janssonium.  Amsterdam,  1665 

Work  on  natural  wonders.  Chap.  xv.  is  devoted  to  the  lodestone.  The  line 
of  no  magnetic  declination  is  given  on  p.  150  as  lying  10°  west  of  the 
Fortunate  Isles  (the  Canaries). 

158.  Kircher,    Athanasius.      (1601-1680.)      Magneticum    Naturae    reg- 

num,  sive  disceptatio  Physiologica  De  triplici  in  Natura  rerum 
Magnete,  juxta  triplicem  eiusdem  Naturae  gradum  digesto 
Inanimato  Animate  Sensitive  Qua  Occultae  prodigiosarum 
quarundam  motionum  vires  et  proprietates,  quae  in  triplici 
Naturae  oeconomia  nonnullis  in  corporibus  noviter  detectis 
obseruantur,  in  apertam  lucem  eruuntur,  et  luculentis  argu- 
mentis,  experientia  duce,  demonstrantur.  Ad  Inclytum,  et 
Eximium  Virum  Alexandrum  Fabianum  Novi  orbis  Indi- 
genam.  10  1.+20I  pp.+3  1.  I2mo.  Amstelodami,  ex  officina 
Johannis  Janssonii  a  Waesberge  et  Viduae  Elizei  Weyerstraet. 

Amsterdam,  1667 

The  author  holds  that  every  material  in  the  world,  organic  or  inorganic, 
is  magnetic — i.e.,  has  some  power  of  attracting  or  repelling.  Hence  the 
division  into  animal  magnetism  and  mineral  magnetism.  The  sun  is  con- 
sidered to  be  the  most  magnetic  of  all  bodies.  See  Sees.  ii.  and  Hi.,  also 
the  title-page. 
— See  also  102. 


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158.  KIRCHER.    (See  No.  4377.) 


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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

159.  (Schott,  Caspar.)     (1608-1666.)     Joco-Seriorum  naturae  et  artis 

sive  magiae  naturalis  centuriae  tres  (auctore  Aspasio  Cara- 
mueli,  i.e.,  Caspar  Schctt):  cui  accessit  Diatribe  de  Crucibus 
(A.  Kircheri).  3  1.+3O4  pp.+i  l.+pp.  305-363+4  1.,  22  plates. 
4to.  Francofurti,  apud  Joannem  Arnoldum  Cholinum. 

Frankfort,  1667 

Collection  of  curious  experiments  in  physics  and  secret  writing. 

— See  also   102,  142. 

160.  Descartes,    Rene,      (du   Perron.)      (Renatus    Cartesius.)      (1596- 

1650.)  Epistolae;  partim  ab  auctore  Latino  sermone  con- 
scriptae,  partim  ex  Gallico  translatae.  2  parts  in  I  vol.,  ill., 
pi.  4to.  Londini,  impensis  Job.  Dunmore.  London,  1668 

These  letters  contain  references  to  magnetic  phenomena.    Part  i.,  p.  101;  Part 
ii.,  pp.   150,  202,  365,  and  403. 
— See  also  118. 

161.  Leotaud,  Vincent.     (1595-1672.)     Magnetologia  in  qua  exponitur 

nova  de  magneticis  philosophia.  2  1. -4-420  pp.4-3  1.,  ill.  4to. 
Lugduni,  sumptibus  Laurentii  Anisson.  Lyons,  1668 

Scholarly  work  of  the  French  Jesuit  on  the  magnet.  Unable  to  explain  dec- 
lination, p.  201;  armed  magnets,  p.  274;  effect  of  magnets  on  iron,  p.  296; 
magnetic  clock,  p.  393. 

162.  Palladius.     (368-430.)     Palladius  de  gentibus  Indiae  et  Bragmani- 

bus  Graece  et  Latine.  S.  Ambrosius  de  moribus  Brachmano- 
rum.  Anonymus  de  Bragmanibus.  Quorum  priorem  et  po- 
stremum  nunc  primum  in  lucem  protulit  ex  bibliotheca  regia 
Edoardus  Bissaeus.  23  l.  +  ioa  pp.  4to.  Londini,  excudebat  T. 
Roycroft.  London,  1668 

The  lodestone  attracts  the  nails  of  ships;  nails  replaced  by  wooden  pegs 
in  vessels  sailing  for  Tapiobane.  Palladius  was  successively  Bishop  of 
Helenopolis  and  of  Aspona  in  Galatia.  See  pp.  4  and  59. 

163.  Boyle,   Robert.     (1627-1691.)     Defensio   doctrinae   de   elatere  et 

gravitate  aeris  propositae  a  Robert  Boyle,  in  novis  ipsius 
physico-mechanicis  experimentis  adversus  objectiones.  Fran- 
cisci  Lini  ubi  etiam  objectoris  funicularis  hypothesis  exami- 
natur,  eaque  occasione  nova  quaedam  experimenta  adduntur, 
ab  autore  supradictorum  experimentorum.  15  1.+I76  pp.+ 
5  1.  i  plate.  i6mo.  Roterdami,  ex  officina  Arnoldi  Leers. 

Rotterdam,  1669 

Defense  of  the  author's  views  on  the  properties  of  air,  especially  its  weight 
and  elasticity. 

164. Nova  experimenta  physico-mechanica  de  vi  aeris  elastica  et 

ejusdem  effectibus,  facta  maximam  partem  in  nova  machina 
pneumatica  ad  (nepotem  suum)  D.  Carolum  literis  pridem 
transmissa,  ex  Anglico  in  Latinam  noviter  conversa.  12  l.-f- 
351  PP-+4  !•>  l  plate.  i6mo.  Roterdami,  ex  officina  Arnoldi 
Leers.  Rotterdam,  1669 

Magnet  in  vacuo,  p.  85;  magnetic  effluvia,  p.  101. 

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165 Paradoxa  hydrostatica  novis  experimentis  evicta.     Nuper  ex 

anglico  sermone   in  latinum  versa.     23  1+240  pp.,  3  plates. 
i6mo.     Roterdami,  ex  officina  Arnoldi  Leers.    Rotterdam,  1670 
Phenomena  and  laws  of  hydrostatics  discussed.     English  edition,  1666. 
— See  also  146. 

166.  Lana,  Francesco;  (Lana-Terzi) ;  (Tertius  de  Lanis).  (1631-1687.) 
Prodrome  ouero  saggio  di  alcune  inuentioni  nuoue  premesso 
all'Arte  Maestra  Opera  che  prepara  il  P.  Francesco  Lana 
Bresciano  della  Compagnia  di  Giesu:  Per  mostrare  li  piu  re- 
conditi  principij  della  Naturale  Filosofia,  riconosciuti  con  ac- 
curata  Theorica,  nelle  piu  segnalate  inuentioni,  ed  isperienze 
sin'hora  ritrouate  da  gli  scrittori  di  questa  materia  et  altre 
nuoue  dell'  autore  medesimo.  4  1+252  pp.,  20  plates.  Folio. 
Brescia,  per  li  Rizzardi.  Brescia,  1670 

Signaling  by  means  of  lights  and  flags,  p.  44;  method  of  weighing  air,  p. 
52;  balloons,  p.  57;  thermometer  invented  by  author,  p.  64;  hygrometer,  p. 
68;  telescope,  p.  169;  microscope,  p.  214;  air-ships  and  other  inventions 
illustrated.  The  author,  an  Italian  Jesuit,  was  Professor  of  Natural 
Philosophy  in  Brescia,  his  native  city. 
— See  also  197,  321. 

167  Boyle,  Robert.  (1627-1691.)  Tractatus  de  cosmicis  rerum  quali- 
tatibus,  cosmicis  suspicionibus,  temperie  subterranearum 
regionum,  temperie  submarinarum  regionum,  fundo  maris, 
quibus  praemittitur  introductio  ad  historiam  qualitatum  par- 
ticularium,  Accessit  denique  tractatus  de  absoluta  quiete 
in  corporibus.  Omnia  ex  anglica  in  latinam  linguam  conversa. 
7  parts.  6  l.+6o+4O+42+64+3O+24  pp.+2  1.+57  Pp.+i  1.  i6mo. 
Amstelodami,  apud  Johannem  Janssonium.  Amsterdam,  1671 
The  first  tract  treats  of  the  cosmic  qualities  of  bodies;  the  second,  the 
temperature  of  subterranean  and  submarine  regions. 

168. Tractatus  scripti  a  Roberto  Boyle;  ubi,  I.  Mira  aeris  (etiam 

citra  calorem)  rarefactio  detecta.  II.  Observata  nova  circa 
durationem  virtutis  elasticae  aeris  expansi.  III.  Experi- 
menta  nova  de  condensione  aeris  solo  frigore  facta,  ejusque 
compressione  sine  machinis.  IV.  Ejusdem  quantitatis  aeris 
rarefacti  et  compressi  miri  discrepans  extensio.  71  pp.,  i6mo. 
Londini,  impensis  Henrici  Herringman.  London,  1671 

Rarefaction  and  compression  of  air,  with  original  experiments. 
— See  also  146. 

169.  Kircher,  Athanasius.  (1601-1680.)  Ars  magna  lucis  et  umbrae, 
in  X  libros  digesta.  Quibus  admirandae  lucis  et  umbrae  in 
mundo,  atque  adeo  universa  natura,  vires  effectusque  uti  nova, 
ita  varia  novorum  reconditorumque  speciminum  exhibitione, 
ad  varies  mortalium  usus  penduntur.  Editio  altera  priori 
multo  auction  810  pp.,  ill.,  34  plates.  Folio.  Amstelodami, 
apud  Joannem  Janssonium.  Amsterdam,  1671 

Comprehensive    work   on   horography,    astronomy   and    conies;    reference    to 
magnetic  phenomena,  p.  693.     There  is  an  error  of  100  pp.  in  the  pagination. 
First  edition,    1643. 
— See  also  102. 

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170.  Guericke,   Otto   von.      (1602-1686.)      Experimenta   nova   Magde- 

burgica  de  vacuo  spatio  primum  a  G.  Schotto,  nunc  vero  ab 
ipso  auctore  perfectius  edita,  variisque  aliis  experimenta  aucta, 
quibus  accesserunt  simul  certa  quaedam  de  aeris  pondere 
circa  terram  de  virtutibus  mundanis  et  systemate  mundi  plane- 
tario.  8  1.4-244  pp. +2  !•>  ill->  2  plates,  portr.  Folio.  Amstelo- 
dami,  apud  Joannem  Janssonium.  Amsterdam,  1672 

Copies  of  this  first  edition  are  now  very  rare.  This  remarkable  work  on  ex- 
perimental philosophy  ranks  next  to  Gilbert's  in  the  number  and  importance 
of  the  electrical  discoveries  described.  Electric  conduction  and  repulsion, 
the  discharging  power  of  points,  the  dissipation  of  charge  by  flames,  the  light 
due  to  electrification,  the  crepitating  noises  of  small  sparks  are  all  recognized, 
pp.  147-150.  The  globe  of  sulphur,  first  of  frictional  machines,  p.  148. 
Folio  plate  showing  the  Magdeburg  experiment;  also  other  noteworthy  il- 
lustrations. (See  No.  142.) 

171.  Rohault,  Jacques.     (1620-1675.)     Traite   de  physique.        2  vols. 

15  plates.    i6mo.     Amsterdam,  Jacques   le  jeune. 

Amsterdam,  1672 

Standard  work  of  the  time  on  physics,  first  edition,  1671.  Chapter  viii., 
Part  iii.,  p.  254,  treats  of  the  magnet;  the  magnetic  condition  of  crosses  on 
church-spires,  p.  281;  declination  in  Paris,  p.  296;  effects  of  air,  rust,  heat, 
p.  299;  amber  and  jet,  p.  302;  lines  of  force  due  to  rubbed  amber,  p.  303; 
lightning  and  thunder,  p.  363;  the  ringing  of  bells  during  electric  storms, 
p.  371.  A  Latin  translation  with  notes,  made  by  Dr.  Samuel  Clarke,  was 
used  in  the  University  of  Cambridge  prior  to  the  publication  of  Newton's 
Principia  in  1687. 

1713. (Latin  translation.)  Tractatus  physicus  Gallice  emissus  et 

recens  Latinitate  donatus  per  Th.  Bonetum,  D.  M.  cum 
animadversionibtis  Antonii  Le  Grand.  2  vols.,  pi.,  8vo. 
Londini,  G.  Wells.  London,  1682 

Translation  from  the  French  edition  of   1672.      Part  iii.   contains   a   chapter 

on  the  magnet,  p.    141;   lines  of  force,  p.    156;   declination  at   Paris,   p.   161; 

amber  and  jet,  p.  165;  lightning  and  thunder,  p.  196. 

— See  also   260. 

172.  Boyle,    Robert.      (1627^691.)      Essays    of    the    strange    subtilty, 

determinate  nature,  great  efficacy  of  effluviums,  to  which 
are  annext  new  experiments  to  make  fire  and  flame  ponder- 
able, together  with  a  discovery  of  the  perviousness  of  glass. 
4  1.+69  pp.+i  1.+74  PP-+S  1-+85  pp.+3  1.  8vo.  London,  for 
M.  Pitt.  London,  1673 

The   first   essay   treats   of  the   lodestone   and    its    effluvium;    the    second,    of 
electricity   as   a   material    emanation. 
— See  also   146. 

173.  Pfundt,  Ehrenfried.     ( .)     Disputatio  physica  de  magnete. 

14  1.  Sm.  4to.  Leucopetrae,  F.  Bruehl.  Weissenfels,  (1673) 
Historical  essay  on  the  magnet.  Some  views  of  Kircher  and  Schott  discussed. 

174.  Boyle,  Robert.     (1627-1691.)     New  experiments  about  the  pre- 

servation of  bodies  in  Vacuo  Boyliano.  i  1.+I7  pp.  I2mo. 
London,  M.  Pitt.  London,  1674 

Beer   soured  by  thunder,   p.    10;    not  so   when   in   vacuo,  p.    n. 
135 


OTTO  De  GUERICKE 

S erenifs  = «*  Poteniiis.  Elector :  Brandet 
Conliliarius  **  Civitat:JMagdelj.Confitl; 


170.  GUERICKE.     {Reduced.) 
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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

175. Observations  about  the  growth  of  metals  in  their  ore  ex- 
posed to  the  air.  25  pp.  I2mo.  London,  M.  Pitt.  London,  1674 

The   observations   refer   to   lead,   iron,   silver,   gold. 

176. Tracts:    i.  Suspicions  about  some  hidden  qualities  of  the  air, 

71  pp.;  ii.  Observations  about  the  growth  of  metals  in  their 
ore  exposed  to  the  air,  25  pp.;  iii.  Some  additional  experiments 
relating  to  the  suspicion  about  the  hidden  qualities  of  the  air, 
T3  PP-5  iv.  Animadversions  upon  Mr.  Hobbes'  problemata  de 
vacuo,  8-f-94  pp.;  v.  Of  the  cause  of  attraction  by  suction,  a 
paradox,  3+67  pp.;  vi.  New  experiments  about  the  preserva- 
tion of  bodies  in  Vacuo  Boyliano,  17  pp.  I2mo.  London,  M. 
Pitt.  London,  1674 

Remarks  on  exposing  a  magnet  to  the  air  by  day,  by  night  and  at  different 
seasons    of    the    year. 
— See  also  146. 

177.  Oughtred,   William.      (1573-1661.)      Description   and   use  of  the 

double  horizontal  dyal,  whereby  not  only  the  hour  of  the 
day  is  shewne  but  also  the  meridian  line  is  found;  whereunto 
is  added  the  description  of  the  general  horological  ring  in- 
vented by  W.  O.  London,  for  W.  Leake.  London,  1674 

Work  on   horology  by   the   English   divine   and   mathematician. 

178.  Boyle,    Robert.      (1627-1691.)      Experiments,    notes,    etc.,    about 

the  mechanical  origine  or  production  of  divers  particular 
qualities:  among  which  is  inserted  a  discourse  of  the  im- 
perfection of  the  chymist's  doctrine  of  qualities;  together 
with  some  reflections  upon  the  hypothesis  of  alcali  and 
acidum.  (Twelve  tracts,  as  below.)  8vo.  London.  E.  Flescher. 

London,  1675 

i. — Experiments  and  notes  about  the  mechanical  origine  or  production  of 
divers  particular  qualities;  together  with  some  reflections  upon  the  hypothesis 
of  alcali  and  acidum.  i.  1.  +  23  pp.  2. — Of  the  mechanical  origine  of  heat  and 
cold,  i  l.+  ios  pp.  3- — Experiments  and  observations  about  the  mechan- 
ical production  of  tastes.  35  pp.  4. — Experiments  and  observations  about 
the  mechanical  production  of  odours.  31  pp.  5. — Of  the  imperfection  of 
the  chymist's  doctrine  of  qualities.  50  pp.  6. — Reflections  upon  the 
hypothesis  of  alcali  and  acidum.  38  pp.  7. — Experiments  and  notes  about 
the  mechanical  origine  and  production  of  volatility.  7  l.+s6.  pp.  8. — 
Experimental  notes  of  the  mechanical  origine  or  production  of  fixtness.  34 
pp.  9. — Experiments  and  notes  about  the  mechanical  origine  or  production 
of  corrosiveness  and  corrosibility.  i  1.+69  pp.  10. — Of  the  mechanical 
causes  of  chymical  precipitation.  3  1.+46  pp.  n. — Experiments  and  notes 
about  the  mechanical  production  of  magnetism.  2  1.+2O  pp.  12. — Experi- 
ments and  notes  about  the  mechanical  origine  or  production  of  electricity, 
i  1.+38  pp. 

1783. —  —Two  tracts  on  electricity  and  magnetism,  reprinted  from  the 
rare  editions  of  1675  and  1676.  With  a  preface  by  S(ilvanus) 
P.  T(hompson).  84  pp.  i6mo.  London,  1898 

The  preface  of  thirteen  pages  to  these  two  important  reprints  is  by  Professor 
1-10  I37 


AB.OUT  THE 

MECHANICAL   ORIGINE 

OR 
PRODUCTION 

OF 

Electricity. 


By  the  Honourable 

ROBERT  BOTLE  Efq; 

Fellow  of  the  R.  Society. 


LONDON, 


Printed  by  E.  Flefier,  for  R. 
Bookfeller  in  Oxford.  1675 


178.  BOYLE. 


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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

Silvanus    P.    Thompson,    who    remarks,    p.    8,    that    the    tract    entitled    Of 
Electricity    is   of   great   interest   as   being   the   first   book   on   the   subject    of 
electricity  published  in  England  after  Gilbert's  De  Magnete.     The  tracts  are 
ji  and  12  of  No.  178.     (See  No.  188.) 
— See   also    146. 

179.  Bond,    Henry.      (  —  ->  —  .)      Longitude    found,    or    a    treatise 

shewing  an  easie  and  speedy  way,  as  well  by  night  as  by 
day,  to  find  the  longitude,  having  but  the  latitude  of  the 
place,  and  the  inclination  of  the  magnetical  inclinatorie 
needle.  7  l.+6s  pp.+i  1.  7  plates.  410.  London,  Henry  Bond. 

London,  1676 

Observations  made  by  Borough,  Gunter,  Gellibrand  aad  the  author  himself 
from  which  the  secular  change  in  magnetic  declination  is  deduced;  Bond 
introduced  the  word  inclination  to  denote  magnetic  dip.  This  work  was  the 
subject  of  criticism  by  Hobbes,  q.v.  (See  No.  185.)  Bond  was  an  instructor 
in  navigation  in  London. 

180.  Heidel,  Wolfgang  Ernest.  ( )  Johannis  Trithemii  Stegano- 

graphia  quae  hucusq ;  a  nemine  intellecta,  sed  passim  ut  suppositia 
perniciosa,  magica  et  necromantica  vindicata,  reserata  et  il- 
lustrata  a  Wolfg.  E.  Heidel.  4 1.+394  PP-+2  1.  4to.  Moguntiae, 
Zubrot.  '  Mayence,  1676 

Part  i.  contains  an  account  of  the  life  of  Tritheim,  a  celebrated  German 
writer  and  Benedictine  monk  who  died  in  1516;  also  vindication  of 
steganography  or  secret  writing.  Sympathetic  compasses,  p.  358. 

181*.  Kirchmajer,  Georg  Caspar.  (Also  Kirchmaier.)  (1635-1700.) 
Noctiluca  constans  et  per  vices  fulgurans  diutissima  quaesita, 
nunc  reperta;  dissertatione  brevi  praevia  de  luce,  igne,  ac 
perennibus  lucernis.  12  1.  4to.  Wittebergae,  M.  Henckel. 

Wittenberg,   1676 

Distinction  between  fire  and  light,  p.  4;   "fulminating"  gold,  p.   5;  asbestos, 
p.   6;   the  diamond,   p.   7. 
— See  also   189. 

182.  Sturm,     Johann     Christoph.       (1635-1703.)       Collegium     experi- 

mentale,  sive  curiosum  in  quo  primaria  hujus  seculi  Inventa 
et  Experimenta  physico-mathematica,  speciatim  Campanae 
vrinatoriae,  Camerae  obscurae,  Tubi  Torricellian!,  seu  Ba- 
roscopii,  Antliae  Pneumaticae,  Thermometrorum,  Hygrosco- 
piorum,  Microscopiorum,  etc.  Phaenomena  et  Effecta  spec- 
tanda  oculis  subjecit;  cum  epistola  ad  Henricum  Morum 
Cantabr.  de  Spiritu  ipsius  Hylarchico,  etc.  2  vols.,  ill.  pi.  410. 
Norimbergae,  sumptibus  Wolfgangi  Mauritii  Endteri. 

Nuremberg,  1676-1685 

Collection  of  experiments  in  hydrostatics,  pneumatics  and  optics.     Magnetic 
experiments,  p.  230;  magnetic  field,  p.  234. 
— See   also    199. 

183.  Dechales,  Claude  Frangois  Milliet.     (also  Chales.)     (1621-1678.) 

L'art    de    naviguer    demontre   par    principes    et    confirme    par 

139 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

plusieurs  observations  tirees  de  1'experience.  10  1. -(-274+46 
pp.+4  1.  4to.  Paris,  Estienne  Michallet.  Paris,  1677 

The  preface  contains  list  of  works  on  the  magnet  arranged  in  chronological 
order;  use  of  compass  described  at  length,  p.  88;  magnetic  declination  in 
London  and  Paris,  p.  too;  latitude  from  magnetic  dip,  p.  217.  The  author 
was  member  of  the  Society  of  Jesus. 

184.  Schott,  Caspar.  (1608-1666.)     Magia  universalis  naturae  et  artis, 

sive  Recondita  Naturalium  et  Artificialium  rerum  Scientia, 
cujus  Ope  per  variam  Applicationem  activorum  cum  passivis, 
admirandorum  effectuum  Spectacula,  abditarumque  in- 
ventionum  Miracula  ad  varies  humanae  vitae  usus  eruuntur. 
Opus  quadripartitum.  Pars  i.  continet  Optica.  ii.  Acoustica. 
iii.  Mathematica.  iv.  Physica.  Singularum  Epitomen  se- 
quens  Praefatio  obiter,  accuratius  vero  uniuscujusq.  peculiare 
praeloquium  exponit.  Cum  figuris  aeri  incisis.  4  vols.  pi. 
4to.  Bambergae,  sumptibus  Job.  Martini  Schoenwetteri. 

Bamberg,  1677 

The  author  discusses  the  sympathetic  magnetic  telegraph,  Vol.  iv,  p.  49, 
and  perpetual  motion  by  means  of  magnets,  p.  313,  et  seq.  A  manuscript 
translation  of  the  part  which  treats  of  magnetic  and  sympathetic  cryptography 
will  be  found  at  the  end  of  the  volume.  Book  iii.,  pp.  296-348,  treats  of 
the  magnet  and  magnetic  devices.  The  influence  of  the  author's  instructor, 
Kircher,  is  felt  throughout.  Von  Guericke's  Magdeburg  experiments  are 
referred  to,  Vol.  iii.,  p.  554.  (See  No.  170.) 
— See  also  142. 

185.  Hobbes,  Thomas.     (1588-1679.)     Decameron  Physiologicum;  or 

Ten  Dialogues  of  Natural  Philosophy  to  which  is  added  The 
Proportion  of  a  straight  line  to  half  the  arc  of  a  quadrant. 
4  1.+I36  pp.+4  1.,  i  pi.  I2mo.  London,  for  W.  Crook. 

London,  1678 

The  author  is  the  famous  English  philosopher  and  historian.  Chapter  ix.  is 
a  critique  of  Bond's  Longitude  Found.  (See  No.  179.)  Speculation  on  the 
nature  of  magnetic  attraction,  p.  105. 

186.  Schiele,  Johann   Georg.      (  — .)      Bibliotheca    Enucleata; 

seu  Artefodina  artium  ac  scientiarum  omnium  exhibens  apo- 
grapha,  elenchos,  et  pericopes  in  jurisprudentia,  physica,  etc., 
in  alphabet!  seriem  digesta.  9  1.+624  pp.  pi.  4to.  Ulmae, 
sumptibus  auctoris.  Ulm,  1679 

Book  of  reference  giving  under  each  article  the  names  of  works  in 
which  information  will  be  found.  Acus  magnetica  (the  magnetic  needle), 
p.  16;  and  Magnes  (the  magnet),  p.  399. 

187.  Boyle,  Robert.     (1627-1691.)     Opera  varia.    3  vols.  pi.  portr.  4to. 

Genevae,  apud  Samuelem  de  Tournes.  Geneva,  1680-1693 

Vol.  i.,  Experimentum  xvi.;  tract  entitled  "Nova  Experimenta  Physica- 
Mechanica;"  Magnetic  effluvium,  p.  45;  also  p.  47  of  "Tentamina  Physio- 
logica."  Vol.  ii.  Electrical  effluvium,  cap.  iv.  "De  insigni  efficacia 
effluviorum." 

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CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

188. Works    epitomized   by    Richard    Boulton.    4   vols.,    portr.,    pi. 

8vo.    London,  for  E.  Phillips.  London,  1699-1700 

Vol.  ii.,  p.  323  contains  the  author's  famous  tract  On  the  Mechanical 
Origin  and  Production  of  Electricity,  being  the  earliest  work  on  electricity 
written  in  English,  first  edition  1675.  (See  178.)  Also,  p.  315,  the  author's 
memorable  tract  On  the  Mechanical  Production  of  Magnetism,  published  in 
1676.  (See  178.)  Reversal  of  the  polarity  of  a  ship's  compass,  the  stem 
of  the  ship  being  struck  by  lightning,  p.  355.  Lodestone  in  exhausted 
receiver,  Vol.  i.,  p.  481 ;  bar  of  iron  held  vertically  near  compass,  p.  202. 

i8S*a. Works,  to  which  is  prefixed    the  life  of  the  author.  (Edited 

by  Thomas  Birch,  F.  R.  S.)  5  vols.,  portr.,  Folio.  London, 
for  A.  Millar.  London,  1744 

The  life  of  Boyle  is  by  Dr.  Thomas  Birch,  F.R.S.;  it  comprises  94  pages 
and  contains  two  letters  by  Newton  on  the  ether  of  space.  Most  important 
are  the  tracts  on  the  "Spring  of  Air"  and  the  "Mechanical  Production  of 
Magnetism  and  Electricity."  Magnetism  developed  in  a  "red-hot  brick 
while  cooling  in  the  magnetic  meridian,  Vol.  v.,  p.  81.  First  use  of  the 
term  barometer,  Vol.  ii.,  p.  546. 
— See  also  146. 

189.  Kirchmajer,    Georg   Caspar.      (Also   Kirchmaier.)      (1635-1700.) 

De  phosphoro  et  natura  lucis,  nee  non  de  igne  commentatio 
epistolica.  i  1.+72  pp.+3  1.  Sm.  4to.  Wittebergae,  J.  H. 
Ellinger.  Wittenberg,  1680 

On  p.  70,   reference  to  magnetic   declination  in    London,   Paris,  Amsterdam 
and  Hamburg.     Refers  to  luminosity  of  fluor  spar. 
— See  also  181. 

190.  Schott,  Caspar.     (1608-1666.)     Schola  steganographica,  in  classes 

octo  distributa,  Quibus,  praeter  alia  multa,  ac  jucundissima 
explicantur  Artificia  nova,  Queis  quilibet,  scribendo,  Epi- 
stolam  qualibet  de  re,  et  quocunque  idiomate  potest  alteri 
absenti,  eorundem  Artificiorum  conscio,  arcanum  animi  sui 
conceptum,  sine  ulla  secreti  latentis  suspicione  manifestare; 
et  scriptam  ab  aliis  eadem  arte,  quacunque  lingua,  intelligere, 
et  interpretari.  16  l.-f-346  pp. +7  !•>  pl->  tab.  4to.  Norimbergae, 
sumptibus  Johannis  Andreae  Endteri.  Nuremberg,  1680 

Systems    of    secret    writing.      Magnetic    signaling    by    means    of    a    pair    of 
compasses,    p.    258.      Daniel    Schwenter    is    referred    to,    p.    259,    under    his 
assumed  name  of  Janus  Hercules  de  Sunde.      (See  No.   73.)     First  edition, 
1665. 
— See  also    142. 

191.  Kuhlmann,   Quirinus.  (1652-1689.)      Kircheriana  de  Arte  magna 

Sciendi  sive  Combinatoria,  admirabilibus  quibusdam  Inventis, 
Sapientia  Infusa,  Adamea  Salomoneaque,  post  septennalem 
publicationem,  orbe  Europeo  frustra  ringente,  consummatius 
emissa  ad  Ludovicum  XIV.  Regem  Liligerum.  48  pp.  8vo. 
Londini,  imprimuntur  a  Johan.  Gain  pro  Authore,  ac  prostant 
apud  Guilelmum  Cooper.  London,  1681 

Letters  on  scientific  subjects  written  to  Kircher  by  the  author.  (See  No. 
102.) 

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192.  Senguerdius,     Wolferdus.     (1646-1724.)       Philosophia     naturalis 

quatuor  partibus  primarias  corporum  species,  affectiones, 
vicissitudines  et  differentias  exhibens.  4  L-f-302  pp. +13  1.,  ill. 
Sm.  4to.  Lugduni  Batavorum,  apud  Danielem  a  Gaesbeeck. 

Leyden,  1681 
Chapter   on   the  magnet,   p.    254. 

193.  Hiller,    Ludwig    Heinrich.      ( .)      Mysterium    artis    ste- 

ganographicae  novissimum,  modum  omnes  epistolas,  aliaque 
scripta  incognita  Characteribus  furtivis  exarata,  in  omnibus 
linguis,  praesertim  Latina,  Germanica,  Gallica,  Italica  ex- 
pedite solvendi  pandens.  n  1.+478  pp. +4  1.  I2mo.  Ulmae, 
sumptibus  Georgii  Wilhelmi  Kuehnen.  Ulnt,  1682 

The  art  of  secret  writing.  In  the  preface,  Daniel  Schwenter's  work  on 
steganography  is  referred  to.  On  p.  278,  Janus  Hercules  de  Sunde  is  given 
as  Schwenter's  assumed  name.  (See  No.  73.) 

194*.  Galtruche,  Pierre.  (Also  Gautruche.)  (1602-1681.)  Mathe- 
maticae  totius,  hoc  est  arithmeticae,  geometriae  clara,  brevis 
et  accurata  institutio.  5  l.-f  305  pp.+2  1.  20  plates.  I2mo.  Lon- 
dini,  impensis  Richardi  Green.  London,  1683 

Elementary  work  on  mathematics  and  cosmography;  the  argument  is  that 
because  the  earth  is  a  magnet,  it  neither  turns  on  its  axis  nor  revolves  around 
the  sun,  p.  222;  terrestrial  magnetism,  p.  227.  The  author  was  member  of 
the  Society  of  Jesus. 

195*.     Kast,    Johann    Joachim.       ( .)       Questionum    decades 

duae  De  magnete.     i  l.-f  26  pp.-f  2  1.  4to.    Argentorati,  Staedel. 

Strasburg,   1683 

Discussion  of  twenty  questions  about  the  magnet.  Nature  of  magnetic 
attraction,  p.  5;  the  earth  as  a  magnet,  p.  3;  effect  of  arming  a  magnet, 
P.  23- 

196.  Accademia  del  Cimento.     Essayes  of  natural  experiments  made 

in  the  Accademia  del  Cimento  under  the  protection  of  the 
most  serene  Prince  Leopold  of  Tuscany,  written  in  Italian 
by  the  secretary  of  that  academy.  Englished  by  Richard 
Waller.  12  l.-j-i6o  pp.+6  1.  19  plates.  4to.  London,  for  Ben- 
jamin Alsop.  London,  1684 

This  collection  contains  papers  describing  experiments  on  light,  sound  and 
electricity.  Amber  rubbed  in  vacuo,  p.  43;  magnetic  attraction  across  a 
vacuum,  p.  53;  magnetic  screening,  p.  124;  rubbed  amber  and  gems,  p.  128; 
discharging  action  of  flames,  p.  129;  electrical  attraction  is  mutual,  p.  130. 

197.  De  Lanis,  Franciscus  Tertius,  (Lana-Terzi).    (1631-1687.)     Ma- 

gisterium  naturae  et  artis,  opus  physico-mathematicum,  in 
quo  occultiora  naturalis  philosophiae  principia  manifestantur, 
et  multiplici  turn  experimentorum,  turn  demonstrationum, 
serie  comprobantur;  ac  demum  tarn  antiqua  pene  omnia  artis 
inventa,  quam  multa  nova  ab  ipso  autvore  excogitata  in  lucem 
proferuntur.  3  vols.  57  plates.  Folio.  Brixiae,  per  Jo. 
Mariam  Ricciardum.  Brescia,  1684-1696 

Book    xxii.    of    this    encyclopaedia    in    three    finely    printed    folio    volumes, 

142 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

treats   at   great   length    of   motion   due   to   electric   attraction    and   repulsion; 
Book   xxiii.,    the    same    for    magnetic    attraction;    magnetic    clocks,    p.    409; 
sympathetic   compasses,    p.    412;    the   compass  and   the   dipping   needle,    Book 
xxiii.,  p.   227. 
—See  also  166. 

198.  Friderici,    Johannes     Balthasar.       ( .)     Cryptographra; 

oder,  Geheime  schrift  muend-und  wuerckliche  Correspondentz 
welche  lehrmaessig  vorstellet  eine  hoch-schaetzbare  Kunst 
verborgene  Schrifften  zu  machen  und  auffzuloesen.  3  l.-f-88o 
pp.  pi.  4to.  Hamburg,  G.  Rebenlein.  Hamburg,  1685 

Treatise  on  cryptography;  code  resembling  that  of  Morse,  p.  234;  signaling 
by  lights,  p.  252;  and  by  flags,  p.  255. 

199.  Sturm,  Johann  Christoph.     (1635-1703.)     Ad  virum  celeberrimutn 

Henricum  Morum  Cantabrigiensem  epistola,  qua  de  ipsius 
principle  hylarchico  seu  spiritu  naturae  et  familiari  modernis 
hydrostaticis  aeris  gravitatione  et  elatere.  116  pp. +3  1.  ill. 
4to.  Norimbergae,  sumptibus  Wolfgang}  Mauritii  Endteri. 

Nuremberg,  1685 

Pressure  and  flow  of  liquids,  weight  and  elastic  force  of  air. 
— See   also    182. 

200.  D(alance,  Joachim).     ( .)     Traite  de  1'aiman,  divise  en 

deux  parties.  La  premiere  contient  les  experiences  et  la 
seconde  les  raisons  que  Ton  en  peut  rendre  par  M.  D  *  *  * 
II  1.+I40  pp.+4  1.  49  plates.  Sm.  4to.  Amsterdam,  Henry 
Wetstein.  Amsterdam,  1687 

General  treatise  (rare)  on  the  magnet  and  its  uses.  Invention  of  the 
compass,  p.  8;  magnetic  mountains  of  America,  p.  12;  declination,  p.  45; 
disproval  of  magnetic  suspension  of  Mahomet's  coffin,  p.  59;  fallacy  of 
magnetic  unguents,  p.  56;  orientation  of  compass-needle  in  a  magnetic 
field.  The  illustrations  are  quaint  and  suggestive,  especially  the  one  on 
the  title-page. 

aooa. Another  edition.     3  1.+45  pp.  34  plates.  Sm.  4to.     Liege. 

Licgc,  1691 

The  illustrations  of  magnetic  phenomena  arc  on  a  larger  scale  than  in 
the  first  edition. 

201.  Boulenger,   Jean.     ( .)   Traite  de  la   sphere   du   monde. 

320  pp.,  map  &  ill.    8vo.     Paris,  Jean  Jombert.  Paris,  i6"8 

Extensive   treatise   on    astronomy. 

202*.     Orpheus.      (  — .)      Argonautica,    hymni    et    de    lapidibus 

curante  A.  Chr.  Eschenbachio  cum  ejusdem  ad  argonautica 
notis  et  emendationibus  accedunt  Henrici  Stephani  in  omnia 
et  Josephi  Scaligeri  in  hymnos  notae.  Graece  et  Latine.  329 
pp.  I2mo.  Trajecti  ad  Rhenum,  apud  Guilelmum  van  de 
.  Water.  Utrecht,  1689 

These  argonautic  poems  are  given  in  Greek  and  in  Latin;  magnetic 
references,  pp.  209,  217,  241.  Andreas  Christian  Eschenbach  of  Nuremberg, 
the  editor  of  these  Orphic  poems  was  a  distinguished  Greek  scholar,  1663- 
1705. 

143 


TR  AITTE 

L'AIMAN. 

Divi/e  en  deux  partifs. 

La  premiere  contient  les  Experiences; 

Sc  la  feconde  les  raifons  que  Ton  en 

peut  rendre 

Par  M'-D*** 


A  AMSTERDAM, 
Chez  HENRY  WETSTEIN,  1687. 


200.  DALANC&. 


144 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

203.  Boyle,     Robert.       (1627-1691.)       Experimenta     et    observationes 

physicae;  wherein  are  briefly  treated  of  several  subjects 
relating  to  natural  philosophy  in  an  experimental  way,  to 
which  is  added  a  small  collection  of  strange  reports,  in  two 
parts.  5  1  +  158  pp.+28  pp.+l  1.  I2mo.  London,  for  John 
Taylor.  London,  1691 

In   the   first   25    pages    experiments   are    described    in    which    lodestones    are 
ignited,  i.e,  raised  to  a  high  temperature. 
— See   also    146. 

204.  Broun,  Robert.     (Scotus).     ( .)     Disputatio  de  fulmine. 

Praeses  G.  de  Vries.  (Dissertatio.)  8  1.  4to.  Trajecti  ad 
Rhenum.  Utrecht,  1692 

Thunder-clouds,  x.;  effects  of  lightning,  xi.;  fig-tree  and  laurel-tree  never 
struck,  xi. 

205.  Vallemont,  Pierre  de   (Abbe  Le  Lorrain  de  Vallemont.)    (1640- 

1721.)  Description  de  1'aimant  qui  s'est  forme  a  la  pointe 
du  clocher  neuf  de  N.  Dame  de  Chartres  avec  plusieurs  ex- 
periences tres  curieuses,  sur  1'aimant  et  sur  d'autres  matieres 
de  physique.  6  l.-)-2i5  pp.  I2mo.  Paris,  Laurent  d*  Houry. 

Paris,  1692 

Though  entitled  a  discussion  of  the  magnetic  character  of  a  piece  of  iron  that 
belonged  to  the  steeple  of  Notre  Dame  de  Chartres,  which  was  destroyed  by 
a  storm  in  1690,  this  work  is  an  important  treatise  on  magnets  and 
magnetic  theory.  Magnetic  forces  and  corpuscles,  p.  35;  Descartes'  whirling 
screw-like  particles,  p.  48;  illustration  of  magnetic  field  due  to  the  earth; 
iron-posts  and  fire-irons  magnetized,  p.  52;  compass  useless  in  high 
latitudes,  p.  59;  declination  in  London  and  Paris,  p.  no;  secular  variation 
of  declination,  p.  in;  invention  of  the  compass,  p.  100;  magnetic  signaling 
through  a  wall,  p.  185;  use  of  compass  in  traveling,  p.  199;  keeper 
strengthens  the  magnet,  p.  203. 

206. La   physique    occulte,   ou,   Traite   de   la   baguette   divinatoire 

et  son  utilite  pour  la  decouverte  des  sources  d'eau,  des  mini- 
eres,  des  tresors  caches,  des  voleurs  et  des  meurtriers  fugitifs, 
avec  des  principes  qui  expliquent  les  phenomenes  les  plus 
obscurs  de  la  nature.  15  l.-|-6oQ  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  Paris,  Jean 
Anisson.  Paris,  1693 

Treatise  on  the  Divining  Rod.  Amber  and  jet,  p.  82;  magnetic  dip  at  Paris, 
p.  130;  description  of  dip-circle,  p.  130;  whirl  of  magnetic  matter,  p.  132; 
illustration  of  dip,  p.  128;  the  American  torpedo,  p.  318;  magnetic 
corpuscles  more  subtile  than  rays  of  light,  p.  320. 

2063. Another  edition.    8  l.-f  422  pp.  pl.  i6mo.    Paris,  Jean  Boudot. 

Paris,  1696 

This    edition    has    an    appendix    which    gives    on    p.    32    an    account    of   the 
sympathetic  telegraph. 
— See  also  214. 

207.  Leybourn,  William.  (1626-1700  (?)  ).  Pleasure  with  profit; 
consisting  of  recreations  of  divers  kinds,  viz.,  numerical, 
geometrical,  mechanical,  statical,  astronomical,  magnetical 
and  historical,  published  to  recreate  ingenious  spirits,  and  to 

145 


Magnetifinus  Magnus . 

O  R, 

Metaphyfical  and  Divine 
CONTEMPLATIONS 

O  N    T  H  E 

MAGNET, 

O  R, 

LOADSTONE. 


Written  by 

Sir  M  A  TTHE  W  HA  L  E,  Knight, 
fome  time  Lord  Chief-  Juftice-  of 
the       n 


LONDON, 

Printed  for  William  Sbrowsbtfj  ,  at    the 
Bible  in  Duck-tane,  1695. 


212.  HALE.    (Reduced.) 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

induce  them  to  make  farther  scrutiny  in  these  sciences.  To 
this  work  is  also  annext  a  treatise  of  algebra,  by  R.  Sault. 
12  parts.  6 ^.+56+86+31+24+63+28+13+9+9+11+26  PP-+ 
2  1.+52  pp.  ill.  pi.  Folio.  London,  for  Richard  Baldwin. 

London,  1694 

Work  of  recreative   experiments. 
— See   also   209. 

208.  Reeland,   Hadrian.      (Also    Reland.)      (1676-1718.)      De   libertate 

philosophandi.  18  pp.  4to.  Trajecti  ad  Rhenum.  (Inaugural 
dissertation.)  Utrecht,  1694 

Academical    thesis    in    favor    of   liberty    in   philosophical   speculation. 

209.  Sault,  Richard.     (  ?  -1/02.)     A  new  treatise  of  algebra,  apply'd 

to  numeral  questions  and  geometry.     2  1.+S2  pp.  Folio.  Lon- 
don for  Richard  Baldwin.  London,  (1694) 
Work  of  some   historical   interest  to   the  mathematical   reader. 
— See  also  207. 

210.  Smith,  John.     ( .)     Horological  disquisitions  concerning 

the  nature  of  time  and  the  reasons  why  all  days,  from  noon 
to  noon  are  not  alike  twenty-four  hours  long;  to  which  is 
added  rules  for  the  ordering  and  use  both  of  the  quicksilver 
and  spirit  weather-glasses,  and  Mr.  S.  Watson's  rules  for 
adjusting  a  clock  by  the  fixed  stars.  2  1.+92  pp.  tab.  I2mo. 
London,  for  Cumberland.  London,  1694 

Regulation  of  the  pendulum  for  time-keeping  purposes;  one  of  the  early 
works  on  the  subject. 

211.  Sorbiere,  Samuel  de.     (1615-1670.)     Sorberiana,  ou,  Bons  mots, 

rencontres  agreables,  pensees  judicieuses  et  observations 
curieuses.  (Memoires  pour  la  vie  de  S.  Sorbiere  et  J.  B. 
Cotelier,  dans  une  lettre  ecrite  par  M.  Graverol.  Epulae 
Ferales  sive  fragment!  Marmoris  Nemantini  enodatio.  (by 
Graverol.  Edited  by  G.  L.  Colomyez.)  24  1+246  pp.  i6mo. 
Paris,  Cramoisy.  Paris,  1694 

Criticism  on  Cardan,  p.  69,  on  Descartes,  p.  76,  on  Galileo,  p.  100,  and  on 
Porta,  p.  169. 

212.  Hale,   (Sir)   Matthew.     (1609-1676.)      Magnetismus  magnus;   or, 

Metaphysical  and  divine  contemplations  on  the  magnet,  or, 
loadstone.  4  1.+IS9  pp.  I2mo.  London,  for  William  Shrews- 
bury. London,  1695 
Religious  and  moral  treatise  by  the  celebrated  English  jurist.  The 
discovery  of  the  compass  and  its  introduction  into  Europe,  p.  48;  molecular 
magnets,  p.  55.  "That  every  smallest  particle  of  this  magnet,  every  little 
dust  thereof  should  have  the  very  same  conformation  that  the  entire 
magnet  had,"  p.  55. 

213.  Harrison,     Edward.       ( .)      Idea     longitudinis;     being    a 

brief  definition  of  the  best  known  axioms  for  finding  the 
longitude;  or,  A  more  rational  discovery  thereof,  than  hath 
been  heretofore  published.  8  1.+83  pp.  I2mo.  London,  for 
Harrison.  London,  1696 

Four    magnetic    poles,    p.    27;    "Variation    of    Variation,"    p.    27;    longitude 

147 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

cannot  be  found  from  the  magnetic  declination  of  a  place,  p.  27;  annual 
variation,  p.  28;  no  declination  near  the  Azores,  p.  39;  Strada's  poem, 
p.  46.  (See  No.  90.)  Royal  Society's  lodestone,  p.  47. 

214.  (Vallemont,  Pierre.)     (Abbe  Le  Lorrain  de  Vallemont.)     (1649- 

1721.)  Traite  de  la  connoissance  des  causes  magnetiques  des 
cures  sympathiques  des  transplantations  et  comment  agissent 
les  philtres.  Par  un  curieux  de  la  nature.  34  pp. +4  1.  I2mo. 
(Amsterdam.)  Amsterdam,  1696 

Magnetic    signaling,    p.    32;    the    rest    of    the    booklet    treats    of    sympathy, 
antipathy  and  philters. 
— See  also  205. 

215.  Velsen,  Bartholomaeus  van.     ( .)     De  honesto.     14  pp. 

4to.     Trajecti  ad   Rhenum.      (Inaugural   dissertation.) 

Utrecht,  1696 

Metaphysical    dissertation    on    "Honesty." 

216.  Zahn,    Johann.      (1641-1707.)      Specula    physico-mathematico-hi- 

storica  notabilium  ac  mirabilium  sciendorum.  3  vols.  pi.  tab 
Folio.  Norimbergae,  sumptibus  Joannis  Christophori  Lochner. 

Nuremberg,  1696 

List  of  writers  on  the  magnet  with  appreciation  of  their  work,  Part  ii.,  p. 
68;  armed  lodestone,  p.  69;  healing  influence  of  lodestone,  p.  69;  gagates 
and  jet  have  medicinal  properties,  Part  ii.,  p  53.  Zahn  was  a  priest, 
member  of  the  Premonstratensian  order. 

217.  (Wallis,  John.)     (1616-1703.)     A  brief  letter  from  a  young  Ox- 

onian to  one  of  his  late  fellow-pupils  upon  the  subject  of  mag- 
netism, i  l.-fi4pp.  I2mo.  London,  for  S.  Keble.  London,  1697 

It   is   thought   that   this    letter    was    written  by   the    celebrated    Dr.    Wallis, 

Savilian   Professor  of  Geometry  at  Oxford.  See  London  Electrical  Review, 

Jan.   30,    1891.      P.    10   contains  a  "draught"  illustrating  the  arrangement  of 
magnetic  lines  of  force. 
— See  also  2448. 

218.  Zwinger,    Theodor,     (the    younger).  (1658-1724.)       Scrutinum 

magnetis  physico-medicum,  quo  mirifici  illius  lapidis  natura 
viresque  e  principiis  mechanicis  explicantur.  4  1.+2I4  pp.+ 
T  1.  I2mo.  Basileae,  ex  officina  Joh.  Philippi  Richteri. 

Basle,  1697 

Comprehensive  treatise  on  the  magnet.  Inventor  of  the  compass,  p.  45; 
declination  observed  by  Cabot  and  Oviedo,  pp.  46,  68,  158;  dip  by 
Norman,  p.  46;  magnetic  lines  of  the  earth  denned,  p.  50;  action  of 
nitric  acid  in  weakening  a  magnet,  p.  175;  magnet  with  four  poles,  p.  175; 
medical  uses  of  the  magnet,  p.  185. 

219.  Bartholinus,   Caspar   Thomas.      (1655-1738.)     Specimen   philoso- 

phiae  naturalis  praecipua  physices  capita  exponens.  Accedit 
de  fontium  fluviorumque  origine  ex  pluviis,  dissertatio  phy- 
sica.  7  l.-f  175  pp.+2  1.+26  pp.  I2mo.  Oxoniae,  impensis 
Henr.  Clements.  Oxford,  1698 

Properties  of  the  magnet,  p.  80;  magnetic  impulsion  is  not  attraction, 
p.  81;  Cartesian  views  of  magnetic  matter,  p.  83. 

148 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

aiga. Another  edition.    6  1+164  pp.+2  1+23  pp.  i6mo.     Oxoniae, 

Henr.    Clements.  Oxford,  1703 

220.  (Puget,  Louis  de.)     (1629-1709.)     Lettres  ecrites  a  un  philosophe 

sur  le  choix  d'une  hypothese  propre  a  expliquer  les  effets  de 
1'aiman.  i  1+138  pp.  I2ino.  (Lyons,  1699) 

Defense  of  the  Cartesian  doctrine  of  the  earth's  magnetism  against  twenty- 
three  objections. 

221.  Blom,  Leonard.     ( .)     De  anno  seculari  1700.     10  pp.    4to. 

Trajecti  ad  Rhenum.  (Exercitatio  Philosophica.)  Utrecht,  1700 
Remarks  on  the  beginning  of  century-years. 

222.  Cesi,    Innocenzo.     (1652-1704.)     De  meteoris  dissertatio.     6  1.+ 

89  pp.     I2mo.     Mantuae,  A.  Pazzo.  Mantua,  1700 

Work  on  general  meteorology  showing  how  to  produce  many  curious 
natural  phenomena;  lightning  and  thunder,  p.  37. 

223. De    qualitatibus    dissertatio.      5    1.+204   pp.    I2mo.    Mantuae, 

A.    Pazzo.  Mantua,   1700 

Electric  attraction  due  to  thread-like  particles  and  magnetic  effluvia,  p.  157; 
discharging  power  of  flames,  p.  152;  the  earth's  magnetism,  pp.  157,  164, 
172;  how  a  magnet  may  be  weakened,  p.  178;  its  strength  preserved,  p.  180. 

224*.     Martius,  Johannes  Nicolaus.     ( .)     Dissertatio  inauguralis 

physico-medica,  De  magia  naturali,  ejusque  usu  medico  ad 
magice  et  magica  curandum.  44  pp.  4to.  Erfordiae,  excudebat 
J.  H.  Grosch.  Erfurt,  1700 

Thesis  submitted  for  the  degree  of  Licentiate  in  Medicine.  Various  kinds 
of  natural  magic,  p.  12;  the  siphon,  p.  17;  uses  of  the  magnet  in  medicine, 
pp.  28,  31,  36. 

225.  Le  Brun,  P(ierre).  (1661-1729.)  Histoire  critique  des  pratiques 
superstitieuses,  qui  ont  seduit  les  peuples  et  embarrasse  les 
sgavans.  Avec  la  methode  et  les  principes  pour  discerner 
les  effets  naturels  d'avec  ceux  qui  ne  le  sont  pas,  par  un  pretre 
de  1'oratoire  (i.e.,  Rev.  Pierre  Le  Brun).  2  vols.  I2mo. 
Rouen,  Behourt.  Rouen,  1701-1702 

Critical  history  of  superstitious    practices.     This  is  a  copy  of  the  first  edition. 

Vol.     i.,     p.     293,    disbelief    in    magnetic    communication     between     distant 

persons. 

226f.  Bergerac,  Savinien,  Cyrano  de  (1629-1655.)  Les  oeuvres  de 
Monsieur  de  Cyrano  de  Bergerac.  2  vols.  portr.  I2mo. 
Cologne.  Cologne,  1703 

Considerations  on  physics  and  cosmography.  Vol.  ii.  contains  the  "Comic 
History  of  the  States  and  Empires  of  the  Moon,"  which  may  have  suggested  to 
Dean  Swift  the  idea  of  Gulliver's  Travels.  This  work,  which  passed 
through  many  editions  in  the  latter  half  of  the  Seventeenth  Century,  con- 
tains numerous  speculations  on  matters  pertaining  to  the  domain  of  science. 
One  of  the  many  curious  passages  in  the  Voyage  to  the  Sun,  vol.  ii.,  p.  227, 
relates  that  when  at  a  certain  distance  from  that  luminary,  the  human 
body  becomes  transparent  so  that  the  bones  and  internal  organs  may  be  seen. 
The  author  was  of  the  swashbuckler  type  and  is  thus  portrayed  in  Rostand's 
play. 

149 


Of  Comets  and  Gravity. 


though  it  fhould  be  made/A  vacua,  where  the  Impediment  of  the  MedtuacoalA 
nuke  very  little  or  no  Alteration. 

Having  enumerated  fotpe  of  the  moft  remarkable  Proprieties  of  Gravity,  we. 
come  in  the  next  place  to  confider  what  may  be  the  Caufe  thereof. 

And  firft,  I  believe  I  fhallnot  need  to  fay  much  againft  the  Opinion  of  Intel- 
ligent Matter,  which  fuppofes  every  part  of  Matter  to  aftuixlerQandingly;  for 
that  being  fuppofed,  all  rhilofophy  is  vain,  and  there  needs  no  farther  Inquiry 
into  Nature.  >.> 

And  fecoDdly,  I  have  as  little  to  £»y  to  its  'Coufiu-german  Opinion,  vi*.  the 

giiteaof-an  Hylarcbick  Spirit. 

-And  jly,  The  Epicurean  Atoms  fcetn  to  me  to  give  as  little  of  Explanation 
almoft  as  either  of  the  former. 

And  4ly,  For  the  PerrpateticADoEtiins  of  tendency  to  the  Center  of  the  Uoi- 
veife,  befides  that  the  Foundation  is  falfe,  the  Earth  being-proved  not  to  be  in 
the  Center,  'tis  not  yet  underflow!  what  the  tendency  is. 

5ly,  The  Cartefian  DpOrine,  and  that  of  Mr.  ttobbt,  are  both  infufficienr, 
becauie  they  do  not  give  any  reafon  why  Bodies  fhould  defend  towards  the 
Center  under  or  near  the  Poles. 

<Jly,  Nor  will  the  Mqnttifm  of  Gilbert  or  Ktplerfave  5  for,  as  I  (hall  af- 
terwards fhew,  that  is  a  Propriety  difticct  ftom  Gravity,  and  of  quite  another 
nature. 

It,  mu  ft  therefore  be  fomevyhar  eife  differing  from  all  thefe,  which  by  reafon  tn*tbiCtu[i 
of  its  acYing  by  the  means  of  fome  very  infenfible  Body,  it  will  be  very  hard  lotfOnratjU. 
demonftrate,  yet  not  altogether  impoffible.  We  find  then  that  a  Propriety  fome- 
what  like  this  is  to  be  found  in  the  Attraction  of  the  Magnet  and  Iron.  .  Ano- 
ther fomewhat  like  it  is  to  be  found  in  Amber,  Jet,  Glafs,  Chryftal,  Diamonds, 
and  feveral  hard  Bodies  upon  Rubbing  :  And  more  inftrucYtve  yet  to  this  Inqui- 
ry is  the  Experiment  of  Mr.  Newton,  of  rubbing  a  Plate  of  ™»h  which  is 
laid  over  fome  irnall  bits  of  Paper,  or  other  light  Bodies,  at  fome  diftance,  by 
which  Rubbing  the  Papers  are  made  to  rife  up  towards  the  Glafs,  and  Aide  fait 
to  it.  Now  in  all  thefe  Experiments  there  is  a  fenlible  Attra&ion  of  Grave 
Bodies  to  the  refpecYive  attracting  Bodies,  or  at  lea  It  a  Motion  of  thofe  Bodies 
towards  one  another  ;  though  in  all,  the  Medium,  that  caufes  this  Endeavour  of 
Motion,  be  infenfible.  Some  have  fuppofed  for  Amber,  that  the  fame  being  a 
very  un£t  uous  Body,  certain  ft  ringy  unftuous  Effluvia  are  fent  out,  which  (tick- 
ing co  the  light  Bodies,  are  drawn  jnto  the  Amber  again,  and  fo  bring  back  with 
them  the  light  Bodies.  But  this  is  very  hard  to  be  fuppofed  of  Glafs  or  Chry- 
ftal>  awMeaft  of  all  of  a  Diamond,  which  yet  will  have  a  cpnfiderable  Electri- 
city, as  'tis  called,  upon  Rubbing^  Befides,  'tis  evident  by  Mr.  Nemtoa's  Expe- 
riment, that  toe  greatefl  Electricity  of  Glafs  is  at  the  very  time  when  it  is  hard- 
eft  rubbed,  which  fhould  be  the  time  when  t'aefe  unftuous  Strings  fhould  be 
fent  out  •,  'tis  neceflary  therefore  that  fome  other  Medium  muft  be  found  than 
thefe  unctuous  and  firingy  Emanations. 

If  we  farther  confider  of  thefe  Experiments,  we  (hall  find  that  there  is  in  all 
thefe  a  neceffity  of  an  internal  vibrative  Motion  of  the  Parts  of  the  Electrick 
Bodies  •,  and  that  fo  foon  as  ever  that  Motion  ceafes,  the  Electricity  alfoceafes: 
We  may  therefore  conclude,  that  there  may  be  fuch  an  internal  Motion  of  the 
Parts  of  fome  Bodies,  as  may  caufe  an  Electrical  Virtue  in  them,  whereby  they 
will  be  able  to  draw,  with  fome  fmall  Degree  of  Power,  fome  Bodies  to  them. 

1  have  already  here  produced  feveral  Experiments,  whereby  I  have  (hewn  how 
mechanically  to  produce  fuch  an  Attraction  towards  the  acting  Body.  The  fir  ft 
was  that  of  a  Body  placed  upon  a  wooden  Rod,  the  one  End  of  which  was  kept 
in  its  place  by  a  Spring,  and  the  othet  was  ftruck  by  a  Hammer,  whereby  it 
plainly  appeared,  that  at  every  Stroke  the  Body  was  moved  on  the  Rod  towards 
the  Hammer  that  ftruck.  Here  the  JEther  was  refembled  to  a  Solid.  By  the 
fecond  Experiment,  where  a  Ball  poifed  in  Water  defeended  toward  theftnking 
Part,  I  (hewed  how  the  fame  Effdct  might  be  done  by  a  fluid  Medium,  as  in 
the  other  was  done  by  a  Solid.  In  the  third  was  fhewn  how  a  Fluid  alfo  might 


227.  HOOKE.     (Reduced.) 
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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

227.  Hooke,  Robert.     (1635-1702.)     Posthumous  works  containing  Jiis 

Cutlerian  lectures  and  other  discourses  read  .at  the  meetings 
of  the  Royal  Society.  Illustrated  with  sculptures.  To  these 
discourses  is  prefix!  the  author's  life  published  by  Richard 
Waller.  3  l.-fxxviii.+572  pp.+6  1.  13  plates.  Folio.  London, 
Waller.  London,  1705 

On  p.  183,  the  author  holds  that  electrification  is  caused  by  vibratory  motion 
and  not  by  emissions  of  effluvia.  The  luminous  radiation  (electric  light) 
observed  in  the  dark  when  a  diamond  is  briskly  rubbed  is  attributed,  p.  54, 
to  the  same  molecular  motion.  A  discourse  on  variation  begins  on  p.  484. 
Lightning  and  thunder,  p.  424. 
— See  also  262. 

228.  Howard,  Edward.     ( .)     Copernicans  of  all  sorts,  con- 

victed by  proving,  that  the  earth  hath  no  diurnal  or  annual 
motion  as  is  suppos'd  by  Copernicans,  from  the  beginning  of 
the  world  to  this  day:  As  also  that  their  hypothesis  is  astro- 
nomically, philosophically,  and  sensibly  false,  to  all  impartial 
apprehensions.  To  which  is  annex'd  a  treatise  of  the  magnet, 
as  also  how  to  find  the  annual  variation  of  the  compass.  4 
1.-|-I25  pp.  2  plates.  Sm.  I2mo.  London,  for  Jeffery  Wale. 

London,  1705 

Tract  on  magnetic  variation,  beginning  p.  76.     Very  rare. 

229.  Purshall,  Conyers.     ( .)     An  essay  at  the  mechanism  of 

the  macrocosm:  or,  The  dependence  of  effects  upon  their 
causes,  in  a  new  hypothesis.  8  1.+336  pp.  8vo.  London,  for 
Jeffery  Wale.  London,  1705 

Continuous  character  of  magnetic  "streams,"  p.  267;  they  pass  through 
gold,  a  man's  body,  or  a  vacuum,  but  are  stopped  by  iron,  p.  267;  pores  and 
magnetic  particles,  p.  270;  "field"  due  to  spherical  magnet,  p.  273;  magnetiza- 
tion of  iron  bar  while  cooling  in  a  vertical  position,  p.  275;  sympathetic 
powder,  p.  279. 

230.  Borst,    Jacobus    van    der.      (  —  •  —  .)      De    libertate    mentis 

humanae.  9  pp.  4to.  Trajecti  ad  Rhenum.  (Dissertatio 
Pneumatica.)  Utrecht,  1707 

Dissertation  on  the  liberty  of  the  human   mind. 

231*.  Andala,  Ruard.  (1665-1727.)  Exercitationes  Academicae 
in  Philosophiam  primam  et  naturalem;  in  quibus  philosophia 
Renati  Des-Cartes  clare  et  perspicue  explicatur  confirmatur, 
necnon  vindicatur.  8  l.-|-26-{-59O  pp. -(-9 1.  3  plates.  4to. 
Franequerae,  ex  officina  Wibii  Bleck.  Franecker,  1709 

Twenty-four  pages  on  the  magnet:  its  history,  polarity,  orientation,  and 
declination.  Difference  between  electric  and  magnetic  attraction,  p.  570. 
The  author  was  a  follower  of  Gilbert;  Descartes  is  named  the  "Architect  of 
Experimental  Philosophy." 

232.  Hauksbee,  F(rancis.)  (  ?  -1713.)  Physico-mechanical  experi- 
ments on  various  subjects,  containing  an  account  of  several 
surprising  phenomena  touching  light  and  electricity,  pro- 
ducible on  the  attrition  of  bodies,  together  with  the  explana- 


152 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER  GIFT 

tions  of  all  the  machines  and  other  apparatus  used  in  making 
experiments.  7  1.+IQ4  pp.  7  plates.  4to.  London,  for  the 
author.  London,  1709 

Important  contribution  to  the  study  of  electric  phenomena.  This  is  a 
copy  of  the  first  edition,  now  very  rare.  Light  due  to  friction  of  mercury 
against  sides  of  exhausted  glass-globe  recognized  as  "flashes  of  lightning," 
p.  9;  electric  induction,  p.  37;  vacuous  globe  glows  when  rubbed  externally, 
p.  41;  violent  repulsion,  p.  42;  crackling  noise,  pp.  52,  56;  exhausted  globe 
lit  up  when  near  a  second  one  containing  air  and  rubbed  externally, 
p.  62.  This  work  attracted  much  attention  at  the  time  and  was  translated 
into  French  and  Italian. 

2323. Second  edition.  With  a  supplement  containing  several  new 

experiments  not  in  the  former  edition.  8  1.+336  pp.  8  plates. 
8vo.  London,  for  J.  Senex.  London,  1719 

232b. — • — (French  translation.)  Experiences  physico-mechaniques 
sur  differents  sujets,  traduites  de  1'anglais  par  feu  M.  de 
Bremond.  Revues  et  mises  au  jour,  avec  un  discours  prelimi- 
naire,  des  remarques  et  des  notes  par  M.  Desmarest.  2  vols. 
6  plates.  I2mo.  Paris,  Veuve  Cavelier.  Paris,  1754 

233.  Reinzer,      Franz.       ( — .)        Meteorologia      philosophico-po- 

litica  in  duodecim  dissertationes  per  quaestiones  meteoro- 
logicas  et  conclusiones  politicas  divisa,  appositisque  symbolis 
illustrata.  5  1.+2Q7  pp. +3  1.  ill.  pi.  Folio.  Augustae  Vindeli- 
corum,  impensis  Jeremiae  Wolfii.  Augsburg,  1709 

Work  on  general  meteorology.  Effects  of  lightning,  p.  48;  thunder-storm,  p. 
52;  objects  most  and  least  liable  to  be  struck,  p.  53;  amber  and  electric 
force,  p.  257;  armed  magnet,  p.  273;  magnetic  field  mapped  out  by  iron 
filings,  p.  274;  magnetism  of  the  earth,  p.  275.  The  engravings  form  a 
feature  of  the  work. 

234.  Henghel,    Daniel    van.      ( .)       De     conjunctione     mentis 

cum  corpore  humano.  35  pp.  4to.  Trajecti  ad  Rhenum.  (In- 
augural dissertation.)  Utrecht,  1710 
On  the  union  of  the  mind  and  body,  a  philosophical  dissertation. 

235.  Torfaeus,    Thormodr.      (Thormodur    Torfesen.)          (1640-1719.) 

Historia  rerum  Norvegicarum,  in  qua  praeter  Norvigae  de- 
scriptionem,  primordia  gentis,  instituta,  mores,  incrementa, 
etc.,  et  quaecunque  ad  Regni  Norvegici  illustrationem  spec- 
tant,  luci  publicae  exponuntur.  (With  a  dedication  by  C. 
ReStzer.)  4  vols.  Folio.  Hafniae,  ex  typographeo  Joachimi 
Schmitgenii.  Copenhagen,  1711 

First  edition  of  this  celebrated  history  of  Norway  by  the  Icelandic  historian. 
Reference  to  the  use  of  the  compass  for  navigation  purposes  in  the  year 
1266,  Part  iv.,  p.  345.  See  also  the  article  magnetism  in  the  Encyclopaedia 
Metropolitans,  p.  737.  (See  No.  2645.) 

236.  Billingsley,    Case.      ( .)      Longitude   at   sea,   not   to   be 

found  by  firing  guns,  but  the  only  true  method  by  the  sun, 
moon  or  stars.  28  pp.  I2mo.  London,  for  Richard  Mount. 

London,  1714 

The  earth  kept  together  and  upheld  in  space  by  magnetic  attraction,  p.    n. 

I-n  153 


CATALOGUE   OF   W HEELER   GIFT 

237.  Browne,  Robert.     ( .)     Methods,  propositions  and  prob- 

lems for  finding  the  latitude  and  longitude  at  sea  by  coelestial 
observations  only  and  also  by  Watches,  etc.  20  pp.  8vo. 
London,  for  the  author.  London,  1714 

The  author  uses  lunar  distances  and  the  position  of  known  stars  for 
determining  latitude. 

238.  Clarke,   James.      ( .)      An    essay   wherein    a    method    is 

humbly  propos'd  for  measuring  equal  time  with  the  utmost 
exactness  without  the  necessity  of  being  confin'd  to  clocks, 
in  order  to  discover  the  longitude  at  sea.  i  1.+32  pp.  ill. 
I2mo.  London,  for  J.  Morphew.  London,  1714 

Clepsydra,  in  which  mercury  is  used  instead  of  water. 

239.  Derham,  William.   (1657-1735.)    Physico-theology;  or,  A  demon- 

stration of  the  being  and  attributes  of  God  from  his  works 
of  creation.  Being  the  substance  of  xvi  sermons,  preached  at 
Mr.  Boyle's  Lectures  in  the  years  1711  and  1712.  With  large 
notes  and  many  curious  observations  never  before  published. 
Third  edition.  8  1.+447  pp.-j-6  1.  pi.  8vo.  London,  for  W. 
Innys.  London,  1714 

The  first  edition  appeared  in  1713.  Magnetic  orientation  and  variation,  p. 
277;  invention  of  printing,  p.  278. 

2393. Eighth  edition.     8  l.+xvi.+444  PP-+6  1.   pi.  8vo.     London, 

for  W.  Innys.  London,  1732 

—See  also   263. 

240.  Plank,    Stephen.      ( .)      An    introduction    to    the    only 

method  for  discovering  longitude.  Presented  to  both  Houses 
of  Parliament.  8  pp.  I2mo.  London,  for  the  author. 

London,  1714 

This  "introduction"  is  limited  to  eight  pages  on  chronometers  and  the 
determination  of  local  time. 

241.  Reimann,  Christoph  Friederich.     ( .)     De  succino  elec- 

tricorum  principe.  Praeses  H.  von  Sanden.  36  pp.  4to. 
Regiomonti,  Reusner.  (Inaugural  dissertation.) 

Konigsberg,  1714 

Academic    discussion    of    current   views .  on   electrical    theory. 

242.  Whiston,  William.     (1667-1752)   and   Humphrey  Ditton.     (1675- 

1715.)  New  method  for  discovering  the  longitude  both  at  sea 
and  land,  humbly  proposed  to  the  consideration  of  the  pub- 
lick.  78  pp.+i  1.  I2mo.  London,  for  John  Phillips. 

London,  1714 

Curves    of    magnetic    variation,    p.    15;    sound    heard    at    a    distance    of    100 

miles,  p.  19.    Whiston  was  a  celebrated  philosopher  and  divine,  and  Professor 

of  Mathematics  at   Cambridge. 

— See  also  245,  256. 

243.  Dunnehaupt,    Albert     Christian.       ( .)       Sphaericam     tel- 

luris  figuram  disputatio  postrema.  16  pp.  4to.  Vitem- 
bergae,  Chr.  Schroeder.  Wittenberg,  1715 

Early   work  on  the   form  of  the  earth. 

154 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

244.  Oostendorp,   Johannes.      ( .)      De   dimensione   linearum 

rectarum.  23  pp.  i  plate.  4to.  Trajecti  ad  Rhenum,  G.  van 
der  Water.  (Inaugural  dissertation.)  Utrecht,  1716 

Speculation  on  the  dimension  of  a  straight  line. 

245.  Whiston,    William.      (1667-1752.)     An    account    of    a    surprising 

meteor,  seen  in  the  air  March  the  6th,  1715-16  at  night.  78 
pp.  I2mo.  London,  for  J.  Senex.  London,  1716 

Brief  account  of  an   aurora  borealis  seen  by  the  author  to  which   he   adds 
descriptions  of  other  remarkable  aurorae. 
— See  also  242. 

246.  Huet,  Pierre-Daniel.  (1630-1721.)     History  of  the  commerce  and 

navigation  of  the  ancients,  made  English  from  the  Paris 
edition.  16  l.-)-265  pp.  8vo.  London,  for  Lintot.  London,  1717 
On  p.  48  it  is  stated  that  the  Greeks  guided  their  ships  by  the  Great  Bear 
and  the  Phoenicians  by  the  Little  Bear.  The  author,  one  of  the  most  learned 
men  of  France  and  principal  editor  of  the  celebrated  edition  of  the  Latin 
classics  ad  usum  Delphini,  was  Bishop  of  Avranches.  Dr.  Edward  Weston 
possesses  the  1600  edition  of  Gilbert's  De  Magnet e — an  uncorrected  copy — 
which  formerly  belonged  to  Bishop  Huet.  It  contains  MS.  notes,  as  well 
as  the  Bishop's  arms  and  very  rare  book-plate. 

247.  Lueders,  Gerhard.     ( .)     De  methodis  demonstrandi  de- 

clinationem  magnetis  variam  et  inconstantem.  56+16  pp.  I 
plate.  4to.  Vitembergae,  St.  Gerdesianus.  (Inaugural  dis- 
sertation.) Wittenberg,  1718 

Two  rare  pamphlets  on  magnetic  declination  with  tables  of  same  from 
Kircher.  According  to  Hellmann's  Kara  Magnetica,  the  first  printed  reference 
to  magnetic  declination  occurs  in  a  work  by  Francisco  Falero,  published 
in  IS3S- 

248.  Poliniere,  Pierre.     (1671-1734.)     Experiences  de  physique.     2nd. 

edition.  4  1.+553  pp.+i2  1.  pi.   i2mo.    Paris,  Jean  de  Laulne. 

Paris,  1718 

Collection  of  typical  experiments  with  magnets.  Explanations  based  on  the 
Cartesian  theory  of  pores  and  screw-like  particles.  Magnet  in  vacuo,  p.  265 ; 
lifting  power  of  a  N-seeking  pole  less  in  the  Southern  than  in  the  Northern 
hemisphere,  p.  269;  magnetization  of  vertical  bars,  p.  271;  declination  and 
dip,  p.  296;  causes  of  electrical  attraction,  p.  298.  There  are  numerous 
magnetic  diagrams  at  the  end  of  volume.  First  edition,  1709. 

249.  Desaguliers,  J(ean)  T(heophile).     (1683-1744.)     Lectures  of  ex- 

perimental philosophy,  to  which  is  added  a  description  of 
Mr.  Rowley's  machine  called  the  orrery,  all  carefully  cor- 
rected by  Mr.  Desaguliers.  10  1.+2OI  pp.  3  1.  ill.  10  plates. 
Sm.  4to.  London,  for  W.  Mears.  London,  1719 

Fundamental    principles   of   mechanics   and   hydraulics.      Desaguliers   held   a 
high  place  among  the  savants  of  his  day. 
— See  also  306,  364. 

250.  Newton,  (Sir)  Isaac.    (1642-1727.)     Optice  sive  de  reflextionibus, 

refractionibus,    inflexionibus    et    coloribus    Lucis    libri    tres. 

155 


-  [  34-2  ] 

liquores  inter  fe  permixti,  quorum  particular 
cum  impetu  concurrunt ;  ut  oleum  vitrioli  a 
mtro  pari  pondere  diftillatum,  dein  dupla  por- 
tione  mixtum  cum  oleo  caryophyllorumy  five  a- 
mfi.  Similiter  globus  vitreuSj.diametro  circi- 
ter  8  aut  10  unciarum,  machinae  verfatili  in- 
fixus,  ut  circa  axem  fuum  motu  celernmo  cir- 
cumagatur ;  qua  fui  parte  vola  manus  appofita 
inter  Volvendum  confricetur,  lucebit.  Quod 
fi  eodem  tempore  charta  alba,  aut  linteum  al- 
bum, vel  etiam  digitus  extremus  ita  admovea- 
tur,  ut  circiter  quarta  vel  dimidia  unciae  parte 
diftet  a  vitro,  qua  .parte  motus  ejus  eft  celer- 
rimus ;  vapor  eleftricus  friftione  manus  e  vitro 
excitatus,  &  ad  chartam  albam,  linteum,  vel 
diguum  allifus,  ita  agitabitur,  ut  lucem  conti- 
nuo  emittat,  efriciatque  ut  charta  ilia  alba,  lin- 
teum, vel  digitus,  tanquam  cicindela,  lucefcat : 
Quin  &  e  vitro  erumpens,  ea  vi  nonnunquam 
ad  digitum  allidetur,  ut  etiam  taclu  percipi 
queat.  Quod  idem  quoque  evenit,  quando  cy-^ 
lindruse  vitro  eleftrove,longus  &  amplus,  char- 
ta manu  admota  eoufque  confricetur,  donee 
vitrum  incaluerit. 

QU.  9.  Annon  Ignis,  corpus  efl  eoulque  ca- 
lefacium,  ut  copiofms  lumen  emittat?  Quid  e- 
nim  aliud  eft  ferrum  candens,  niii ignis?  Quid- 
ve  aliud  eft  carbo  candens,  nifi  lignum  eoufq; 
calefacium,  ut  id  lumen  emittat  ? 

6)u.  10.  Annon  Flamma,  vapor  eft,  fumus, 
five  exhalatio  candefafta ;  hoc  eft,  calefada  uf- 
queeo,  ut  lumen  emittat?  Corpora  enim  flam- 
mam  non  concipiunt,  nifi  fi  emittant  fimium 
copiofum ;  qui  porro  fumus,  ardet  in  flamlna. 
Jgnis  fatuusy  eft  vapor  fine  calore  lucens :  Et 


250.  NEWTON.     (Reduced.) 


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Latine  reddidit  Samuel  Clarke.  2nd  edition.  8  1.+4IS  pp. 
12  plates.  8vo.  Londini,  ex  officina  Gulielmi  Bowyer. 

London,  1719 

Light  emitted  by  bodies  when  agitated  by  heat,   friction,  or  percussion,  p. 
341;  electric  glow,  p.   342;  magnetic  and   electric     attraction,  p.   380.     The 
first  edition  of  this  famous  work  on  theoretical  optics  appeared  in  1704. 
— See  also   639. 

251.  Norwood,  Richard.    (1590  (?)-i67S.)    The  seaman's  practice,  con- 

taining a  fundamental  problem  in  navigation,  experimentally 
verified;  namely  touching  the  compasse  of  the  Earth  and  Sea, 
and  the  quantity  of  a  degree  in  our  English  measures.  With 
certain  tables  and  other  rules  used  in  navigation,  the  varia- 
tion of  the  compass.  104  pp.  4to.  London,  for  R.  Mount. 

London,  1719 

Use  of  the  compass  in  navigation,  p.  85;   first  edition,    1637;   Norwood  was 
among  the  first  to  determine  the  length  of  a  degree  of  the  meridian. 
— See  also  284. 

252.  s'Gravesahde,     William     James.       (1688-1742.)       Mathematical 

elements  of  physicks,  prov'd  by  experiments;  being  an  in- 
troduction to  Sir  Isaac  Newton's  philosophy;  made  English 
and  revis'd  and  corrected  by  John  Keill.  2  vols.  33  plates. 
8vo.  London,  for  G.  Strahan.  London,  1720 

s'Gravesande  introduced  the  Newtonian  philosophy  into  the  University 
of  Leyden  in  which  he  held  the  chair  of  mathematics  and  astronomy.  (See 
No.  639.) 

2523. — • — Mathematical  elements  of  natural  philosophy,  confirmed 
by  experiments;  or,  An  introduction  to  Sir  Isaac  Newton's 
philosophy.  Translated  into  English  by  J.  T.  Desaguliers. 
3rd  edition.  2  vols.  58  plates.  8vo.  London,  for  Senex. 

London,  1726 

Vol.  ii.  belongs  to  the  second  edition.  Electrical  experiments,  vol.  ii.; 
electrification,  a  vibratory  motion,  p.  7;  luminous  mercury  fountain,  p.  12. 

252b. (Latin    edition.)      Physices    elementa    mathematica,    experi- 

mentis  confirmata,  sive  introductio  ad  philosophiam  New- 
toniam.  Editio  tertia.  4to.  Leidae,  apud  Johannem  Arnoldum 
Langerok.  Leyden,  1742 

Electrical    machine   described,    p.    669;    contrivance    for   revolving    bodies   in 
vacuo,  p.  680;   electrification  due  to  the  breakage  of  crystals,  p.  680. 
—See   also   448. 

253.  Magalotti,     Lorenzo.        (1637-1712.)       Lettere     scientifiche   ed 

erudite.  Con  ritratto.  xxiv+303  pp.  portr.  4to.  Firenze, 
Tartini  e  Franchi.  Florence,  1721 

Remarkable  letters  on  physical  subjects:  air  pressure  and  the  attraction  of 
rubbed  amber,  p.  79;  magnet  in  vacuo,  p.  93;  experiment  with  amber,  p.  214. 

2533. Another  edition,     xii-f-396  pp.  portr.  8vo.     Milan.     (Si  pub- 

blicarono  nella  Raccolta  de  Classici  Italiani.)     Milan,  1806 
—See  also  678. 

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254.  Ode,  Jacob.     (1698-1751.)     De  atmosphaera.    88  pp.  i  plate.    4to. 

Trajecti  ad  Rhenum,  G.  van  de  Water.  (Inaugural  disserta- 
tion.) Utrecht,  1721 

Various    phenomena    of    the    atmosphere. 
— See   also   258,    277. 

255.  Radae,    Philipp.      ( .)      De   habitibus   intellectus    et   vo- 

luntatis.  40  pp.  4to.  Trajecti  ad  Rhenum.  (Inaugural  dis- 
sertation.) Utrecht,  1721 

Philosophy  of  volition. 

256.  Whiston,     Will(iam).       (1667-1752.)       Longitude     and     latitude 

found  by  the  inclinatory  or  dipping  needle  wherein  the  laws 
are  also  discovered,  to  which  is  prefix'd  an  historical  preface. 
2  l.+xxviii  +  ii5  pp.-f-i  1.  chart.  I2mo.  London,  for  Senex. 

London,  1721 

Tract  on  magnetic  phenomena,  declination  and  dip.  Law  of  distance,  p.  15; 
small  oscillations,  p.  28;  magnetic  attraction  balanced  against  gravity,  p.  30; 
horizontal  component  and  total  force,  p.  34;  lines  of  equal  dip,  p.  41; 
Hudson's  magnetic  observations,  p.  53. 

2563. Another  edition,  to  which  is  prefix'd  an  historical  preface, 

and  to  which  is  subjoined  Mr.  R.  Norman's  New  Attractive  or 
account  of  the  first  invention  of  the  dipping  needle.  2  l.-f- 
xxviii-f-iiS  PP-+4  1.+43  pp.  chart,  ill.  8vo.  London,  for  Senex. 

London,  1721 

"Boussole"  from  box,  boxel,  iv.;  declination  said  to  have  been  discovered 
by  Cabot  in  1500,  v. ;  variation  of  declination,  vi. ;  movable  magnetic  poles, 
viii. ;  Halley's  four  poles,  ix. ;  dip  discovered,  xiii.;  loss  of  weight  said  to 
accompany  magnetization;  law  of  distance,  13;  south  magnetic  pole,  p.  54. 
(See  No.  66.) 
— See  also  242. 

257.  Musschenbroek,  Pieter  van.     (1692-1761.)    Oratio  de  certa  metho- 

do  philosophiae  experimentalis.  53  pp.  4to.  Trajecti  ad 
Rhenum,  G.  van  de  Water.  (Inaugural  dissertation.) 

Utrecht,  1723 

Method   to    be    followed    in    experimental    philosophy;    the    author,    who    was 
Professor  of   Natural   Philosophy  in   the   University   of   Leyden,   was  among 
the  great  instructors  and  investigators  of  his  day. 
— See  also  268,  276,  300,   312,  383,  427. 

258.  Ode,  Jacob.     (1698-1751.)     Oratio  de  laudibili  priscorum  homi- 

num  philosophandi  methodo.    52  pp.  4to.  Trajecti  ad  Rhenum. 

(Inaugural   dissertation.)  Utrecht,   1723 

Discourse    on    the    philosophical    methods    and     systems    of    some    ancient 
philosophers. 
— See  also  254. 

259-*     Quellmalz,      Sam(uel)      Theodor.       (1696-1758.)       Dissertatio 
physica  de  magnete.     15  pp.  4to.     Lipsiae.  Leipzig,  1723 

The  magnet  and  its  poles,  p.  4;  magnetic  effluvia,  p.  5;  nature  of  the 
lodestone;  why  artificial  magnets  are  the  stronger,  p.  14. 

260.     Rohault,  Jacques.     (1620-1675.)     System  of  natural  philosophy, 
illustrated  with  Dr.  Samuel  Clarke's  notes  taken  mostly  out 

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of  Sir  Isaac  Newton's  Philosophy,  with  additions  done  into 
English  by  John  Clarke.  2  vols.  27  plates.  8vo.  London,  for 
James  Knap  ton.  London,  1723 

Standard  work  on  physics.  Discussion  of  what  was  known  on  the  magnet 
in  the  author's  time.  Attraction  between  the  lodestone  and  iron  is  mutual, 
p.  163;  continuity  of  magnetic  matter;  field  shown  by  filings,  p.  177;  magneti- 
zation of  fire-irons  and  church-crosses,  p.  175;  why  armed  lodestones  have 
greater  lifting  power,  p.  181;  iron  affords  freer  passage  to  magnetic  matter 
than  air,  p.  186;  field  due  to  rubbed  amber,  p.  187;  lightning  and  thunder, 
p.  219;  thunderbolt  and  thunderstone,  p.  221;  effect  of  ringing  bells  during 
an  electric  storm,  p.  222.  (See  No.  639.) 
— See  also  171. 

261.  Santanelli,    Ferdinando.      ( .)      Philosophiae    reconditae 

sive  Magicae  magneticae  mumialis  scientiae  explanatio.  4  l.-f 
108  pp.  4to.  Coloniae.  Cologne,  1723 

Cap.   xiv.   is  entitled  "Magnets  and  magnetic  sorcery." 

262.  Hooke,   Robert    (1635-1702)    and   others.     Philosophical   experi- 

ments and  observations  by  Robert  Hooke  and  other  eminent 
Virtuosos  in  his  time,  published  by  W.  Derham.  4  1.+3QI 
pp. +4  1.  ill.  4  plates.  8vo.  London,  W.  and  J.  Innys. 

London,  1726 

Papers  on  various  scientific  subjects:  history  of  the  barometer,  pp.  3  and  169; 
magnetism  of  drills  and  chisels,  p.   129;  ether  the  medium  of  propagation  of 
light,    p.    144;    invention    of    the   telescope,    p.    257;    magnetic    declination    at 
Alexandria,  p.  300;  origin  of  amber  and  jet,  p.   315. 
— See  also  227. 

263.  Royal   Society  of   London.     Miscellanea   curiosa,   containing   a 

collection  of  some  of  the  principal  phaenomena  in  nature, 
accounted  for  by  the  greatest  philosophers  of  this  age.  Dis- 
courses read  and  delivered  to  the  Royal  Society;  also  a  col- 
lection of  curious  travels,  voyages,  antiquities,  and  natural 
histories  of  countries;  to  which  is  added  A  discourse  of  the 
influence  of  the  sun  and  moon  on  human  bodies  by  R.  E. 
Mead  and  also  Fontenelle's  preface  of  the  usefulness  of  ma- 
thematical learning.  3rd  edition.  Vol.  i.  (complete  in  3  vols.) 
revised  and  corrected  by  W.  Derham.  8vo.  London,  for  J. 
and  J.  Knapton.  London,  1726 

Theory  of  four  terrestrial  magnetic  poles,  p.  41;  declination  at  London  and 
Paris,  p.  45- 

264.  Arntzen,  Wilhelm.     ( .)     De  origine  animae  humaiiae. 

49  pp.  4to.  Trajecti  ad  Rhenum,  Alex,  van  Megen.  (Inaugural 
dissertation.)  Utrecht,  1728 

Philosophical   inquiry   into  the   origin   of   the   soul. 

265.  Geisweit,  Wilhelm.     ( .)     De  figura  tclluris  sphaerica. 

43  pp.  4to.  Trajecti  ad  Rhenum,  Alex,  van  Megen.  (Dispu- 
tatio  philosophica.)  Utrecht,  1729 

Paper  on  the  form  of  the  earth. 

159 


Sfy-J. 


268.  MUSSCHENBROEK.     (.Reduced.) 


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266.  (Hamilton,  James)  (vi.  Earl  of  Abercorn.)     (1656-1734.)     Calcu- 

lations and  tables  relating  to  the  attractive  virtue  of  load- 
stones, serving  to  the  finding  out  the  comparative  degrees 
of  goodness  between  several  of  them;  also  to  know  how 
much  any  loadstone,  being  of  any  proposed  weight  would 
sustain  and  also  to  know  the  value  in  money  of  any  load- 
stone. I  1.+I4  pp.+28  1.  I2mo.  (London,  1729) 
Carrying  power  of  the  lodestone  with  numerical  data.  The  tables  are 
engraved  on  steel  plates.  See  Philosophical  Transactions,  1729-1730. 

267.  Luloffs,    Johann.  (1711-1768.)      De    causis,    propter    quas    zona 

torrida  est  habitabilis.  46  pp.  4to.  Trajecti  ad  Rhenum,  Alex, 
van  Megen.  (Disputatio  Philosophica.)  Utrecht,  1729 

Physical    conditions    of    the    torrid   zone. 
— See    also    275. 

268.  Musschenbroek,  Pieter    van.     (1692-1761.)     Physicae  experimen- 

tales,  et  geometricae  de  magnete,  tuborum  capillarium  vitre- 
orumque  speculorum  attractione,  magnetudine  terrae,  cohae- 
rentia  corporum  firmorum  dissertationes  ut  et  ephemerides 
meteorologicae  ultrajectinae.  5  l.-f-685  pp.  28  plates  and 
meteorological  diary,  i  table,  4to,  and  charts.  Lugduni  Bata- 
vorum,  apud  Samuelem  Luchtmans.  Leyden,  1729 

Numerical  data  on  the  laws  and  phenomena  of  magnetism.     Law  of  distance, 
p.   20;   action  of  flames,  p.   70;   whirling  magnet,  p.    116;   consequent  poles, 
p.    243;    declination   at    Paris   and    London,    p.    150;    dip,    p.    206.      Contains 
Halley's  chart  of  magnetic  lines. 
— See  also  257. 

269.  Wishoff,   Coenraedt.     ( .)     De  wonderwerken   Godts.   i 

page,     i  plate.     Folio.     Leyden  (No.  17).  Leyden,  1729 

Note  on  a  phenomenon  resembling  the  aurora  borealis. 

270.  Allen,  John,     (or   Alleyn).      (i66o(?)-i74i.)      Specimina   Ichno- 

graphica;  or,  A  brief  narrative  of  several  new  inventions  and 
experiments;  particularly  the  navigating  a  ship  in  a  calm,  the 
improvement  of  the  engine  to  raise  water  by  fire,  a  new 
method  of  drying  malt,  etc.  44  pp.  I  plate.  4to.  London, 
printed  for  W.  Innys.  London,  1730 

Tubular  boiler  recommended  for  ships;  propulsion  of  ships  by  air-engines 
and  steam-engines;  interesting  on  account  of  date. 

271.  Amort,  Eusebius.     (1692-1775.)     Philosophia  Pollingana,  in  qua 

Summulae  Logicae,  Physicae,  et  Metaphysicae  eo  modo,  quo  in 
Academiis  dictari  solent  continentur.  Varia  nova  opuscula 
philosophica  inseruntur.  856  pp.  ill.  Folio.  Augustae  Vinde- 
licorum,  sumptibus  P.  ac  M.  Veit  et  Joannis  fratris  haeredum. 

Augsburg,  1730 

This  work  on  logic  and  metaphysics  contains  a  section  on  the  nature  of 
magnetic  declination  and  dip  together  with  tables  and  a  rule  for  finding 
latitude  by  means  of  the  declination. 

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272.f  Doppelmayr,  Johann  Gabriel.  (1671-1750.)  Historische  Nach- 
richt  von  den  nuernbergischen  Mathematicis  und  Kuenstlern, 
welche  fast  von  dreyen  Seculis  her  durch  ihre  Schrifften  und 
Kunst-Bemuehungen  die  Mathematic  und  mehreste  Kuenste 
in  Nuernberg  vor  andern  trefflich  befoerdert  und  sich  um 
solche  sehr  wohl  verdient  gemacht  zu  einem  gutem  Exempel, 
und  zur  weitern  ruehmlichen  Nachahmung  in  zweyen 
Theilen  an  das  Liecht  gestellet.  10  1.+3I4  pp.+9  1.  Folio. 
Nuernberg,  Wonath.  Nuremberg,  1730 

Biographical  notices  of  the  mathematicians  and  artists  of  Nuremberg  with 
copious  notes  and  references.  The  author  was  a  distinguished  mathematician. 
—See  also  274,  3"- 

273.  Bouguer,  (Pierre.)     (1698-1758.)     De  la  methode  d'observer  en 

mer  la  declinaison  de  la  boussole.  3  1+7+67  pp.  2  plates. 
4to.  Paris,  Jombert.  Paris,  1731 

Prize  essay  of  the  Academic  des  Sciences  for  1731,  on  the  determination 
of  magnetic  declination  at  sea.  The  author  was  a  celebrated  mathematician. 

274.  Doppelmayr,  Johann  Gabriel.     (1671-1750.)     Physica  experimen- 

talis  illustrata  oder  Naturwissenschaft  in  einem  kurzen  Begriff. 
44  pp.  4to.  Nuernberg,  Joh.  Fr.  Ruedigers.  Nuremberg,  1731 

Syllabus  of  a  course  of  lectures  on  experimental  physics. 
— See  also  272. 

275.  Luloffs,  Johann.     (1711-1768.)     Disputatio  philosophica    inaugu- 

ralis  de  Aurora  Boreali.  83  pp.  4to.  Trajecti  ad  Rhenum, 
apud  Alex,  van  Megen.  Utrecht,  1731 

Dissertation  on  the  nature  of  polar  aurorae. 
— See  also  267. 

276.  Musschenbroek,    Pieter    van.      (1692-1761.)      Tentamina    experi- 

mentorum  naturalium  captorum  in  Accademia  del  Cimento  et 
ab  ejus  Academiae  secretario  conscriptorum  ex  italico  in 
latinum  conversa,  quibus  commentaries,  nova  experimenta,  et 
orationem  de  methodo  instituendi  experimenta  physica  ad- 
didit.  8  l.+xlviii+6  1.4-193+192  pp.+7  1.  32  plates.  1.  4to. 
Lugduni  Batavorum,  apud  Joan,  et  Herm.  Verbeek. 

Leyden,   1731 

Screening  action  of  iron,  p.  74;  magnetic  force  transmitted  through  liquids, 
p.  75;  experiments  with  rubbed  amber,  p.  81;  discharging  property  of  flames, 
P.  87. 
— See  also  257. 

277.  Ode,  Jacob.   (1698-1751.)     Oratio  de  naturali  Jobi  amicorumque 

ejus  ac  ipsius  Dei  philosophia,  observationibus  quibusdam  il- 
lustrata. 60  pp.  4to.  Trajecti  ad  Rhenum.  (Inaugural  dis- 
sertation.) Utrecht,  1731 

Discourse   on    the   philosophy   of  Job  and    his    friends. 
—See  also  254. 

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278.     Reibelt,  Johannes  Joseph  Adam.     ( .)     De  physicis  et 

pragmaticis  magnetis  mysteriis;  publice  exposita  praeside  J. 
Handel.  2  parts.  13  plates.  4to.  Herbipoli. 

Wursburg,  1731 

Cartesian  doctrine  refuted,  p.  20;  difference  between  electric  and  magnetic 
attraction,  p.  26;  author's  theory,  p.  29;  declination  and  dip,  p.  77; 
magnetic  communication  denied,  p.  95 ;  how  magnets  may  be  weakened  and 
how  strengthened,  p.  101;  mariner's  compass,  Part  ii.  See  plates. 

279.*    Meynier.     (Ingenieur  du  Roi  pour  la  Marine.)     ( .)    Me- 

moire  sur  le  sujet  du  prix  propose  par  1'Academie  Royale 
des  Sciences  en  1'annee  1729,  touchant  la  meilleure  methode 
d'observer  sur  mer  la  declinaison  de  1'aiguille  aimantee,  ou  la 
variation  de  la  boussole.  xxiv-}-<X)  pp.  4  plates.  4to.  Paris, 
Jacques  Guerin.  Paris,  1732 

Compass  provided  with  "sights"  for  observing  the  bearing  of  a  star,  in  order 
to  determine  magnetic  declination. 

280.  Bacon,     Roger.       (1214-1294.)       Opus     majus,     ad     Clementem 

Quartum  Pontificem  Romanum.  Ex  MS.  Codice  Dubliniensi 
cum  aliis  quibusdam  collate  nunc  primum  edidit  S.  Jebb,  M.D. 
Londini.  15  1.+477  pp.-f-2  1.  tab.  Folio.  Londini,  typis  Gu- 
lielmi  Bowyer.  London,  1733 

On  page  445  of  this  encyclopaedic  work  of  the  great  Franciscan  monk  will 
be  found  remarkable  statements  on  the  importance  of  observation  and 
experiment  for  the  advancement  of  learning.  The  work  was  written  about 
1265  and  first  printed  in  1733.  Friar  Bacon  is  often  called  the  Apostle 
of  Experimental  Science. 
— See  also  1437. 

281.  Comrie,  Alexander.     (1708-1774.)     De  moralitatis  fundamento  et 

natura  virtutis.  17  pp.  4to.  Lugduni  Batavorum.  (Inaugural 
dissertation.)  Leyden,  1734 

Metaphysical   dissertation   presented   for  an   academical   distinction. 

282.  (Marana,  John  Paul.)     (1642-1693.)     Letters  writ  by  a  Turkish 

Spy,  who  liv'd  five  and  forty  years  undiscover'd  at  Paris: 
giving  an  impartial  account  to  the  Divan  at  Constantinople 
of  the  most  remarkable  transactions  of  Europe  and  discov- 
ering several  intrigues  and  secrets  of  the  Christian  courts 
(especially  of  that  of  France)  from  1637  to  1682.  Written 
originally  in  Arabick,  translated  into  Italian  (or  rather  writ- 
ten in  Italian  by  G.  P.  Marana)  from  thence  into  English  (by 
W.  Bradshaw?)  and  now  published  with  a  large  historical 
preface  and  index  (by  Dr.  R.  Midgley?).  The  eight  volumes 
of  letters  writ  by  a  Turkish  Spy  *  *  *  to  illustrate  the  whole 
8  vols.  (Vol.  i.,  22nd  edition;  vols.  2  to  8,  loth  edition.)  I2mo. 
London,  for  Straham.  London,  1734 

The  author  of  this  celebrated  work  was  born  in  Geneva  in  1642.  Vol.  i., 
the  sympathetic  telegraph,  p.  116;  Vol.  ii.,  appreciation  of  Descartes  and  his 
philosophy,  p.  26. 

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.. A  continuation  of  letters  written  by  a  Turkish  spy,  continued 

from  1687-1693.  Originally  in  Arabick,  translated  into  Italian 
and  from  thence  into  English,  i  vol.  I2mo.  London,  for 
W.  Taylor.  London,  1718 

283.  Swedenborg,     Emanuel.       (1688-1772.)       Opera    philosophica   et 

mineralia.  3  vols.  (Contents:  Vol.  i.  Principia  rerum  natu- 
ralium  sive  novorum  tentaminum  phaenomena  mundi.  Vol. 
ii.  Regnum  subterraneum  sive  minerale  de  cupro  et  orichalco. 
Vol.  iii.  Regnum  subterraneum  sive  minerale  de  ferro.) 
pi.  portr.  Folio.  Dresdae  et  Lipsiae,  sumptibus  Friderici 
HekeliL  Dresden  &  Leipzig,  1734 

This  is  the  author's  famous  work  on  science.  Vol.  i.  contains  250  pages  of 
printed  matter  with  diagrams  and  illustrations  on  the  causes  and  mechanism 
of  magnetic  force;  the  law  of  distance;  magnetic  declination,  its  causes 
and  how  its  value  may  be  calculated.  Among  Swedenborg's  unpublished 
MSS.  is  a  treatise  on  the  magnet,  265  pp.  text  and  34  pp.  tables,  which 
according  to  the  title  page  he  intended  to  publish  in  London  in  1722.  Swe- 
denborg regarded  light  and  heat  as  undulations  in  the  ether  of  space. 

284.  Gellibrand,  (Henry)  (1597-1636),  (Richard)  Norwood  (1590  (?)- 

1675)  and  (William)  Jones  (1675  (?)~I749-)  Epitome  of  Nav- 
igation.   First  written  by  Gellibrand,  Norwood  and  Jones, 

and  now  collected  and  digested  into  one  compendium  of  nav- 
igation. 2l.-j-i6o  pp.,  3  plates.  I2mo.  London,  for  W.  Mount. 

London,  1735 

Determination  of  magnetic  declination,  and  discovery  of  the  secular  variation 
of    that    element.      Gellibrand    was    Professor    of    Mathematics    in    Greshatn 
College,    London.      The    above    copy    was    owned    by    Thomas    Hayward,    of 
Liverpool,  who  added  many  MSS.  notes. 
— See  also  109,  251. 

285.  Table   of  logarithms,   for   numbers   increasing   in   their   natural 

order  from  a  unit  to  10,000  with  a  table  of  artificial  sines, 
tangents  and  secants,  the  radius  10,000,000.  The  third  edi- 
tion corrected.  74  1.  I2mo.  London,  for  W.  Mount. 

London,  1735 

Interesting  on  account  of  date  of  publication;  the  first  table  of  common 
logarithms  was  published  by  Briggs  in  1624. 

286.  Bailey,    N(athan)     (or    Nathaniel).   (     ?    -1742.)     Dictionarium 

Britannicum;  or,  A  more  compleat  universal  etymological 
English  dictionary  than  any  extant.  Second  edition,  with 
numerous  additions.  By  N.  B.  assisted  by  C.  Gordon,  P. 
Miller,  and  T.  Lediard.  ill.  Folio.  London,  for  T.  Cox. 

London,  1736 

Articles  on  electricity,  gagates,  lyncurium,  magnet,  barometer. 

287.  Du  Halde,  Jean  Baptiste.  (1674-1743.)  Description  geographique, 

historique,  chronologique,  politique,  et  physique  de  1'empire 
de  la  Chine  et  de  la  Tartarie  chinoise  enrichie  des  cartes  ge- 
nerales  et  particulieres  de  ces  pays,  de  la  carte  generale  et  des 

164 


283.  SWEDENBORG.     Portrait  of  Author. 


'y* 


291.  SWAMMERDAM.    {Reduced.) 

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cartes  particulieres  du  Thibet,  et  de  la  Coree  &  ornee  d'un 
grand  nombre  de  figures  &  de  vignettes  gravees  en  taille- 
douce.  Avec  un  avertissement  preliminaire,  ou  1'on  rend 
compte  des  principales  ameliorations,  qui  ont  etc  faites  dans 
cette  nouvelle  edition.  4  vols.,  plates,  and  maps.  4to.  A  la 
Haye,  Henri  Scheurleer.  The  Hague,  1736 

Vol.  i.,  p.  270  of  this  celebrated  work  of  the  French  Jesuit  on  the  history 
of  China,  contains  an  allusion  to  a  chariot  provided  with  a  magnet  for  the 
purpose  of  determining  the  cardinal  points.  The  first  edition  appeared  in 
1735- 

2873. (English  translation.)  The  general  history  of  China.  Con- 
taining a  geographical,  historical,  chronological,  political  and 
physical  description  of  the  empire  of  China,  Chinese-Tartary, 
Corea  and  Tibet.  Including  an  exact  and  particular  account 
of  their  customs,  manners,  ceremonies,  religion,  arts  and  sci- 
ences. Done  from  the  French  of  Pere  du  Halde  (by  Richard 
Brookes).  4  vols.  4  maps  and  15  plates,  portr.  8vo.  London, 
John  Watts.  London,  1736 

288.  Aken,   Pieter   van.      ( .)    De   coronis    et   parhelis.     45   pp. 

4to.  Trajecti  ad  Rhenum,  A.  van  Megen.  (Inaugural  disser- 
tation.) Utrecht,  1736 

Nature  of  parhelia  and  other  circumsolar  phenomena. 

289.  Herwerden,  Johannes  van.   (1713-1772.)     De  motu  terrae  diurno 

atque  annuo.  48  pp.  i  plate.  4to.  Trajecti  ad  Rhenum. 
A.  van  Megen.  (Inaugural  dissertation.)  Utrecht,  1736 

Thesis  on  the  diurnal  and  annual  motion  of  the  earth. 

290.  Heyningen,  Gerard  van.     ( .)     De  mente  humana.     73 

pp.  4to.    Trajecti  ad  Rhenum.     (Inaugural  dissertation). 

Utrecht,  1736 

Dissertation   on   the   human   mind. 

291.  Swammerdam,  Jan.     (1637-1680.)      Biblia  naturae;   sive  historia 

insectorum  in  classes  certas  redacta,  necnon  exemplis  et 
anatomico  variorum  animalculorum  examine  aeneisque  tabulis 
illustrata,  insertis  numerosis  rariorum  naturae  observationi- 
bus.  Accedit  praefatio,  in  qua  vitam  auctoris  descripsit 
Hermannus  Boerhave.  Latinam  versionem  adscripsit 
Hieronimus  David  Gaubius.  Dutch  and  Latin.  2  vols.  52 
plates.  Folio,  Leydae,  apud  Isaacum  Severinum. 

Leyden,  1737-1738 

This  is  the  celebrated  folio  work  on  entomology  of  the  great  Dutch  naturalist 
which  was  published  fifty-seven  years  after  his  death.  On  p.  839,  experiments 
on  frog's  legs  are  described  in  which  the  author  obtained  in  1658  muscular 
contractions  by  using  silver  and  copper  wires.  This  was  more  than  a 
century  before  Galvani's  experiments  of  a  similar  nature.  The  work  is 
printed  in  parallel  columns  in  Dutch  and  in  Latin.  The  plates  are  of  great 
interest. 

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292.  Hadley,  John.     (1682-1744.)     A  description  of  a  new  instrument 

for  taking  the  latitude  or  other  altitudes  at  sea.  30  pp.+i  1.  i 
plate.  I2mo.  London.  London,  1738 

Description  and  use  of  the  author's  Quadrant.  Franklin  in  his  Autobiog- 
raphy attributes  the  invention  of  the  quadrant  to  Thomas  Godfrey,  a  math- 
ematician of  Philadelphia. 

293.  Pointer,  John.     (1668-1754.)     A  rational  account  of  the  weather. 

shewing  the  signs  of  its  several  changes  and  alterations, 
together  with  the  philosophical  reasons  of  them,  to  which 
are  added,  three  essays  towards  accounting  for:  i.  A  continued 
course  of  wet  years,  ii.  The  cause  of  an  aurora  borealis. 
iii.  The  cause  of  the  plague.  Second  edition,  corrected  and 
much  enlarged.  224  pp.  8vo.  London,  for  A.  Ward. 

London,  1738 

Meteorology  in  poetry;  signs  of  thunder  and  lightning,  p.   105;  the  "weather 

glass,"  p.   141;   the  aurora  borealis,  pp.    171-204. 

294.  Poleni,    Giovanni.      (1683-1761.)      Sopra    1'aurora    boreale,    com- 

parsa  il  di  16.  Dicembre,  1737.  28  pp.  410.  Venezia,  P. 
Bassaglia.  Venice,  1738 

Description  of  the  aurora  borealis  as  seen  in  Padua  and  Bologna,  Dec.  16, 
1737.  with  remarks  on  the  nature  of  the  phenomenon. 

295.  Squario,     Eusebio.      (also     Sguario.)        ( .)     Dissertazione 

sopra  le  aurore  boreali.  120  pp.  2  plates.  4to.  Venezia,  P. 
Bassaglia.  Venice,  1738 

Mathematical  and  physical  dissertation  on  the  aurora  borealis.     The  author 
is  said  to  have  been  the  earliest  writer  on  electricity  in  Italy. 
• — See  also  336. 

296.  Goens,  Daniel  van.     ( .)     An  luna  habitabilis  sit.     23  pp. 

4to.  Trajecti  ad  Rhenum.  A.  van  Megen.  (Inaugural  disser- 
tation.) Utrecht,  1738 

Dissertation   on   the   habitability  of  the   moon. 

297.  Helsham,  Richard.     (1680-1738.)      Course  of  lectures  in  natural 

philosophy,  published  by  Bryan  Robinson.  viii-j~4O4  pp.+ 
2  1.  ii  plates.  8vo.  London,  printed  for  John  Nourse. 

London,  1739 

First   edition  of  a   frequently  reprinted  work. 

298.  Keill,  John.     (1671-1721.)     Introductiones  ad  veram  physicam  et 

veram  astronomiam  quibus  accedunt  trigonometria,  de  viribus 
centralibus,  de  legibus  attractionis  editio  novissima.  2  1.+ 
636  pp.+5  !•  48  plates.  4to.  Lugduni  Batavorum,  apud  Joh. 
et  Herm.  Verbeck.  Leyden,  1739 

Magnetic  qualities  of  a  steel  bar  destroyed  by  fire  and  also  by  a  severe 
blow,  p.  85;  electric  attraction  due  to  effluvia,  p.  635.  Defense  of  Newton 
against  Leibnitz;  Keill  was  an  able  mathematician. 

299.  Mannevillette,     (Jean  Baptiste      Nicolas     Denis     D'Apres     de), 

(also  Apres  de  Mannevillette).  (1707-1780.)  Le  nouveau 
quartier  anglois,  ou  description  et  usage  d'un  nouvel  instrti- 

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ment  pour  observer  la  latitude  sur  mer.  i  1.+43  pp.+i  1.  2 
plates.  I2mo.  Paris.  Paris,  1739 

The  "quartier"  described  here  is  Hadley's  Quadrant;  the  author  was  a  dis- 
tinguished hydrographer. 

300.  Musschenbroek,  Pieter  van.  (1692-1761.)  Essai  de  physique 
avec  une  description  de  nouvelles  sortes  de  machines  pneu- 
matiques,  et  un  Recueil  d'experiences  par  Mr.  J(an)  V(an) 
M(usschenbroek),  traduit  du  Hollandois  par  Pierre  Massuet. 
2  vols.  914  pp.+i5  L+8+63  pp.  33  plates.  4to.  Leyden, 
Luchtmans.  Leyden,  1739 

Electric  bodies,  p.  254;  law  of  magnetic  attraction,  p.  277;  air-pump  with 
experiments. 

301. Description    de   nouvelles    sortes    de   machines   pneumatiques, 

tant  doubles,  que  simples,  avec  un  recueil  de  plusieurs  ex- 
periences par  J(ean  V(an)  M(usschenbroek)  que  Ton  peut 
faire  avec  ces  machines.  63  pp.  pi.  4to.  Leyden,  S. 
Luchtmans.  Leyden,  1739 

302. Liste   de   diverses   machines,   de   physique,   de  mathematique, 

et  de  chirurgie,  qui  se  trouvent  chez  Jean  van  Musschen- 
broek a  Leyden.  8  pp.  4to.  Leyden,  S.  Luchtmans. 

Leyden,  1739 

List  of  physical  and  surgical  apparatus. 
— See  also   257. 

303.  Mortenson,  Johannes.     ( .)     Dissertatio  physica  de  elec- 

tricitate.     Praeses  Samuel  Klingenstierna.  2  1.+22  pp.+2  1.+ 

pp.     24-56+1  1.     Sm.  4to.     Upsaliae.  Upsala,  1740-1742 

Short  treatise  on  electricity:  the  electric  spark,  p.  46.  Stated  to  be  the 
first  separately  printed  treatise  on  electricity. 

304.  Ozanam,  (Jacques).     (1640-1717.)     Recreations  mathematiques  et 

physiques,  qui  contiennent  plusieurs  problemes  d'arithmetique, 
de  geometric,  de  musique,  d'optique,  de  gnomonique,  de 
cosmographie,  de  mecanique,  de  pyrotechnic,  et  de  physique, 
avec  un  traite  des  horologes  elementaires.  Nouvelle  edition, 
augmentee.  4  vols.  134  plates.  I2mo.  Paris,  Charles-An- 
toine  Jombert.  Paris,  1741 

The  first  edition  of  this  celebrated  work  on  recreative  philosophy  was 
published  in  1696.  Vol.  iii.  contains  a  chapter  on  the  magnet,  p.  234. 
Artificial  frog  floating  in  a  basin  of  water  and  indicating  the  hours,  p.  236; 
white,  red  and  blue  lodestones,  p.  243;  the  theamedes  or  repelling  stone,  p. 
244;  iron  filings  in  glass  tube,  p.  245;  declination  and  dip,  p.  245;  table  of 
magnetic  declination  at  Paris,  p.  255;  numerous  plates. 

3043. Another  edition.  Vol.  iii.  10  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  Jacques 

Roll  in.  Paris,  1750 

304b. —  —(English  translation).  Recreations  in  mathematics  and 
natural  philosophy.  First  composed  by  M.  Ozanam;  lately 
recomposed  and  greatly  enlarged  in  a  new  edition  by  M. 

1-12  169 


A 

DISSERTATION 

CONCERNING 

ELECTRICITr. 


.  r.  DESAGULIERS,  LL.D.  F.R.S. 

Chaplain  to  His  ROYAL  HIGHNESS 
the  PRINCE  of  WALES. 


To  which  is  Aftnex'd; 

A  Letter  from  Prefident  BARBOT 

perpetual  Secretary  of  the  Academy  of 
Bordeaux,  to  acquaint  him  that  his  Di  flir- 
tation had  won  the  Prize  propofed  by  that 
Academy  to  be  given  to  .  the  Perfon  who 
fhould  write  beft  upon  that  Subjed. 


LONDON: 
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MTUcc  XLII. 

306.  DESAGULIERS.    (.Reduced.) 
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Montucla  and  now  translated  into  English  by  Charles  Hutton. 
Vol.  iv.  8vo.  London,  1803 

Montucla  is  the  celebrated  French  historian  of  mathematics. 

3040. Recreations  in  science  and  natural  philosophy:  Dr.  Hutton's 

translation  of  Montucla's  edition  of  Ozanam.  The  present 
edition  is  revised  by  Edward  Riddle,  who  has  corrected  it 
to  the  present  era,  and  made  numerous  additions.  xiv4-826 
pp.  8vo.  London,  1840 

305.  (Belgrade,    Giacomo).      (1704-1789.)      Hydrostaticae    disciplinae 

propositiones  a  Joanne  Calvio.  4+32  pp.  4to.  Parmae,  J. 
Rosati.  Parma,  1742 

Historical  and  critical  tract  on  the  principles  of  hydrostatics. 
— See  also  376. 

306.  Desaguliers,  Jean  Theophile.     (1683-1744.)     A  dissertation  con- 

cerning electricity;  to  which  is  annex'd  a  letter  from  President 
Barbot.  3  l.-(-48  pp.-J-i  1.  I2mo.  London,  for  W.  Innys  and 
T.  Longman.  London,  1742 

Friction  imparts  vibratory  motion  and  causes  emission  of  effluvia,  p.  2; 
Du  Fay  shows  how  to  recognize  the  two  electrical  states  called  by  him  the 
vitreous  and  resinous,  p.  33;  Hauksbee's  electric  glow,  p.  40.  Desaguliers 
was  an  eminent  physicist  and  Fellow  of  the  Royal  Society;  the  earliest 
English  work  entirely  on  electricity,  if  the  tract  by  Boyle  (See  No.  178)  is 
excepted. 
— See  also  249. 

307.  Dodson,  James.     (  ?  -1757.)     The  anti-logarithmic  canon,  being 

a  table  of  numbers,  consisting  of  eleven  places  of  figures, 
corresponding  to  all  logarithms  under  100,000;  to  which  is 
prefix'd  an  introduction,  containing  a  short  account  of 
logarithms,  x-f-84  pp.-[-tables-}-2  1.  Folio.  London,  for  James 
Dodson.  London,  1742 

The  introduction  contains  historical  notes  on  the  subject.  This  is  one  of 
the  earliest  tables  of  anti-logarithms  or  numbers  corresponding  to  logarithms. 

308.  Academic     des     Sciences,     Paris.      Philosophical     history     and 

memoirs  of  the  Royal  Academy  of  Sciences;  or,  An 
abridgement  of  all  the  papers  relating  to  natural 
philosophy  which  have  been  publish'd  by  the  members  of  that 
society;  from  the  year  1699-1720;  the  whole  translated  and 
abridged  by  John  Martyn  and  Ephraim  Chambers.  Vols.  i-iv 
(complete  in  5  vols).  35  plates.  8vo.  London,  for  John  and 
Paul  Knapton.  London,  1742 

Vol.  i.,  amber,  p.  186;  Galvani's  experiment  anticipated,  p.  187;  magnetic 
declination,  p.  207;  Vol.  iii.,  luminous  barometer,  p.  23.  The  Library 
contains  a  set,  unabridged,  of  the  Histoire  and  Memoires,  of  the  Academic 
des  Sciences,  1666-1778,  166  vols.  (See  Section  X.) 

309.  Hausen,    Christian    August.      (1693-1743.)      Novi    profectus    in 

historia  electricitatis  post  obitum  auctoris,  ex  MSS.  ejus 
editi.  Praemissa  est  commentatiuncula  de  vita  et  scriptis 
viri  (by  J.  C.  G.  P.  P.,  with  a  dedicatory  epistle  by  F.  J. 

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Hausen).  3  l.+xii+49  PP-+*  1.  I  plate,  4to.  Lipsiae,  apud 
Theodorum  Schwan.  Leipzig,  1743 

The  electric  field  is  said  to  be  due  to  vortices  of  electric  matter,  p.  5.  Three 
kinds  of  electric  light  recognized:  the  spark,  pp.  8,  9,  42;  the  brush,  pp.  15, 
45;  the  glow,  pp.  17,  45;  the  three  kinds  defined,  p.  7;  the  ether  of  Newton 
is  identical  with  electrical  matter,  p.  46 

3090. Another  edition.    Accessit  V.  C.  Henrici  de  Sanden,  Disser- 

tatio   de   succino,    electricorum   principe,    quam    edidit   et   de 
vita  B.  Hausenii  praefatus  est  Joh.  Christoph  Gottsched.   81.-}- 
128  pp.   i  plate.   I2mo.   Lipsiae,  T.  Schwan.      Leipzig,  1746 
Some  experiments  which  are  considered  by  the  author  as  fundamental  and 
explained   by  him  on  the   theory  of   electrical   vortices. 

310.  Bose,    Georg    Mathias.      (1710-1761.)      Tentamina    electrica    in 

Academiis  regiis  Londiniensi  et  Parisiana  primum  habita, 
omni  studio  repetita  et  novis  aliquot  accessionibus  locuple- 
tavit.  Tentamina  Electrica,  tandem  aliquando  hydraulicae 
chymicae  et  vegetabilibus  utilia.  Pars  posterior,  vi+96  pp.+ 
4l.-fxlviii  pp.  4to.  Wittembergae,  Jo.  Joach.  Ahlfeld. 

Wittenberg,  1744-1747 

Appreciation  of  the  work  of  Gilbert,  Newton,  Hauksbee,  Du  Fay  and  others: 
the  electrical  siphon,  effect  of  electricity  on  plants,  no  change  in  weight 
due  to  electrification.  Bose  (Boze)  is  said  to  have  added  the  prime- 
conductor  to  the  electrical  machine  as  Winkler  is  said  to  have  substituted  a 
fixed  rubber  for  the  hand  of  the  operator. 

311.  Doppelmayr,     Johann     Gabriel.       (1671-1750.)       Neuentdeckte 

Phaenomena  bey  der  fast  alien  Coerpern  zukommenden 
electrischen  Kraft  und  des  dabei  erscheinenden  Liecht.  6-f- 
88  pp.  5  plates.  4to.  Nuernberg,  W.  M.  Endterisph  und  Engel- 
brecht.  Nuremberg,  1744 

Electrical  experiments  taken  from  Hauksbee,  Gray  and  Du  Fay  with  numerous 
references  to  original  papers. 
— See  also  272. 

312.  Musschenbroek,    Pieter   van.      (1692-1761)      Elements   of  natural 

philosophy.  Translated  from  the  Latin  by  John  Colson. 
2  vols.  26  plates.  8vo.  London,  for  Nourse.  London,  1744 
Effect  of  weather  on  electrified  bodies,  p.  188;  electrified  bodies  in  vacuo, 
p.  189;  electrical  screening,  p.  189;  field  due  to  excited  string,  p.  190; 
attraction  mutual,  p.  191;  experiments  on  child  suspended  by  silken  cords, 
P-  'S3!  vitreous  and  resinous  electricity,  p.  195;  electric  effluvia  move  in 
vortices,  p.  196;  the  magnet,  p.  205;  law  of  distance,  p.  205;  field  mapped 
out  by  filings,  p.  210. 

3123. (Latin  edition.)     Institutiones  physicae  conscriptae  in  usus 

academicos.  5  1.+743  PP-  I  map,  28  plates.  8vo.  Lugduni 
Batavorum,  apud  Samuelem  Luchtmans.  Leyden,  1748 

312!).—  — Elementa  physicae.     Editio  altera  Neapolitana.     Vol.  i.   n. 
plates.     I2tno.     Neapoli  typis  Benedicti.  Naples,  1751 

Electric  bodies,  p.  305;  the  Leyden  experiment,  p.  307;  the  magnet,  p.  323. 

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3120. Introductio     ad     philosophiam     naturalem.       Editio     prima 

Italica.  2  vols.  56  plates.  4to.     Patavii,  apud  Joannem  Manfre. 

Patavia,  1768 

Vol.  i.  contains  a  chapter  on  electricity,  and  another  on  the  magnet. 
Electrification  of  tourmaline,  p.  290;  animal  electricity  (the  torpedo),  p. 
294;  electricity  and  magnetism  compared,  p.  345;  magnetic  declination,  p.  360. 
— See  also  257. 

313.  Winkler,  Johann  Heinrich.  (also  Winckler.)  (1703-1770.) 
Gedanken  von  den  Eigenschaften,  Wirkungen  und  Ursachen 
der  Electricitaet,  nebst  einer  Beschreibung  zwo  neuer  elek- 
trischen  Maschinen.  16+168  pp.  3  plates.  I2mo.  Leipzig, 
Bernhard  Christoph  Breitkopf.  Leipzig,  1744 

Properties,  effects  and  causes  of  electricity;  two  new  frictional  machines, 
pp.  10,  18;  size  of  leather  cushion,  p.  21;  velocity  of  electric  transmission, 
p.  70;  effect  of  magnet  on  electric  sparks,  p.  63. 

3133. (Dutch    translation.)       Nieuwe    naturkundige     ontdekingen 

aangaande  de  eigenschappen,  werkingen,  en  oorzaaken  der 
electriciteyt,  benevens  eene  beschryvinge  van  twee  nieuwe 
electrische  werktuigen:  ut  het  Hoogduitsch  vertaald.  8  l.-f- 
119  pp.  4  plates.  8vo.  Amsterdam,  Hendrik  Vieroot. 

Am  to-darn,  1745 

Two  new  electric  machines,  p.  5;  rubber  substituted  for  hand,  p.  10;  velocity 
of  electric  propagation,  p.  48;  lines  of  force,  p.  54;  charged  body  surrounded 
by  an  electric  atmosphere,  p.  71. 

3i3b. — - — Another  edition.  2  parts.  10  plates.  8vo.  Amsterdam,  H.  W. 
van  Welbergen.  Amsterdam,  1751 

The  first  part  treats  of  the  properties  and  causes  of  electric  phenomena; 
the  second,  investigates  the  qualities  of  electric  matter  and  electric  fire. 

3130. (French    translation).      Essai    sur    la    nature,    les    effets,    et 

les  causes  de  1'electricite,  avec  une  description  de  deux 
nouvelles  machines  a  electricite.  Traduit  de  I'Allemand.  6 
l.-(-i56  pp.  2  plates.  I2mo.  Paris,  Sebastian  Jorry. 

Paris,  1748 

314.—  — Grundriss  zu  einer  ausfuehrlichen  Abhandlung  von  der  Elec- 
tricitaet.    16  pp.    I2mo.     Leipzig,   Bernhard   Christoph   Breit- 
kopf. Leipzig,  1744 
Outline  of  a  treatise  on  electricity. 
— See   also   323,    335. 

3i5t-     Baddam,    (Benjamin).      ( .)      Memoirs    of    the    Royal 

Society;  or,  a  New  abridgment  of  the  Philosophical  Transac- 
tions, 1665-1740,  carefully  extracted  from  the  originals,  ac- 
cording to  the  order  of  time;  the  Latin  tracts  are  Englished. 
Second  edition.  Vols.  1-5,  8,  9.  (Complete  in  10  vols.)  8vo. 
London,  Nourse.  London,  1745 

The  preface  contains  a  short,  general  account  of  the  Philosophical  Trans- 
actions. Vols.  3  &  4  belong  to  the  first  edition,  1739.  The  Library  contains 
a  complete  set  of  the  Philosophical  Transactions  unabridged,  1665  to  date,  the 
gift  of  Mr.  Edward  P.  Adams.  (See  Section  X.) 

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316.  Du    Fay,     Charles    Francois    de    Cisternay.       (also    Cisternay 

Dufay.)  (1698-1739.)  Versuche  und  Abhandlungen  von  der 
Electricitaet,  derer  Coerper.  Aus  dem  Franzoesischen  ins 
Teutsche  uebersetzt.  7  l.-fxxiv+3ii  pp.+8  1.  I2mo.  Erfurth, 
Johann  Friedrich  Webern.  Erfurt,  1745 

Translation    of    papers    by    Du    Fay    on    electricity  communicated    to    the 

Academic  des  Sciences,  in   1733-1734,  preceded  by  a  sketch  of  the  author's 

life.  The  author  describes  experiments  which  led  him  to  his  theory  of 
vitreous  and  resinous  electrifications. 

317.  Gordon,  Andreas.     (1712-1751.)     Versuch  einer   Erklaerung  der 

Electricitaet.  5  pp.+3  1.+88  pp.  2  plates.  I2mo.  Erfurt, 
Johann  Heinr.  Nonne.  Erfurt,  1745 

Gordon's  electrical  machine,  p.  6;  invents  the  familiar  device  known  as  the 
electric  chimes,  p.  38 ;  makes  an  electric  reaction-motor,  p.  45 ;  speculates 
on  the  causes  of  electrical  phenomena,  p.  64.  The  author,  a  Scotchman, 
was  a  Benedictine  monk,  Professor  of  Natural  Philosophy  in  the  University 
of  Erfurt.  Gordon's  chimes  date  from  1745;  Franklin's,  1752. 

3173. Second   edition.     Mit   neuen   Versuchen    und   Instrumenten 

vermehret.  Nebst  einer  neuen  Vorrede  von  dem  Nutzen  der 
Electricitaet.  112  pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  Erfurt,  Joh.  Heinr.  Nonne. 

Erfurt,  1746 

Glass  globe  replaced  by  glass  cylinder,   plate   i.;    electric   chimes,   p.   47;   an 
electric  motor,  p.   57;   experiments  on  the  velocity  of  electric  transmission, 
P.  72- 
—See  also   368. 

318.  Krueger,  Johann  Gottlob.     (1715-1759.)     Zuschrifft  an  seine  Zu- 

hoerer  worinnen  er  ihnen  seine  Gedancken  von  der  Elec- 
tricitaet mittheilet  und  ihnen  zugleich  seine  kuenftige  Lec- 
tionen  bekant  macht.  56  pp.  +  i  1.  2  plates.  I2mo.  Halle, 
Carl  Herrmann  Hemmerde.  Halle,  1745 

Heat  insufficient  for  electrification,  friction  required,  p.  16;  theory  of 
electrical  atmospheres  refuted,  p.  17;  electric  odor,  p.  35;  effect  of  electricity 
on  the  body,  p.  43 ;  electricity  in  medicine,  p.  46. 

319.  Nollet,   Jean    Antoine.      (1700-1770.)      Legons    de   physique    ex- 

perimentale.    2  erne  edition.    6  vols.  pi.  I2mo.     Paris,  Guerin. 

Paris,  1745-1748 

Extensive   treatise  on  physics.      First    edition,    1743.      Vol.    iv.,    uncertainty 

about  the   identity  of  lightning  and   artificial   electricity,   p.    314;    nature   of 

electricity,  vol.  vi,  p.  407.  Abb6  Nollet  was  pronouncedly  anti-Franklinian 
in  his  views. 

3ig-j-a. (English  Translation.)  Lectures  on  experimental  philos- 
ophy. Translated  from  the  French  by  John  Colson.  xlviii-)- 
278  pp.  18  plates.  8vo.  London,  S.  Austin. 

London,  1748 
— See  also  329,  346,  355,  379,  430. 

320.  Psellus,     (Michael     Constantine).       (1020-1110.)       De    lapidum 

virtutibus,  Graece  ac  Latine  cum  notis  Phil.  Jac.  Maussaci  et 
Joan.  Steph.  Bernard.  Accedit  fragmentum  de  colore  sangui- 

175 


319.  NOLLET.    (See  No.  4377.) 


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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

nis  ex  doctrina  medica  Persarum  nunc  primum  ex  codice  MS. 
Bibliothecae  Lugduno-Batavae  editum.  Graece  et  Latine. 
6  1.4-164  pp.+3  1.  I2mo.  Lugduni  Batavorum,  apud  Philippum 
Bonk.  Leyden,  1745 

The  author  was  born  in  Constantinople  in  1020  and  was  considered  one  of 
the  best  scholars  of  his  time.  The  Latin  translation  which  accompanies  the 
Greek  text  is  by  Philippe  Jacques  de  Maussac  (1590).  Lyncurium,  p.  23; 
electrum,  p.  15;  attracting  and  repelling  magnets,  p.  25. 

321.  Vorster,  Antoine.     (1706-1793.)     Tractatus  de  motionibus  mag- 

neticis  ex  operibus  Francisci  Tertii  de  Lanis,  S.  J.  3  1.-J-86  pp 
-{-3  1.  8vo.  Graecii,  typis  Haeredum  Widmanstadii. 

Grats,  1745 

Magnetic  spirits   (steams)    flow  through  the  pores  of  a  magnet  from  pole  to 
pole;    secular    variation    is    due    to    change    in    the    position    of    the    earth's 
magnetic  pole.     This  is  part  ii.  of  the  "Tractatus;"  the  first  part  containing 
106  pages  appeared  in   1744. 
— See  also   166. 

322.  Waitz,  J(acob)  (Sigismund).     (1698-1777.)     Abhandlung  von  der 

Electricitaet  und  deren  Ursachen.  (Zweite  Abhandlung 
von  der  Natur  der  Electricitaet.  Dritte  Abhandlung 
von  den  Eigenschaften,  Wirkungen  and  Ursachen  der 
Electricitaet.)  237  pp.  4  plates.  Sm.  4to.  Berlin,  A.  Haude. 

Berlin,  1745 

Three  short  treatises  on  the  nature  and  effects  of  electricity. 

3223. (Dutch     translation).        Over      Electriciteyt      en      derzelver 

Oorzaaken.  140  pp.  4  plates.  8vo.  Amsterdam,  Hendrik 
Vieroot.  Amsterdam,  1751 

323.  Winkler,  Johann  Heinrich.     (also  Winckler.)      (1703-1770.)     Die 

Eigenschaften  der  electrischen  Materie  und  des  electrischen 
Feuers,  aus  verschiedenen  neuen  Versuchen  erklaeret  und 
nebst  etlichen  neuen  Maschinen  zum  electrisieren  beschrieben. 
14  1+164  pp.  I2mo.  Leipzig,  Bernhard  Christoph  Breitkopf. 

Leipzig,  1745 

Chap.  i.  treats  of  the  mutual  effect  of  two  electrified  bodies;  chap,  ii.,  of  what 
occurs  when  a  neutral  body  is  brought  near  one  that  is  electrified;  electrical 
nature  of  thunderstorm;  reference  to  von  Kleist's  discovery  of  the  Leyden 
jar,  p.  43. 

3233. (Dutch     translation).     De     eigenschappen     der     elektrische 

stoffen.  8  l.-(-iio  pp.  4  plates.  8vo.  Amsterdam,  Hendrik 
Vieroot.  Amsterdam,  1746 

— See   also   313. 

324.  Istituto    delle   Scienze   ed   Arti   Liberal!,    Bologna.      De    Bono- 

niensi  scientiarum  et  artium  institutio  atque  Academia  com- 
mentarii.  (Edited  by  F.  M.  Zanotti).  Years  1745-1748.  2  vols. 
in  4.  4to.  Bononiae.  Bologna,  1745-1748 

Description  of  polar  aurorae,  vol.  i.,  p.  294;  also  vol.  ii.,  part  i.,  p.  474: 
Vol.  ii.,  part  3,  contains  a  lengthy  paper  on  the  invention  of  the  mariner's 

177 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

325.  Freke,  John.     (1662-1744.)     An  essay  to  shew  the  cause  of  elec- 

tricity, and  why  some  things  are  non-electricable;  in  a  letter 
to  M.  William  Watson.  Second  edition.  With  appendix  viii-f- 
64  pp.  I2mo.  London,  for  W.  Innys.  London,  1746 

Electric  matter  considered  to  be  the  same  nature  as  fire;  identity  of 

lightning  and  electricity  recognized,  p.  29.     (See  No.  328.) 

— See   also   371. 

326.  Kratzenstein,    Christian    Gottlieb.      (1723-1795.)      Theoria    elec- 

tricitatis  more  geometrico  explicata.  62  pp.  i  plate.  4to. 
Halae,  Magdeb,  Hemmerde.  Halle,  1746 

Series    of    demonstrations    and    corollaries    in    electrostatics. 
— See  also  436. 

327.  Martin,  Benj(amin).     (1704-1782.)    An  essay  on  electricity,  being 

an  enquiry  into  the  nature,  cause  and  properties  thereof, 
on  the  principles  of  Sir  Isaac  Newton's  theory  of  vibrating 
motion,  light  and  fire;  and  the  various  phenomena  of  forty- 
two  capital  experiments,  with  some  observations  relative  to 
the  uses  that  may  be  made  of  this  wonderful  power  of  na- 
ture. 40  pp.  I2mo.  Bath,  for  the  author.  Bath,  1746 

Electricity  is  regarded  as  a  kind  of  subtile  matter,  the  various  phenomena 
being  produced  by  its  vibrations;  analogy  between  lightning  and  electricity, 
P.  19- 

328. A  supplement  (to  An  essay  on  Electricity)  containing  re- 
marks on  a  rhapsody  of  adventures  of  a  modern  knight- 
errant  (i.e.  John  Freke)  in  philosophy.  38  pp.  I2mo.  Bath, 
for  the  author.  Bath,  1746 

Attack  on  Freke's  essay  on  "The  Cause  of  Electricity."     (See  No.  325.) 
— See  also  342,  398,  411,  608. 

329.  Nollet,   Jean   Antoine.      (1700-1770.)      Essai   sur  1'electricite  des 

corps,     xx  pp.+2  1.+227  pp.  5  plates.  I2mo.     Paris,   Guerin. 

Paris,  1746 

Abbe  Nollet,  friend  of  Du  Fay  and  Reaumur,  was  Professor  of  Experimental 
Philosophy  in  the  College  de  Navarre.  Electric  matter  is  either  affluent 
or  effluent,  pp.  107,  136,  160;  Du  Fay's  distinction  of  vitreous  and  resinous 
electricity  discarded,  p.  118;  1256  feet  of  hempen  cord  electrified  by  excited 
glass  tube,  p.  in;  electric  brushes,  pp.  136,  160;  van  Musschenbroek's 
Leyden  phial  experiment,  p.  133. 

3293. Third   edition,     xxiii+273  pp.  +  i   1.   5  plates.   I2mo.     Paris, 

H.  L.  Guerin  &  L.  F.  Delatour.  Paris,  1754 

— See  also  319. 

330.  Soedgren,  Olaus.     ( .)     De  recentioribus  quibusdam  in 

electricitate  detectis.  16  pp.  4to.  Upsaliae.  (Inaugural  dis- 
sertation.) Upsala,  1746 
An  academical  dissertation  on  some  electrical  discoveries  that  attracted  much 
attention  at  the  time. 

331.  Theophrastus,   (Eresius.)      (373~288  B.   C.)     History  of  stones, 

with  an  English  version  and  critical  and  philosophical  notes 
by  John  Hill;  to  which  are  added  two  letters,  one  to  Dr. 

178 


Lightning  from  hence  may  in  fome 
meafure  be  accounted  for  ;  though  I 
cannot  fo  exactly  tell  what  collects  it 
together,  as  I  can  in  this  factitious 
Lightning  here  treated  of,  yet  I  can 
fuppofe,  that  the  Caufe  of  Lightning 
is  produc'd  from  a  great  Quantity  of 
this  Fire  before  fpoken  of;  which  be- 
ing driven  together,  and  included  in 
a  limited  State,  or  Covering  of  fome 
Kind,  when  difcharged  from  this  Co- 
vering, it  goes  off  in  an  Expfofion, 
which  is  Thunder.  The  Lightning  I 
need  not  defcribe,  being  intirely  the 
fame  with  Electricity ;  for  it  will  kill 
without  a  Wound,  and  pals  through 
every  thing,  as  this  feems  to  do. 

I  am  to  fhew,  firft,  the  Caufe  of 
its  kindling  a  Flame  in  certain  com- 
pounded Liquors ;  which,  if  what  1 
have  fuppofed  be  true,  that  it  is  by 
the  means  fpoken  of  that  this  Fire  is 

collected 


325.  FREKE, 


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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

James  Parsons,  On  the  colours  of  the  sapphire  and  turquoise, 
and  the  other  to  Martin  Folkes,  Upon  the  effects  of  different 
menstruums  on  copper.  With  a  Greek  and  English  index. 
xxiii+2ii  pp.  8vo.  London,  for  G.  Davis.  London,  1746 

The  Greek  text  is  accompanied  by  a  literal  translation.     Lengthy  notes  on 
the    lyncurian    stone,     p.     73;     amber,    p.     79;     the    magnet-gem,    p.     105. 
Theophrastus  was  the  favorite  pupil  of  Aristotle. 
— See  also   I2oa,    125. 

332.  Turner,  R(obert).     ( .)     Electricology;  or  A  discourse 

upon  electricity,  being  an  enquiry  into  the  nature,  causes, 
properties,  and  effects  thereof,  upon  the  principles  of  the 
aether.  42  pp.  8vo.  Worcester,  for  the  author.  Worcester,  1746 

Experiments  made  at  a  distance  of  "one  hundred  feet  from  the  machine" 
and  explained  by  the  elasticity  and  transparency  of  the  ether.  The 
sensitive  plant,  p.  25;  the  torpedo,  p.  26;  lightning  and  electricity  identical, 
p.  34;  shock  localized  for  curative  purposes,  p.  39. 

333.  Watson,  (Sir)  William.     (1715-1789.)     Experiments  and  observa- 

tions tending  to  illustrate  the  nature  and  properties  of  elec- 
tricity in  one  letter  to  Martin  Folkes  and  two  to  the  Royal 
Society.  With  continuation  and  preface.  Third  edition. 
viii+59  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  London,  for  C.  Davis.  London,  1746 

Numerous  original  experiments.  Spirits  of  wine  ignited  by  electricity, 
p.  20;  gunpowder  fired,  p.  40;  electric  wind,  crackling  noise,  p.  46;  a  vacuum 
has  no  influence  on  electrical  attractions  and  repulsions,  p.  46;  rectilinear 
propagation  of  electricity,  p.  50.  (See  Nos.  2308,  3495.) 

333a- Third  edition.     32  pp.     8vo.     Dublin,   George  Alex.   Ewing. 

Dublin,  1746 

333b. Sequel    to    the    experiments    and    observations    tending    to 

illustrate  the  nature  and  properties  of  electricity,  wherein  it 
is  presumed  by  a  series  of  experiments  expressly  for  the  pur- 
pose, that  the  source  of  the  electrical  power  and  its  manner 
of  acting  are  demonstrated.  Addressed  to  the  Royal  Society. 
i  l.-)-8o  pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  London,  for  C.  Davis. 

London,  1746 

Iron    filings    and    mercury    used    for    inner    coating    of    Leyden    jar,    p.    13; 
electric    (Leyden)    circuit,    p.    26;    small    bells    rung    by    electricity,    p.    56; 
electric  ether  more  subtile  than  air,  p.  50.     (See  No.  351.) 
— See    also    352,    410. 

334.  Wilson,  Benjamin.     (1708-1788.)     Essay  towards  an  explication 

of  the  phaenomena  of  electricity  deduced  from  the  aether 
of  Sir  Isaac  Newton,  contained  in  three  papers,  which  were 
read  before  the  Royal  Society,  xv-f-95  pp.  8vo.  London,  for 
C.  Davis.  London,  1746 

The  chief  agent  in  electrical  phenomena  is  the  ether  which  is  the  same  as 
electrical  matter.     This  exists  in  all  bodies  and  is  more  subtile  than  air,  p.  2; 
Leyden  jar  with  coatings  of  water,  p.  25;  any  particular  part  of  the  body 
may  receive  a  shock,  p.  25;  sheet  lead  used  for  outer  coating,  p.  81. 
also  362,  397,  446,  478,  2474. 

1 80 


[  40] 

very  fine,  it  (as  you  plcafe  to  make 
the  Experiment)  is  either  attracted,  or 
.repell'd  ;  fo  that  in  the  firft  Cafe,  the 
End  of  your  Finger  when  electrify  ed, 
fliall  be  cover'd  over  with  the  Powder, 
though  held  at  fome  Diftance ;  and  in 
the  other,  if  you  electrify  the  Powder, 
it  will  fly  off  at  the  Approach  of  an;y 
non-electrified  Subftance,  and  fome- 
times  even  without  it.  But  I  can  at 
Pleafure  fire  Gunpowder,  and  even  dif- 
charge  a  Musket,  by  the  Power  of 
Electricity,  when  the  Gunpowder  has 
been  ground  with  a  little  Camphor,  or 
with  a  few  Drops  of  fome  inflamma- 
ble chemical  Oil.  This  Oil  fomewhat 
moiftens  the  Powder,  and  prevents  its 
flying  away ;  the  Gunpowder  then  be- 
ing warm'd  in  a  Spoon,  the  electrical 
Flaflies  fire  the  inflammable  Vapour, 
which  fires  the  Gunpowder :  But  the 
Time  between  the  Vapour  firing  the 
Powder  is  fo  fliort,  that  frequently 
they  appear  as  the  fame,  and  not  fuc- 

ceflive 


333.   WATSON. 


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335-  Winkler,  Johann  Heinrich.  (also  Winckler.)  (1703-1770.)  Die 
Staerke  der  electrischen  Kraft,  des  Wassers  in  glaesernen 
Gefaessen,  welche  durch  den  Musschenbroekischen  Versuch 
bekannt  geworden,  erklaert  von  H.  Winkler.  10  l.-|-i64  pp. 
9  plates.  I2mo.  Leipzig,  Bernhard  Christoph  Breitkopf. 

Leipzig,  1746 

The  Leyden  jar  with  experiments  and  theory;  the  identity  of  lightning  and 
machine  electricity  discussed,  p.    137. 
— See  also  313. 

336.*  (Squario,  Eusebio.)  Dell'elettricismo  o  sia  delle  forze  elettriche 
de'corpi  svelate  dalla  fisica  sperimentale  con  un'  am- 
pia  dichiarazione  della  luce  elettrica.  Aggiuntevi  due  dis- 
sertazioni  attinenti  all'  uso  medico  di  tali  forze.  xvi+39i  pp. 
I  plate.  8vo.  Venezia,  presso  Gio.  Battista  Recurti. 

Venice,  1746 

Different  ways  of  electrifying  bodies,   pp.    119,    123,    129:    Amber   rubbed   in 
vacuo,    p.    158;    vitreous    and    resinous    electricity,    p.    186;    three'  kinds    of 
electric  "light"    (discharges),  pp.   230,   275,   312.     Description  of  a  frictional 
machine,    p.    322. 
— See  also  295. 

337.  Cooper,  M.     Philosophical  enquiry  into  the  properties  of  elec- 

tricity, in  which  is  contain'd  a  confutation  of  the  solutions 
which  have  been  hitherto  given  of  it,  and  the  most  probable 
reason  of  the  late  surprising  experiments,  in  a  letter  to  a 
friend.  32  pp.  I2mo.  London,  for  M.  Cooper.  London,  1746 

The  inquiry  assumes  that  electrical  attraction  is  caused  by  a  material 
emanation  from  the  attracting  body  and  that  repulsion  is  caused  by  the 
tendency  of  electrical  effluvia  to  recede  further  and  further. 

338.  Carli,    Gian    Rinaldo.      (1720-1785.)      Dissertazjone    intorno   alia 

declinazione,  o  variazione  della  calamita,  e  bussola  nautica, 
dal  polo,  xxxii  pp.  I  plate.  Sm.  4to.  Venezia,  per  Benedetto 
Milocco.  Venice,  1747 

History  of  magnetic  declination,  p.  xi.;  variation  of  the  declination,  p,  xii.; 
marine  compass  made  by  the  author,  p.  xxviii. 

339.  Faure,  Giovanni   Battista.     ( .)      Congetture   fisiche   in- 

torno alle  cagioni  de'fenomeni  osservati  in  Roma  nella 
macchina  elettrica.  6  l.-(-i4O  pp.+i  1.  Sm.  4to.  Roma,  presso 
il  Bernabo.  Rome,  1747 

Electric  effluvia  said  to  be  of  glutinous  nature,  p.  44;  physiological  effect 
of  the  Leyden  jar  discharge,  p.  64;  electric  and  magnetic  attractions  do  not 
follow  the  law  of  the  inverse  square  of  the  distance,  p.  80;  law  of  gravita- 
tion disproved,  p.  95. 

340.  L — tt — n,    E — m — d.      (i.e.    Litton,    Edmund.)      ( .)      Phil- 

osophical conjectures  on  aereal  influences,  the  probable  ori- 
gin of  diseases  with  an  unusual  cure  in  the  scurvy,  address'd 
to  Dr.  Shaw  by  E — m — d  L — tt — n.  57  pp.  I2mo.  London, 
for  T.  Trye.  London,  1747 

Electricity  is  mentioned  in  connection  with  the  ether  and  with  the  cause 
of  gravitation,  p.  28. 

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341.  Louis,    (Antoine).      (1723-1792.)      Observations    sur   1'electricite, 

ou  Ton  tache  d'expliquer  son  mecanisme  et  ses  effets  sur 
1'oeconomie  animale  avec  des  remarques  sur  son  usage,  xxiv 
+175  PP-  I2mo.  Paris,  chez  Delaguette.  Paris,  1747 

Short  exposition  of  the  effects  of  electricity  in  general  and  on  the  human 
organism  in  particular.  The  author  holds  with  Abbe  Nollet  that  an 
electric  charge  is  not  limited  to  the  surface  of  a  conductor,  p.  31;  Cunaeus 
is  considered  to  be  the  discoverer  of  the  Leyden  jar,  p.  46. 

342.  Martin,   B(enjamin).      (1704-1782.)     Philosophia   Britannica;   or, 

A  new  and  comprehensive  system  of  the  Newtonian  philo- 
sophy, astronomy  and  geography  in  a  course  of  twelve  lec- 
tures, with  notes,  containing  the  physical,  mechanical,  ge- 
ometrical, and  experimental  proofs  and  illustrations  of  all 
principal  propositions  in  every  branch  of  Natural  Science. 
2  vols.  73  plates.  8vo.  Reading,  C.  Micklewright  &  Co. 

Reading,  1747 

"As  Britain  is  the  birth-place  of  Philosophy,  so  English  is  its  vernacular 
tongue."  Chapters  on  electricity,  magnetism,  gravitation,  circular  motion 
and  pendulums. 

3423. Supplement  to   the   Philosophia   Britannica,   Appendix  i   & 

ii.  2  vols.  Appendix  i.  containing  new  experiments  in  elec- 
tricity, and  the  method  of  making  artificial  magnets.  3  plates. 
Appendix  II  containing:  i.  A  description  of  a  new  universal 
compound  microscope,  ii.  The  description  of  a  new  solar 
microscope,  iii.  The  description  of  a  new  glass  micrometer, 
iv.  New  improvements  in  telescopes  and  microscopes  by  a 
composition  of  glasses,  v.  The  description  of  a  new  reflecting 
telescope,  vi.  Of  visual  glasses,  or  the  improvement  of  com- 
mon spectacles,  vii.  Description  of  a  equatorial  telescope. 
5  plates.  32+80  pp.  8vo.  London,  1759 

The   aurora   borealis   an    electrical    phenomena,    p.    15;    Canton's   method    of 
making  magnets,  p.  27. 
— See  also  327. 

343.  Neale,  John.   ( —  .)     Directions  for  gentlemen  who  have 

electrical  machines,  how  to  proceed  in  making  their  experi- 
ments. 77  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  London,  for  the  author. 

London,  1747 

On  p.  37  van  Musschenbroek  is  said  to  have  discovered  the  Leyden  jar 
"more  by  accident  than  by  design;"  Dr.  Bevis  uses  sheet  lead  for  the 
coating  of  Leyden  jars  and  finds  their  efficiency  to  be  proportional  to  the 
surface  covered,  pp.  45,  47.  Canton  discharges  Leyden  jars  by  alternate 
contact,  p.  49;  filings  used  for  inner  coat,  p.  69. 

344.  The  Guardian.     (By  Sir  R.  Steele,  Joseph  Addison  and  others.) 

2  vols.  8vo.  London,  1747 

Strada's  poem  on  sympathetic  compasses,  vol.  ii.,  p.  213.     (See  No.  90.) 

345.  Collina,  Abbondio.     (1691-1753.)     Considerazioni  istoriche  sopra 

1'origine  della  bussola  nautica  nell'  Europa  e  nell'  Asia,    xvi 


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+I4S  PP'  Sm.  4to.  Faenza,  presso  PArchi,  impress.  Vesco- 
vile.  Faenza,  1748 

Brief  history  of  electrical  discovery,  p.  25;  the  compass  among  the  Chinese, 
Arabs  and  Portuguese,  p.  102. 

346.  Ellicott,  John.    (I7O6P-I772.)    Several  essays  towards  discovering 

the  laws  of  electricity,  communicated  to  the  Royal  Society 
and  read  on  the  25th  February,  1747,  and  at  two  meetings 
soon  after;  to  which  is  prefix'd  part  of  a  letter  from  the 
Abbe  Nollet  to  M(artin)  Folkes.  38  pp.  4to.  London. 

London,  1748 

The  author  explains  electric  phenomena  by  effluvia  which  attract  all  othet 
bodies  but  which  are  mutually  repellent,  p.  10.  This  tract  contains  a 
translation  of  Abbe  Nollet's  paper  on  fine  streams  of  electrified  water,  also 
some  remarks  on  the  influence  of  electricity  on  vegetation. 

347.  Forbin,    (Claude)    de.      (1656-1733.)      Memoires    du    Comte    de 

Forbin.  (Edited  by  S.  Reboulet  and  Le  Comte).  2  vols.  I2mo. 
Amsterdam,  Francois  Girardi.  Amsterdam,  1748 

St.  Elmo's  fires,  vol.  i.,  p.  368.  In  vol.  ii.,  the  pages  treating  of  flaming 
meteors  are  missing. 

348.  Hinton,  John.      ( .)     Universal  magazine  of  knowledge 

and  pleasure  for  1747.  ill.  8vo.  London,  Hinton.  London,  1748 
"Boussole"  or  "Bossala"  derived  from  "box,"  p.  118;  remarks  on  Abbe 
Nollet's  experiments,  pp.  119,  263. 

349f.  Jallabert,  L(ouis).  (1712-1768.)  Experiences  sur  1'electricite, 
avec  quelques  conjectures  sur  la  cause  de  ses  effets.  xii-f-3O4 
pp.  3  plates.  8vo.  Geneve,  Barrillo.  Geneva,  1748 

This  comprehensive  work  embraces  the  knowledge  of  the  time  on  electric 
phenomena  and  theory;  it  has  been  frequently  quoted.  The  author  considers 
electricity  to  be  a  subtile,  elastic  fluid. 

3493. Another  edition.     8  1.+379  pp.  3  plates.   I2mo.     Paris,  Du- 

rand.  Paris,  1749 

350.  Knight,    G(owin).      (1713-1772.)      An    attempt    to    demonstrate, 

that  all  the  phenomena  in  nature  may  be  explained  by  two 
simple  active  principles,  attraction  and  repulsion,  wherein  the 
attractions  of  Cohesion,  Gravity  and  Magnetism  are  shown 
to  be  one  and  the  same:  and  the  phenomena  of  the  latter  are 
more  particularly  explained.  I  1.+95  PP-  4to.  London. 

London,  1748 

The  attraction  of  cohesion,  of  gravitation  and  of  magnetism  are  all  one  and 

the  same.     The  author   was  subsequently  Principal   Librarian   of  the   British 

Museum. 

— See  also  394. 

351.  Rackstrow,    B.      ( .)      Miscellaneous    observations,    to- 

gether with  a  collection  of  experiments  on  electricity.  With 
the  manner  of  performing  them,  designed  to  explain  the 
nature  and  cause  of  the  most  remarkable  Phaenomena  there- 
of. With  some  remarks  on  a  pamphlet,  entitled:  A  sequel  to 

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the  experiments  and  observations  tending  to  illustrate  the 
nature  and  properties  of  electricity  (by  Sir  William  Watson), 
to  which  is  annexed  a  letter  written  by  the  author  to  the 
Academy  of  Sciences  at  Bordeaux,  relative  to  the  similarity 
of  electricity  to  lightning  and  thunder,  iv+72  pp.  8vo. 
London,  for  the  author.  London,  1748 

The  author  holds  that  electricity  and  the  ether  of  space  are  one;  curious  list 
of  non-electrics,  p.  24;  list  of  experiments  made  by  the  author,  p.  28; 
lightning  due  to  electricity,  pp.  65,  72.  (See  No.  333!).) 

352.  Watson,  (Sir)  William.     (1715-1787.)     An  account  of  the  experi- 

ments made  by  some  gentlemen  of  the  Royal  Society  in  order 
to  discover  whether  the  electrical  power  would  be  sensible  at 
great  distances,  with  an  inquiry  concerning  velocities  of 
electricity  and  sound;  to  which  are  added,  Some  further  in- 
quiries into  the  nature  and  properties  of  electricity.  I  l.+9° 
pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  for  C.  Davis.  London,  1748 

Le  Monnier's  experiment  in  a  pond  near  the  Tuilleries,  p.  3;  Watson's 
experiment  on  the  Thames,  p.  5;  the  coatings  of  the  Leyden  jar  used  on 
this  noteworthy  occasion  were  iron  filings  and  sheet  lead,  p.  5;  one-mile 
circuit,  p.  40;  velocity  of  sound  and  electricity,  pp.  42,  47;  flashes  inside 
jar  at  time  of  discharge,  p.  74.  We  owe  the  term  circuit  to  Watson,  who 
established  the  law  that  the  resistance  to  electric  flow  depends  on  the  length 
and  material  of  the  conductors. 
— See  also  333. 

353.  Borbone,    Filippo.         ( .)      I    fenomeni    elettrici    con    i 

corollari  da  lor  dedotti  e  con  i  fonti  di  cio  che  rende  mala- 
gevole  la  ricerca  del  principio  elettrico.  xii+44  pp.  4to. 
Parma,  G.  Rosati.  Parma,  1749 

Experiments   showing  the  behavior  of   "electric  matter." 

354.  N(eedham),    (John)    T(urbervill.)      (1713-1781.)      Extract    of   a 

letter  from  Paris,  concerning  some  new  electrical  experiments 
made  lately  there.  (Signed:  T.  N.,  i.e.,  J.  T.  Needham). 
Copied  from  Phil.  Trans.,  R.  S.  Vol.  44,  pp.  247-273,  (1748). 
7  pp.  4to.  London,  (1749) 

The  experiment  of  the  Leyden  jar  is  described  on  p.  3  where  its  discovery 
is  attributed  to  van  Musschenbroek;  the  residual  charge  is  noticed  on  p.  4. 

355t-  Nollet,  (Jean  Antoine).  (1700-1770.)  Recherches  sur  les  causes 
particulieres  des  phenomenes  electriques.  xxxvi+444  pp.  8 
plates.  I2mo.  Paris,  Guerin.  Paris,  1749 

The  author  lays  down  a  theory,  according  to  which  the  cause  of  electrical 
phenomena  is  the  "effluence  and  affluence"  of  a  subtile  fluid  which  is 
everywhere  present.  Some  interesting  experiments  are  described  with  vacuum 
tubes  also  on  the  influence  of  electric  charges  on  the  growth  of  plants. 

3553. Nouvelle    edition.      xxxvi-(-444    pp.    8    plates.    I2mo.      Paris, 

Guerin.  Paris,  1754 

— See  also  319. 

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A   N 

ACCOUNT 

OF    THE 

EXPERIMENTS 

MADE     BY 

SOME  GENTLEMEN  of  the 

ROYAL  SOCIETY* 

In  order  to  difcover  whether  the  ELECTRICAL 
POWER  would  be  fenfibleat  great  Diftances. 

WITH 

An  Experimental  Inquiry  concerning  the 
refpective  Velocities  of  ELECTRICITY  and 
SOUND. 

To  which  are  added, 

Some  further  Inquiries  into  the  Nature 
and  Properties  of  ELECTRICITY; 

Communicated  to  the  ROYAL  SOCIETY, 
By  WILLIAM  WATSON>JF.  R.  S* 

LONDON: 

Printed  for  C.  DAVIS,  over-againft  Grafs- 
Inn  Gate,  Holborn.     1748. 
£  Price  One  Shilling  and  Six-pence. 

352.   WATSON. 

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356.  Boullanger.  (  —  -  — .)  Traite  de  la  cause  et  des  phenomenes 
de  1'electricite.  2  vols.  2  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  Pecquet. 

Paris,  1750 

In  part  i.  it  is  said  that  bodies  which  are  most  susceptible  of  electrifica- 
tion are  transparent  and  brittle,  p.  63;  construction  of  the  first  cylindrical 
electrical  machine  attributed  to  Andrew  Gordon,  a  Scotch  Benedictine, 
living  at  Erfurt,  p.  23;  dark-colored  ribbons  most  strongly  attracted, 
p.  124;  Part  ii.  propagation  of  electricity,  p.  4;  principle  of  the  siphon 
recorder,  p.  59;  experiments  with  flames,  p.  67. 

357*.  Dutour,  Etienne  Francois.  (1711-1784.)  Explication  de  deux 
phenomenes  de  1'aimant,  sur  les  differences  qu'apportent  les 
secousses  donees  a-un  carton  sur  lequel  ou  etend  de  la 
limaille  de  fer  a  1'arrangement  de  cette  limaille  presentee 
a  la  pierre  d'aimant.  (Mem.  Math,  et  Phys.  Vol.  i.  pp.  375- 
382.)  4to.  Paris,  1750 

On  the  effect  of  tapping  paper  when  covered  with  iron  filings  and  resting 
on  a  magnet. 

358.  Michell,  J(ohn)  (also  Michel).    (1724-1793.)    Treatise  of  artificial 

magnets;  in  which  is  shewn  an  easy  and  expeditious  method 
of  making  them,  and  also  a  way  of  improving  the  natural 
ones  and  of  changing  or  converting  their  poles;  directions  are 
likewise  given  for  making  the  mariner's  needles,  i  l.-}-8i  pp. 
i  plate.  8vo.  Cambridge,  Bentham.  Cambridge,  1750 

Recognition  of  the  law  of  the  inverse  square  for  magnetic  attraction  and 
repulsion,  p.  19;  method  of  "double  touch;"  consequent  poles,  p.  57;  ring 
magnet,  p.  80. 

3583. Second  edition  corrected.    78  pp.     i  plate.    8vo.     Cambridge, 

Bentham.  Cambridge,  1751 

358b. (French    translation.)       Traite    sur    les    aimans    artificiels; 

Contenant  une  methode  courte  et  aisee  pour  les  composer  et 
leur  donner  une  vertu  superieure  a  celle  des  aimans  ordinaires, 
une  maniere  d'augmenter  la  force  des  aimans  naturels  et  de 
changer  leurs  poles;  Un  moyen  de  faire  des  aiguilles  de 
boussoles  meilleures  que  celles  qui  sont  en  usage,  et  de  leur 
communiquer  une  vertue  plus  forte  et  plus  durable.  Traduits 
de  deux  ouvrages  Anglois  de  J.  Michell  et  J.  Canton,  par  le 
P.  Rivoire  de  la  C.  de  J.  Avec  une  preface  historique  du  tra- 
ducteur,  ou  Ton  expose  les  Methodes  et  les  Experiences  de 
MM.  Duhamel  and  Antheaume  de  I'Academie  des  Sciences 
pour  perfectionner  ces  aimans.  Avec  figures.  vii+cxx-(-i6o 
pp.  4  plates.  I2mo.  Paris,  par  Hippolyte  Louis  Guerin. 

Paris,  1752 

359.  Moro,    Antonio    Lazzaro.      (1687-1764.)      Lettera    o    sia    disser- 

tazione  sopra  la  calata  de'  fulmini  dalle  nuvole.  131  pp.  I2mo. 
Venezia.  Venice,  1750 

Minerals  liable  to  be  struck  by  lightning,  p.  6;  lightning  due  to  the  ignition 
of  inflammable  exhalations,  p.  25;  the  interval  of  time  between  seeing  the 
lightning  and  hearing  the  thunder  depends  on  the  distance  of  the  discharge, 
p.  29. 

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Artificial  Magnets.  19 

Fifthly,  The  Poles  of  Magnets  are  not  at 
their  Extremities,  but  at  a  little  diftance  from 
thence;  that  is3  Magnets  are  not  fo  Magne- 
tical  at  the  Ends,  as  in.  the  Middle ;  and  in 
fpring-temper'd  and  foft  Steel  Magnets,  the 
Poles  are  generally  fomewhat  farther  from  the 
Extremities  than  in  hard  ones. 

*  Sixthly,  The  Attraction  and  Repulfion  of 
Magnets  decreafe,  as  the  Squares  of  the  di- 
fiances  from  the  refpective  Poles  increafe. 

This  property,  from  fome  experiments  I 

have  made  myfelf,  and  from  thofe  I  have  feeii 

c  2  of 

equality,  the  greater  the  diftance  of  the  two  Magnets  is, 
with  which  the  experiments  are  made  ;  and  vice  verfd  : 
And  fo  great  is  the  effect,  of  Magnets  on  each  other,  that, 
when  the  repellent  Poles  of  a  large  Magnet  and  a  fmall 
one  are  brought  into  contact,  the  fmall  one  fhall  fome- 
times  have  its  Repellency  changed  into  Attraction. 

*  There  have  been  fome,  who  have  imagined,  that 
the  decreafe  of  the  Magnetic  Attraction  and  Repulfion  is 
inverfely  as  the  Cubes  of  the  diftances }  others,  as  the 
•  Squares;  and  others,  that  it  follows  no  certain  ratio  at 
all,  but  that  it  is  much  quicker  at  greater  diftijnces,  than 
at  fmall  ones,  and  that  it  is  different  in  different  Stones : 
amongft  thefe  laft  is  Dr.  Brook  Taylor ,  and  P.  Mufcken- 
broek,  who  feem  to  have  been  pretty  accurate  in  their  ex- 
periments. [See  P&ilofopb.-Tranf.  NO  368  and  390,  or  Vol. 
VI.  Part  II.  Page  253  and  255.  -Etfw«'s,A'uiklgement.J 
The  conclufions  of  thefe  Gentlemen  were  dr^wn  from  their 

358.  MICHELL. 
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360.  Pietsch,  J(ohann)  G(ottfried.)  ( .)    Abhandlung  von  der 

Erzeugung  des  Salpeters.  (Gedanken  von  der  Vermehrung 
des  Salpeters.)  46  pp.  4to.  Berlin,  A.  Haude.  Berlin,  1750 

Prize-essay  on  the  production  of  potassium  nitrate. 

361.  Stukeley,  William.     (1687-1765.)     The  philosophy  of  earthquakes, 

natural  and  religious,  Or  an  inquiry  into  their  cause  and  their 
purpose.  Second  edition.  2  parts.  (In  the  first  edition  only 
one  part  was  published.)  6i-f-32  pp.  8vo.  London. 

London,  1750 

Polar  aurorae,  fire-balls  and  lightning  are  all  considered  to  be  electrical 
effects. 

362f.  W(ilson),  B(enjamin.)  (1708-1788.)  A  treatise  on  electricity. 
By  B.  W.  xiii-(-223  pp.  5  plates.  8vo.  London,  Davis. 

London,  1750 

Discharging  property  of  points,  edges  and  flame,  p.  7;  Smeaton's  condensing 
air-pump,  p.  24;  the  term  electric  circuit  in  reference  to  a  condenser,  p.  67; 
lead  used  for  coatings  of  Leyden  jar,  p.  71;  shock  given  to  any  particular 
part  of  the  body,  p.  88;  identity  of  the  universal  ether  with  electricity, 
p.  95;  the  ether,  p.  100;  all  bodies  may  be  electrified,  p.  in;  effect  of 
discharge  on  the  body,  p.  208;  magnetic  polarity  inverted  by  the  jar 
discharge,  p.  219. 

3623. Second   edition.     10-^-224  pp.     4  plates.     8vo.     London,    C. 

Davis.  London,  1752 

— See  also  334. 

363.  Barhow,   L.      ( .)      Richtig   angestellte   und   aufrichtige 

mitgetheilte  Observationes  von  dem  seit  eines  halben  Seculi 
sich  in  den  meisten  europaeischen  Laendern  sehr  merklich 
zeigenden  und  bekannt  gewordenen  Phaenomeno,  unter  dem 
Namen  von  Nord-Licht.  5  1.+IO4  pp.  I  plate.  I2mo.  Frank- 
furt, F.  C.  Mumme.  Frankfort,  1751 
Observations  on  the  aurora  borealis. 

364.  Desaguliers,  Jean  Theophile.     (1683-1744.)     Cours   de  physique 

experimental,  traduit  de  1'anglois  par  le  R.  P.  Pezenas.  2 
vols.  68  plates.  4to.  Paris,  Jacques  Rollin.  Paris,  1751 

— See  also  249. 

365*.  Digard,  (de  Kerguette,  J.)  (1717-  ?  .)  Discours  sur  la 
facilite  et  1'utilite  des  mathematiques.  32  pp.  4to.  Paris. 

Paris,  1751 

General  considerations  on  algebra  and  geometry  and  the  ease  with  which 
these  subjects  may  be  studied. 

366.  Euler,  Leonhard.  (1707-1783).  Opusculorum  Tomus  iii.  con- 
tinens  novam  theoriam  magnetis  ab  illustr.  Academia 
regia  scientiarum  Parisiana  praemio  condecoratam  1744  una 
cum  nonnullis  aliis  dissertationibus.  i  l.-j-i6s  pp.  4  plates. 
4to.  Berolini,  sumptibus  Ambr.  Haude.  Berlin,  1751 

Euler  adopts  the  Cartesian  doctrine  of  pores  and  magnetic  particles,  magnetic 
matter   is   more   subtile   than   the   ether   itself   and   is  propagated   through   a 
magnet  in  one  direction  only,   p.   10;   declination  and  dip  explained,  p.   30. 
The  author  was  the  celebrated  Swiss  mathematician. 
— See  also  635,  958. 

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ELECTRICITY, 

MADE    AT 

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B    Y 

Mr.  BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN, 

AND 

Communicated  in  feveral  Letters  to  Mr.  P.  COLLINSON, 
of  London,    F.  R.  S. 


LONDON: 

Printed  and  fold  by  E.  CAVE,  at  St.  Johns  Gate.     1751. 
(Price  2s.  (id.) 

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367.  Franklin,  Benjamin.  (1706-1790.)  Experiments  and  Observa- 
tions on  Electricity,  made  at  Philadelphia  in  America,  By 
Mr.  Benjamin  Franklin,  and  Communicated  in  several  Let- 
ters to  P.  Collinson  of  London,  F.  R.  S.  2  1.+86  pp.+i  1.  I 
plate.  4to.  London,  Printed  and  sold  by  E.  Cave. 

London,  1751 

Celebrated  work  of  the  American  philosopher.  The  terms  positive  and 
negative,  pp.  3,  15;  action  of  pointed  conductors,  pp.  10,  57;  lead  used  for 
the  inner  coat  of  Leyden  jar,  p.  16;  discharge  by  alternate  contact,  p.  21; 
an  insulated  jar  cannot  be  charged,  p.  25;  analogy  of  charged  jar  and  bent 
spring,  p.  23;  seat  of  charge,  p.  24;  Franklin's  pane,  p.  25;  electric  dinner, 
p.  34;  aurorae,  p.  46;  common  matter  self-attractive,  electrical  matter  self- 
repellent,  p.  51.  Copies  of  this  edition  are  rare. 

"These  experiments  and  discoveries,  which  have  given  Franklin  such  fame, 
were  the  work  of  four  men:  Benjamin  Franklin,  Philip  Syng,  Thomas  Hop- 
kinson  and  Ebenezer  Kinnersley;  but,  owing  to  Franklin's  writing  of 
them  to  England,  they  were  published  in  his  name,  and  have  redounded  to 
his  credit  solely."  (Ford,  P.  L.,  Franklin  Bibliography.) 

3673. New  Experiments  and  Observations  on  Electricity.     Made 

at  Philadelphia  in  America,  by  Benjamin  Franklin,  Esq., 
and  Communicated  in  Several  Letters  To  Peter  Collinson, 
Esq.,  of  London,  F.  R.  S.  Part  i.  the  second  edi- 
tion. 2  1.4-86  pp.  Part  ii.  2  l.+pp.  89-107+1  1.  Part  iii. 
By  Benjamin  Franklin,  Esq.,  Communicated  to  P.  Collinson, 
Esq.,  of  London,  F.  R.  S.  And  read  at  the  Royal  Society 
June  27,  and  July  4,  1754.  To  which  are  added  A  Paper  on 
the  same  subject  by  J.  Canton,  M.  A.,  F.  R.  S.  and  read 
at  the  Royal  Society  Dec.  6,  1753;  and  another  in  defense  of 
Mr.  Franklin  against  the  Abbe  Nollet,  by  Mr.  D.  Cobden,  of 
New  York.  Part  iii.  4  l.+pp.  111-154.  4to.  London,  Printed 
and  sold  by  D.  Henry  and  R.  Cave.  London,  1754 

Remarks  on  Abbe  Nollet's  letter  on  electricity,  by  Mr.  David  Cobden  (pp. 
130-142.)  Electrical  experiments,  with  an  attempt  to  account  for  their 
several  phenomena;  together  with  some  observations  on  thunder-clouds,  in 
further  confirmation  of  Mr.  Franklin's  observations  on  the  positive  and 
negative  electrical  states  of  clouds,  by  John  Canton  (pp.  143-152.)  (See  No. 
379-) 

367!). Experiments    and    Observations    On      Electricity   made    at 

Philadelphia  in  America,  by  Benjamin  Franklin,  LL.D.  and 
F.R.S.  To  which  are  added,  Letters  and  Papers  on  Philo- 
sophical Subjects.  The  Whole  corrected,  methodized,  im- 
proved, and  now  first  collected  into  one  volume,  and  illus- 
trated with  Copper  Plates.  4  1.+496  pp.  5  plates  4to.  London, 
Printed  for  David  Henry;  and  sold  by  Francis  Newbery. 

London,  1769 

3670. The  Fifth  Edition.  2  l.+vi+Si4  pp.+8  1.  7  plates.  4to.  Lon- 
don, Printed  for  F.  Newbery.  London,  1774 

367d.—  —(French  translation.)  Experiences  et  Observations  sur 
1'Electricite  faites  a  Philadelphie  en  Amerique;  et  commu- 

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In  THREE  ESSAYS. 

I.  Shewing. the  Caufe  of  VITALITY,  and 
MUSCULAR  MOTION  ;  with  many  other 
Pfcanomena. 

II.  On  ELECTRICITY. 

III.  Shewing  the  Mechanical  Caiife  of  MAG- 
NETISM; and  why  the  Compafs  varies  in 
the  Manner  it  does. 


By  JOHN  Fix  EKE,  Surgeon  to  St.  Barf  bo- 
/QMfw's  Hofpital,  London^  and  F.  R.  S. 

In  magais  &  vnluijfc  fat  eft.     PROPERT. 


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Printed  for  W.  INNYS,  and  J.  RICHARDSON,  in 

Pc.tcr-noflcr  Row. 

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niquees  dans  plusieurs  lettres  a  Mr.  P.  Collinson  de  la  Societe 
Royale  de  Londres.  Traduites  de  1'Anglois  (par  M.  d'Alibard 
et  le  Comte  de  Buffon).  24+lxx  pp.+S  1.+222  pp.-j-i6  1.  plate. 
8vo.  A  Paris,  chez  Durand.  Paris,  1752 

These  Philadelphia  letters  were  translated  by  M.  d'Alibard  at  the  request 
of  Count  de  Buffon;  they  attracted  considerable  attention  and  led  d'Alibard 
and  others  to  experiment  with  pointed  conductors;  d'Alibard's  experiment 
at  Marly,  vol.  ii.,  p.  119. 

3676. Seconde  edition.  Revue,  corrigee  &  augmentee  d'un  sup- 
plement considerable  du  meme  Auteur,  avec  des  Notes  &  Ex- 
periences nouvelles.  Par  M.  d'Alibard.  2  vols.  2  1.+349  pp.+ 
i  1.  plate.  8vo.  Paris,  chez  Durand.  Paris,  1756 

This  edition  contains  the  Supplementary  Experiments. 

367f. (German  translation.)     Des  Herrn  Benjamin  Franklin,  Esq. 

Briefe  von  der  Elektricitet.  Aus  dem  Englandischen  ueber- 
setzet,  nebst  Anmerkungen  von  J.  C.  Wilcke.  13  1.+354  pp. 
plate.  8vo.  Leipzig,  verlegts  Gottfried  Kiesewetter,  Buchh. 
in  Stockholm.  Leipzig,  1758 

— See  also  449,  481,   529,  675,  696. 

368.  Gordon,  Andreas.  (1712-1751.)  Physicae  experimentalis  ele- 
menta  (in  usum  Academiae  Erfordiae).  2  vols.  49  plates.  I2mo. 
Erfordiae,  litteris  Nonnianis.  Erfurt,  1751-1753 

The  lodestone,  pp.  231-246;  glass  cylinder  substituted  for  glass  globe,  p.  248; 
electricity  useful  in  case  of  paralysis,  p.  278;  it  causes  evaporation,  p.  279; 
electrified  birds  lose  weight,  p.  282. 
—See  also  317. 

36gf.  Grollier  de  Servieres,  Nicolas.  (1593-1686.)  Recueil  d'ouvrages 
curieux  de  mathematique  et  de  mecanique;  ou,  Description 
du  cabinet  de  Monsieur  Grollier  de  Servieres.  Seconde  edi- 
tion. 13  1.+I52  pp.  88  plates.  4to.  Paris.  Paris,  1751 

Collection  of  full-page  designs  including  clocks,  lamps,  pontoon-bridges,  rafts, 
and  machinery  of  various  kinds.  The  first  edition  appeared  in  1719, 
The  author  was  a  mechanical  genius. 

370.  Ludolff,    C(hristian)    F(riederich),    (the   younger).      (1707-1763.) 

Memoire  sur  1'electricite  des  barometres.  Traduit  du  Latin. 
(Mem.  de  1'Acad.  Roy.  des  Sc.  de  Berlin,  1749,  pp.  1-7.)  7 
plates,  4to.  Berlin,  1751 

Production  of  electricity  in  a  barometer  by  friction  of  the  mercury  against 
the  sides  of  the  tube. 

371.  Freke,  John.     (1662-1744.)     Treatise  on  the  nature  and  property 

of  fire,  in  three  essays,  i.  Shewing  the  cause  of  vitality,  and 
muscular  motion  with  many  other  phenomena,  ii.  On  elec- 
tricity, iii.  Shewing  the  mechanical  cause  of  magnetism; 
and  why  the  compass  varies  in  the  manner  it  does,  viii+196 
PP.+I3  1.  8vo.  London,  for  W.  Innys  and  J.  Richardson. 

London,  1752 

Identity  of  electricity  and  lightning,  p.  105;  fire  is  the  cause  of  electricity 
and  magnetism,  pp.  65,  145;  the  ether  of  space,  p.  125;  electricity  not  as 
good  a  term  as  -vivacity;  electrified  bodies  have  magnetic  properties,  p.  165. 
— See  also  323. 

193 


DELL'  ELETTRICISMO 

ARTIFICIALE 

E 

NATURALE 

L  I  BR  I     DUE 

D  I 
GIAMBATISTA     BECCARIA 

DE'CC.  RR.  DILLE    SCUOLE  PIE. 


IN     TORINO     MDCCLIIL 


Nella  Stampa  di  Filippo  Antonio  Campana, 


375.  BECCARIA.     (Reduced.) 


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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

372.  Mangin,   (1'Abbe).     (  ?  -1772.)     Histoire  generate  et  particuliere 

de  1'electricite;  ou,  ce  qu'en  ont  dit  de  curieux  et  d'amusant 
quelques  physicians  de  1'Europe.  3  vols.  i  plate.  I2mo.  Paris, 
Rollin.  Paris,  1752 

Statement  of  the  work  and  discoveries  of  physicists  from  Gilbert  to  Franklin; 

part    ii.    exposes    and    discusses    the    various    theories    proposed;    part    iii. 

describes   the   effects   of   electricity   on   the   body   and    its   value   in   curative 

medicine.      Querard    states   that   this   work   has   been   erroneously    attributed 

to  Guer,  a  lawyer. 

373.  Penrose,  Francis.     (1718-1798.)     Treatise  on  electricity,  wherein 

its  various  phoenomena  are  accounted  for  and  the  cause  of 
the  attraction  and  gravitation  of  solids  assigned;  to  which 
is  added,  a  short  account  how  the  electrical  effluvia  act  upon 
the  animal  frame.  40  pp.  8vo.  Oxford.  Oxford,  1752 

Machine   electricity   is   attributed   to   the    friction    of  air  between    the    glass- 
globe  and  the  hand  of  the  operator,  p.  16;  the  earth  is  devoid  of  attraction, 
p.  25 ;  electric  effluvia  and  light,  p.  36. 
— See  also  380. 

374.  (Bazin,  Gilles  Augustin).     (  ?  -1754.)     Description  des  courants 

magnetiques  dessines  et  graves  d'apres  nature  en  xv  planches, 
suivie  de  quelques  observations  sur  I'aiman  par  M.  de  1' Aca- 
demic des  Belles-Lettres  de  la  Rochelle  et  Correspondent  de 
1' Academic  Royale  des  Sciences  de  Strasbourg.  2  1.+54  PP-+ 
i  1.  15  plates.  4to.  Strasbourg,  Jean-Franc,ois  de  Le  Roux. 

Strasburg,  1753 

The  magnetic  field  illustrated  with  numerous  diagrams  and  plates.  A 
supplement  appeared  in  1754. 

375t-  Beccaria,  Giacomo  Battista.  (1716-1781.)  Dell'  elettricismo 
artificiale,  e  naturale  libri  due.  4  l.-(-245  pp.  4to.  Torino, 
Filippo  Antonio  Campana.  Turin,  1753 

This  (first)  edition  of  an  important  work  contains  the  author's  early 
contributions  to  the  subject  of  atmospheric  electricity;  Beccaria  adopted  the 
Franklinian  theory.  The  author  was  an  Italian  priest  and  professor  of  ex- 
perimental physics  at  Turin.  For  English  translation,  see  No.  457.  (See  No. 
1465.) 
— See  also  392bis,  424,  43sbis,  450,  457. 

376.  Belgrade,  Jacobo.     (1704-1789.)     Delia  riflessione  dei  corpi  dall' 

acqua  e  della  diminuzione  della  mole  de  Sassi  ne'  Torrenti, 
e  ne  Fiumi  dissertazioni  due.  xi-|-99  pp.  I  plate.  4to.  Parma, 
nella  R.  D.  stamperia  Monti.  Parma,  1753 

Discussion  of  the  phenomena  of  reflection  and  refraction  at  plane  surfaces. 
— See  also  305. 

377.  Eeles,  Henry.     (1700-1781?)     Philosophical  essays.     Folio. 

Lismore,  1753-1761 

The  cause  of  thunder;  electrical  theory;  reflection  and  refraction  of  light; 
medical  effects  of  electricity.  Manuscript  letters  of  Major  Eeles  of  Lismore 
with  commentary  on  each  by  Robert  J.  Lecky.  (See  Nos.  433,  2456.7 

377a. Philosophical  essays  in  several  letters  to  the  Royal  Society, 

with  a  preface.  xlix-)-i89  pp.  8vo.  London,  for  G.  Robinson 
and  J.  Roberts.  London,  1771 

Original  considerations  on  the  dual  nature  of  electricity  in  which  the  author 

195 


Feb.  1 75 3.     A*  txpe&thus  metbott  of  cinvetiHg  intelligence.          73 

extremities  of  the  vires,  and  aBcvlt  an 
inch  below  them.  Alib  let  the  wiiesb* 
fi>  ed  iii  a  folid  pece  of  giaft,  iu  fix  incbe* 
from  the  end  ;  and  let  thai  (art  of  them 
which  reaches  rrom  the  glals  to  ti.e  ma- 
chine, have  iufficiem  iniiiig  arid  Hi/Theft 
to.  recover  iis  lnuaiion  aner  having  been 
brought  in  comad  with  il.e  ban  el.  dole 
by  the  fupponing  glals,  let  a  bail  be  luf- 
rended  tiom  every  wire :  and  about  a 
iixth  or  an  eighth  of  an  inch  below  the 
balls,  place  the  letters  of  the  alphabet, 
marked  on  bits  of  paper,  or  any  other 
Jubilance  that  may  be  light  enough  to 
rife  to  the  electrified  ball ;  and  at  the 
fame  time  let  it  be  fo  contrived,  that 
each  of  them  may  reaiTume  its  pro[>er 
place  when  dropt.  .All  filings  conftruc^ed 
as  above,  and  the  minute  previoufly  fixed, 
I  begin  the  converlation  with  my  diliant 
friend  in  this  manner.  Having  fet  the 
electrical  machine  a-going  as  in  ordinary 
experiments,  fuppofc  1-  am  to  pronounce 
the  word  6/r ;  with  a  piece  of  glafs,  -or 
any  other  eU8ric  per  Je ,  I  Itrike  the  wire 
5,  fo  as  to  bring  it  in  contact  with  the 
barrel,  then/,  then  r,  all  in  the  fame 
way :  and  my  correfpondent,  almolt  in 
the  fame  inttant,  oblerves  thefe .  feveral 
characters  r%e  in  order  to  the  electrified 
balls  at  his  end  of  the  wires.  Thus  I 
fpell  away  as  long  as  I  think  fit ;  and 
my  correfpondent,  tor  the  fake  of  me- 
mory, writes  the  characters  a$  they  rile, 
tnd  may  join  and  read  them  afterwards 
as  often  as  he.  inclines.  Upon  a  fignal 
.given,  or  fro»  choke,  I  ftdp  the  ma- 
chine ;  and  taking  up  the  pen  in  my 
turn,  I  write  down  whatever  my  fiicm! 
at  the  other  end  ftrikes  out. 

If  any  body  Ihould  think  this  way  tire- 
fome,  let  him,  inllend  of  the  bulls,  lul- 
pend  a  range  of  bells  from  the  roof,  e- 
cjual  in  number  to  the  letters  of  the  al- 
phabet ;  gradually  decreafiug  infizc  from 
the  bell  A  to  Z :  and  from  the-  horizon- 
tal wires,  let  there  be  another  fet  reach- 
ing to  the  feveral  bells;  one,  *vlx,  from 
the  horizontal  wire  A  to  die  bell  A,  an 
other  from  the  horizontal  -wire  P  to  the 
bell  B,  &f.  Then  let  him  who  begins 
the  difcourfe  bring  the  wires  in  coniatt 
with  the  barrel,  as  before  ;  and  ll)C  e- 
lexical  fj  ark,  bvcaiiiig  oa  bells  of  dif- 
feient 


•nd  am  now  here  to  join  my  imreaties 
wiih  his,  that  you  may  be  happy  for  e- 
ver." 

•To  relate  all  that  was  faid  upon  this 
occaCon,  would  '<  be  to  extend  my  Itory 
to  another  paper.  Wilfon  wa»  ail  fub- 
rniflion  and  acknowledgment ;  the  wife 
cried  and  doubted,  and  the  widow  vow- 
ed an  eternal  feparation.  To  be  as  fhort 
as  polTible,  the  hannony  of  the  married 
couple  was  fixed  from  that  day.  The 
vidow  was  hapdfomely  provided  for, 
and  her  child,  at  the  requcft  of  Mi's  Wii- 
fon,  taken  home  to  her  own  houfe; 
where  at  the  end  of  a  year  me  was  fo 
happy,  after  all  her  dillreiTes,  as  to  pre- 
fent  him  with  a  lifter,  with  whom  he  is 
to  divide  his  father's  fortune.  His  mo- 
ther retired  into  the  country ;  and,  two 
years  after,  was  married  to  a  gentleman 
~of  great  worth ;  to  whom,  on  his  firft 
propofajs  to  her,  me  related  every  cir- 
cumftance  of  her  ftory.  The  boy  pays 
her  a  vifit  every  year,  and  is  now  with 
his -lifter  upon  one  of  thefe  vifit  s.  Mr 
Wilfon  is  perfectly  happy  in  his  wife ; 
and  has  fent  me,  in  Kb  own  hand,  this 
moral  to  his  ftory : 

"  That  though  prudence  and  genero- 
fity  may  not  always  be  fumcient  to  hold 
the  heart  of  a  huiband,  yet  a  conilaht 
pcric^epancc  in  them  will,  one  time  or  o 
ther,  <ou>ft  certainly  regain  it." 

TTt  tbt  author  tf  tbt  SCOTS  MAGAZINE. 

SIR,  Renfrew,  Feb.  I.  1753. 
TT  is  well  known  to  all  who  are  con- 
Jl,  verfant  in  electrical  experiments,  that 
the  eleclric  power  may  be  propagated 
along  a  finall  wire,  from  one  place  to  an- 
other, without,  being  fenfibly  abated  by 
the  length  of  its  progrefs.  Let  .thena 
fet  of  wires,  equal  hi  number  to  the  let- 
ters of  the  alphabet,  be  extended  hori- 
zontally between  two  g:ven  places,  pa. 
rallel  to  one  another,  and  each  of  them 
about  an  inch  diftant  from  that  next  to 
it.  At  every  twenty  yards,  end,  let  them 
be  fixed  in  glals,  or  jeweller's  cement, 
to  fome  firm  body,  both  to  prevent  them 
from  touching  the  earth  or  arry  other 
iion-cle<ftrfc,  and  from  breaking  ny  their 
own  .gravity.  Jjtt  Ihe  electric  guirbar- 
icl  be  placed  at,  qght  angle?  *ith  the 


378.  MARSHALL— Scots  Magazine.      (.Reduced.) 


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controverts  the  views  by  Franklin.  An  account  of  the  author's  life  is 
given  in  a  letter  written  by  Robert  J.  Lecky  to  Latimer  Clark,  and  dated 
April  12,  1878. 

378.  M(arshall),  C(harles)   or   (Charles  Morrison.)      ( .)     A 

printed  letter.     Scots  Magazine,  Vol.  xv.,  pp.  73-74.  8vo. 

Edinburgh,   1753 

The  letter  signed  C.  M.,  p.  73,  contains  the  earliest  known  reference  to  an 
electric  telegraph;  the  letters  C.  M.  stand  for  Charles  Marshall  of  Paisley 
according  to  Latimer  Clark  and  for  Charles  Morrison  of  Greenock  according 
to  Sir  David  Brewster,  (No.  1315)  and  Latimer  Clark,  (5389).  Very  rare. 
—See  also  1315,  1498,  1698,  1771,  1929,  2208,  3224,  5389. 

379.  Nollet,   (Jean  Antoine).     (1700-1770.)     Lettres  sur  1'electricite, 

dans  lesquelles  on  examine  les  dernieres  decouvertes  qui  ont 
etc  faites  sur  cette  matiere,  et  les  consequences  que  Ton  en 
peut  tfrer.  xii-j-264  pp.  I2mo.  Paris,  Guerin  et  Delatour. 

Paris,  1753 

Six  letters  written  to  Franklin  often  controverting  his  views;  letter  to 
Jallabert  of  Geneva  and  Bose  of  Wittenberg;  theory  of  effluent  and  affluent 
matter;  papers  by  Symmer  and  Birch  with  remarks  by  the  author.  (See 
No.  3673.) 

3793. (Another  edition.)     Dans  lesquelles  on  soutient  le  principe 

des  effluences  &  affluences  simultanees  contre  la  doctrine  de 
M.  Franklin,  &  contre  les  nouvelles  preventions  de  ses  par- 
tisans. Seconde  Partie  (complete  in  2  vols.)  I2mo.  Paris, 
Guerin  et  Delatour.  Paris,  1760 

379b. (Another  edition.)  Lettres  sur  1'electricite,  dans  lesquelles  on 

trouvera  les  principaux  phenomenes  qui  ont  etc  decouverts 
depuis  1760;  avec  des  discussions  sur  les  consequences  qu'on 
en  peut  tirer.  Troisieme  partie.  Second  edition  (Complete  in 
3  vols.)  I2mo.  Paris,  Durand.  Paris,  1770 

— See  also  319. 

380.  Penrose,  Francis.     (1718-1798.)     Essay  on  Magnetism;  or,  An 

endeavour  to  explain  the  various  properties  of  the  loadstone; 
together  with  the  causes  of  the  same.  40  pp.  I2mo.  Oxford. 

Oxford,  1753 

Magnetism  is   due  to   "the  powerful   action  of   incumbent   fluids"   or  ether 
streams,  p.  25;  there  is  no  absolute  vacuum  in  nature,  p.  17. 
— See  also   373. 

381.  Rabiqueau,   Ch(arles.)      ( .)      Le   spectacle   du   feu   ele- 

mentaire;  ou,  Cours  d'electricite  experimentale,  ou  1'on  trouve 
1'explication,  la  cause  et  le  mecanisme  du  feu  dans  son  ori- 
gine,  etc.  (Lettre  sur  la  mort  de  M.  Richmann.  Relation 
curieuse  et  interessante  pour  le  progres  de  la  physique  et  de 
la  medicine.)  2 1.4-296  pp.+2  1.  10  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  Jom- 
bert.  Paris,  1753 

Experiments  on  the  nature  and  effects  of  the  electric  discharge  in  illustration 
of  the  author's  views;  death  of  Prof.  Richmann  of  St.  Petersburg  while 
experimenting  with  atmospheric  electricity  in  1753. 

197 


Essxr  SCR  L  ELECTRICXT*  JOSA  Caav  •  FRONTISFICX 


379.  NOLLET.     Frontispiece. 


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382.  Mairan,    (Jean  Jacques  d'Ortous  de).     (1678-1711.)     Traite  phy- 

sique et  historique  de  1'aurore  boreale.  (Suite  des  Memoires 
de  1'Academie  pour  1731).  Seconde  edition,  revue  et  aug- 
mentee.  57o-)-xxii  pp.  pi.  4to.  Paris,  Imprimerie  Royale. 

Paris,  1754 

Inquiry  into  the  history  and  physics  of  the  aurora  borealis;  the  chapter 
on  the  relation  between  the  aurora  and  the  magnetic  declination  is  of  special 
interest.  The  first  edition  appeared  in  1733.  (See  No.  2452.) 

383.  Musschenbroek,    Pieter  van.      (1692-1761.)      Dissertatio   physica 

experimentalis  de    magnete.     Lugduni    Batavorum    anno    1729 
edita  mine   vero  auditoribus   oblata.     2  1.4-283  pp.    10  plates. 
4to.    Viennae,  typis  Joannis  Thomae  Trattner.        Vienna,  1754 
Edition   of    1729   enlarged. 
- — See  also  257. 

384.  New   and   complete   dictionary   of    arts   and    sciences,   compre- 

hending all  the  branches  of  useful  knowledge  with  accurate 
descriptions.  Extracted  from  the  best  authors  in  all  lan- 
guages by  a  Society  of  Gentlemen.  Vols.  2  &  3.  (Complete 
in  4  vols.  )  pi.  8vo.  London  for  W.  Owen.  London,  1754 
In  article  on  electricity,  Franklin's  kite  experiment  is  described  in  detail, 
vol.  ii.,  p.  1040;  in  vol.  iii.,  Canton's  method  of  making  magnets,  p.  1971. 

385.  Beraud,  Laurent.     (1703-1777.)     Theoria  electricitatis.      (Appen- 

dix to  Johann  Albrecht  Euler's  Disquisitio  de  causa  physica 
electricitatis.)  pp.  95-144.  4to.  (Petropoli). 

(St.  Petersburg,  1755) 

Electric  matter  is  a  subtile  fluid  distinct  from  elementary  fire  yet  sometimes 
assuming  its  form  and  properties.  The  phenomena  of  attraction  and  repulsion, 
lightning,  thunder,  etc.,  are  considered  in  Part  iii.  Beraud  was  a  French 
Jesuit  and  astronomer.  (See  No.  386.) 

386.  Euler,    Johann    Albrecht.      (1734-1800.)      Disquisitio    de    causa 

physica  electricitatis,  una  cum  aliis  duabus  dissertationibus 
de  eodem  argumento.  28  pp.  4to.  Petropoli. 

St.  Petersburg,  1755 

Prize  essay  on  the  physical  cause  of  electricity  in  which  the  electrical  fluid 
is  identified  with  the  ether.  The  author  was  son  of  Euler,  the  celebrated 
mathematician.  (See  No.  385.) 

387.  Frisi,  Paolo.     (1728-1784.)     De  existentia  et  motu  aetheris  seu 

de  theoria  electricitatis  ignis  et  lucis,  dissertatio.  pp.  29-94. 
4to.  (Petropoli.)  (St.  Petersburg,  1755) 

Electricity  a  phenomenon  of  the  ether.  Electric  light  in  rarefied  media,  p.  67; 
Beccaria's  experiments  on  atmospheric  electricity,  p.  81. 

388.  Premoli     (Carlo).       (   —  -  —  .)       Nova     electricitatis    theoria. 

91  pp.  I  plate.  I2mo.  Mediolani,  Fr.  Agnellum.  Milan,  1755 
Speculations  on  the  nature  of  electric  force. 

389.  Salchow,    Ulrich    Christoph.      (1722-1787.)       Explicatio    separa- 

tionis  auri  ab  argento  per  aquam  fortem  factae  et  modi 
vilioris  haec  duo  metalla  a  se  invicem  segregandi.  19  pp.  4to. 
Petropoli.  St.  Petersburg,  (i755~) 

Chemical  process   for  the  separation  of  gold  from  silver. 

199 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

390.     Cartier,  Callus.     ( .)     Philosophia  eclectica  ad  mentem 

et  methodum  celeberrimorum  nostrae  aetatis  philosophorum 
concinnata,  et  in  quatuor  partes,  logicam  nempe,  meta- 
physicam,  physicam  et  ethicam  distributa.  Accedunt  Exer- 
citationes  philosophicae  et  Elementa  Geometriae.  4  1.+46 
+74+495+41  (Index) +  132+2  (Errata)  pp.  15  plates.  4to. 
Augustae  Vindelicorum  et  Wirceburgi,  J.  Adam  et  Fr.  A. 
Veith.  Augsburg  &  Wursburg,  1756 

References  to  lightning  and  St.  Elmo's  fires,  p.  312;  amber,  p.  328;  the 
magnet,  declination  and  dip,  p.  330;  the  invention  of  the  compass,  p.  330. 

391*.  Lovett,  R(ichard).  (1692-1780.)  The  subtil  medium  prov'd; 
or,  That  wonderful  power  of  nature,  so  long  conjecture'd 
by  the  most  ancient  and  remarkable  philosophers  which  they 
call'd  sometimes  aether;  but  oftener  elementary  fire,  verifi'd. 
Giving  an  account  of  the  progress  and  several  gradations  of 
electricity,  from  those  ancient  times  to  the  present;  its  various 
uses  in  the  animal  oeconomy,  the  method  of  applying  it, 
etc.  3  1.+I4I  PP-+2  1.  8vo.  London,  for  J.  Hinton.  London,  1756 

Dialogue  on  the  nature  and  properties  of  electrics  and  non-electrics,  followed 
by  cases  showing  the  healing  power  of  electricity. 

3913. Sir  Isaac  Newton's  aether  realized;  or,  The  second  part  of 

The  subtil  medium  prov'd,  and  electricity  rendered  useful, 
being  a  vindication  of  that  essay,  in  answer  to  the  animad- 
versions made  thereon  by  the  Monthly  Review.  77  pp.  8vo. 
London,  for  the  author.  London,  (1759) 

Electricity  and   the   Newtonian  ether  are  held   to  be  identical. 

39ib. The    reviewers    review'd;    or,    The    bushfighters    exploded; 

being  a  reply  to  the  animadversions,  made  by  the  author  of 
the  Monthly  Review,  on  a  late  pamphlet,  entitled  Sir  Isaac 
Newton's  aether  realiz'd.  To  which  is  added,  by  way  of 
appendix,  Electricity,  render'd  useful  in  medicinal  intentions. 
3  1.+4I  pp.  8vo.  Worcester,  for  the  author. 

Worcester,  1760 

Original  views  concerning  the  existence  of  an  electric  medium;  its  identity 
with  the  Newtonian  ether  defended. 

391*0. A  letter  to  the  authors  of  the  Monthly  Review;  or,  a  reply 

to  their  animadversions  on  a  pamphlet  lately  published,  in- 
tituled, The  reviewers  review'd.  2+27  pp.  8vo.  London, 
for  the  author.  London,  1761 

Polemical  pamphlet  on  the  author's  electro-etheric  views. 
—See   also   417,   447- 

392.  Nebel,  D(aniel)  W(ilhelm).  (1735-1805.)  De  magnete  arti- 
ficiali.  68  pp.  4to.  (Inaugural  dissertation.)  Trajecti  ad 
Rhenum,  Joh.  Broedelet.  Utrecht,  1756 

Discussion  of  the  magnetic  work  of  Mitchell,  Knight  and  others,  with 
illustrations  of  experiments. 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

392f  bis.  Beccaria,  Giambattista.  (1762-1781.)  Dell'  elettricismo. 
Lettere  .  .  .  dirette  al  sig.  Giacomo  Bartolomeo  Beccaria, 
professore  di  chimici  nell'  Istituto  di  Bologna.  Coll'  appen- 
dice  di  un  nuovo  fosforo  descritto  all'illustre  sig.  conte  Ponte 
di  Scarnafigi.  378  pp.  4to.  Bologna,  1758 

The   several   main   headings   of   the  book  are   Dell'   elettricismo   artificiale,    e 
natttrale;  Dell'    elettricismo   terrestre   atmosferico;   Di'   un   nuovo   fosforo,    e 
della  spiegazion-e  di  esso.      (See  Nos.  43sbis,  450,  457.) 
— See  also  375. 

393f.  de  M.  G.  C.  (i.e.,  J(ohn)  B(aptiste)  Girardin.)  (  ?  -1783.) 
Reflexions  physiques,  en  forme  de  commentaire,  sur  le  cha- 
pitre  huitieme  du  livre  des  Proverbes,  depuis  le  verset  vingt- 
deux  jusqu'au  verset  trente-un  par  M.  G.  C.  de  M.  (i.e.,  J.  B. 
Girardin,  cure  de  Mailleroncourt.)  434  pp.+6  1.  I2mo.  Paris, 
Vautrin.  Paris,  1758 

Remarks  on  cosmic  physics  with  reference  to  certain  controverted  passages 
of  Scripture. 

394.  Knight,  G(owin).     (1713-1772.)     Collection  of  some  papers  for- 

merly published  in  the  Philosophical  Transactions  relating  to 
the  use  of  Dr.  Knight's  magnetical  bars  with  some  notes 
and  additions.  23  pp.  8vo.  London.  London,  1758 

The   author's   method    (separate   touch)    of    making   strong   magnets,    p.    14; 
polarity  of  ship's  compasses  destroyed  by  lightning,  p.   17. 
— See  also  350. 

395.  Aepinus,     F(ranz     Maria)     U(lrich)     T(heodor).       (1724-1802.) 

Tentamen  theoriae  electricitatis  et  magnetismi;  accedunt 
dissertationes  duae,  quarum  prior,  phaenomenon  quoddam 
electricum,  altera  magneticum,  explicat,  instar  supplement! 
Commentariorum  Academiae  Imperialis  Petropolitanae.  390 
pp.  7  plates.  4to.  Petropoli  Typis  Acad.  Scient. 

St.  Petersburg,  (1759) 

The  author,  a  pioneer  investigator,  adopts  and  modifies  Franklin's  one-fluid 
theory;  submits  electrical  phenomena  to  mathematical  analysis.  Electrifica- 
tion of  tourmaline,  p.  77;  affinity  of  electricity  and  magnetism,  p.  187;  the 
author's  well-known  form  of  condenser,  pp.  88,  355;  magnetism  of  the  earth, 
P-  257. 
— See  also  400. 

396.  Egeling,   J.      ( .)      Disquisitio    physica    de    electricitate. 

55  PP-  4to.    Trajecti  ad  Rhenum,  J.  Broedelet.       Utrecht,  1759 

Paper  of  some  historic  interest  on  electricity  and  the  phenomena  of  electric 
discharge. 

397.  Hoadley,    (Benjamin).      (1706-1757.)      and    (Benjamin)    Wilson. 

(1708-1788.)  Observations  on  a  series  of  electrical  experi- 
ments, with  alterations  and  the  addition  of  some  experiments, 
letters,  and  explanatory  notes  by  B(enjamin)  Wilson.  Sec- 
ond edition.  2  1.+86  pp.  4to.  London,  for  T.  Payne. 

London,  1759 

The  electric  fluid   and  the  universal   ether  are  the  same.     The  first  edition 
appeared  in   1756. 
— See  also  334. 

1—14 


TENTAMEN    THEORIAE 

ELECTRICITATIS 

ET 

MAGNETISM! 


Accedunt  Diflertationes  duae,  quarum  prior, 
phaenOmenon  quoddam  eleftricum  ^  altera  . 
magneticum  >  explicat. 

A  V  C  T  O  R  E 

F.  V.  T.   AEPINO 

Acad.    Scient.  s  Imper.    Petropolitanae  ,  Regiae   Berolinenfis    et 
r.  Mogunt.  Erford.  Membro. 


.Inftar  Supplement!  Commentar.  Acad.  Imper.  Petropolitatwc. 

P  E  T  R  O  P  O  L  I 
XYP.IS    ACADEMIAE   SCIENTIARVM. 

39$.  AEPINUS.     {Reduced.) 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

398.  Martin,   Benjamin.      (1704-1782.)      Young   gentleman  and   lady's 

philosophy,  in  a  continued  survey  of  the  works  of  nature  and 
art,  by  way  of  dialogue.  2  vols.  52  plates.  8vo.  London. 

London,  1759-1763 

Lightning   and    the    aurora   borealis,    p.    289;    death   of    Professor   Richmann 
of  St.  Petersburg,  p.   324. 
— See  also  327. 

399.  Scarella,  Giambattista.     (1711-1779.)     De  magnete  libri  quatuor. 

2  vols.  I  plate  and  I  map.  4to.  Brixiae,  excudebat  Joannes- 
Maria  Rizzardi.  Brescia,  1759 

Magnetic  theory  and  method  of  making  magnets.  Objections  to  magnetic 
effluvia,  Book  ii.,  p.  122;  how  magnets  are  made,  p.  279;  Book  in.,  tables 
of  declination  and  dip,  p.  217. 

400.  Aepinus,     F(ranz     Maria)     U(lrich)     T(heodor).       (1724-1802.) 

Akademische  Rede  von  der  Aehnlichkeit  der  elektrischen  und 
magnetischen  Kraft.  44  pp.  I2mo.  Leipzig,  J.  Fr.  Gladitsch. 

Leipzig,  1760 

Address  on  the  similarity  of  electric  and  magnetic  forces. 
— See  also  395. 

401*.     Oberst,       Joseph.       ( .)     Conjecturae     arbitrariae     circa 

triplicem  magnetis  naturam  una  cum  Placitis  Scoto-Sophicis. 
48  pp.  I2mo.  Augustae  Vindelicorum.  Augsburg,  1760 

On  the  three-fold  power  of  the  magnet;  attractive,  directive  and  inductive. 

402.  Symmer,   Rob(ert).      (  ?  -1763.)      New  experiments   and  obser- 

vations concerning  electricity.  With  a  letter  from  J.  Mitchell, 
59  pp.  4to.  London,  Davis  &  Reymers.  London,  1760 

Pamphlet  of  considerable  interest.  The  author's  two-fluid  theory  stated, 
p.  36.  "I  think  we  may  fairly  conclude  that  what  is  called  negative 
electricity  is,  in  reality,  a  positive  active  power,"  p.  38. 

403.  Wesley,   John.      (1703-1791.)      The   desideratum;   or,    Electricity 

made  plain  and  useful  by  a  lover  of  mankind,  and  of  common 
sense.  72  pp.  I2tno.  London.  London,  1760 

Quaint  resume  of  electrical  knowledge.  The  discharge  of  a  Leyden  jar  will 
"give  polarity  to  a  fine  needle,  will  invert  the  polarity  of  a  compass,"  p. 
21 ;  list  of  cures  effected  by  electrical  treatment  from  which  the  author 
concludes  that  electricity  "is  the  noblest  medicine  yet  known  in  the 
world,"  p.  72.  The  author  was  the  founder  of  Methodism. 

4033. Fourth  edition.    72  pp.     I2mo.     London,  R.  Hawes. 

London,  1778 
403b. Another    edition.      vii+72    pp.      I2mo.       London,     Balliere, 

Tindal  &  Co.  London,  1871 

— See  also  700. 

404.  Croker,  Temple  Henry.     (1730?-! 790?.)     Experimental  magnet- 

ism; or,  The  truth  of  Mr.  Mason's  discoveries  in  that  branch 
of  natural  philosophy  proved  and  ascertained,  x+72  pp.  2 
plates.  I2mo.  London,  for  J.  Coote.  London,  1761 

The  invention  of  the  compass,  p.  2;  declination  and  dip  first  observed,  p.  4; 
central  terrestrial  magnet  denied,  p.  48;  magnetic  perpetual-motion  machine, 
p.  61. 

203 


THE 


DESIDERATUM: 


O  R, 


ELECTRICITY 


Made  PLAIN  and  USEFUL. 


By  a  Lover  of  Mankind,  and  of  Common  Senfe. 


THE      FOURTH      EDITION. 


LONDON:    Printed  by  R.  HAWES, 

And  fold  at  the  Foimdery  in  Moorficldi;    and  at  the 

Rev.  Mr.  fTc/Ie^s  Preaching-Houfes,  in  Town 

and  Country.    1778. 

403a.  WESLEY. 


204 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

405.  Dollond,  P(eter).    (1730-1820)  and  J(ohn)  Dollond.    (1706-1761.) 

Directions  for  using  the  electrical  machine  made  by  P.  and  J. 
Dollond.  24  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  London.  London,  (1761) 

Canton  suggests  an  amalgam  of  tin  and  mercury  for  use  with  frictional 
machines,  p.  4;  flap  of  oiled  silk,  p.  4;  Henley's  "electrometer,"  p.  24.  The 
Dollonds  were  famous  London  opticians. 

406.  Jones,  William.     (1726-1800.)     Essay  on  the  first  principles  of 

natural   philosophy,   wherein   the   use   of   natural   means,   or 

second    causes,    in    the    economy    of    the    material    world    is 

demonstrated   from   reason,   in   four  books.     3   l.+28i    pp.   7 

plates.    4to.     Oxford,  S.  Parker.  Oxford,  1762 

Strong  shock  from  Leyden  jar,  p.  136;  paralysis  cured  by  electric  shock,  p. 

260. 

— See  also  500,  622. 

407.  Albertus  Parvus,  Lucius  (pseud.)     ( .)     Les  secrets  mer- 

veilleux  de  la  magie  naturelle  et  cabalistique  du  Petit  Albert, 
traduits  exactement  sur  1'original  Latin,  qui  a  pour  titre: 
"Alberti  Parvi  Lucii  Libellus  de  mirabilibus  naturae  ar- 
canis,"  enrichis  de  plusieurs  figures  mysterieuses  pour  former 
des  talismans,  avec  la  maniere  de  les  faire.  245  pp.  10  plates. 
i6mo.  Lyon,  chez  les  Heritiers  de  Beringos  Fratres. 

Lyons,  1762 

Work  on  natural  magic;   sympathetic  compasses,  p.   228. 

408.  Bertrand,  E(lie).     (1712-1790.)     Dictionnaire  universel  des  fos- 

siles  propres  et  des  fossiles  accidentels.  xxxii-J-6o6  pp.  I2mo. 
Avignon,  Louis  Chambeau.  Avignon,  1763 

List  of  writers  on  the  magnet,  p.   14.     Bertrand  was  a  Swiss  naturalist. 

409.  (Harrison,  John).     (1693-1776.)     An  account  of  the  proceedings, 

in  order  to  the  discovery  of  the  longitude:  in  a  letter  to  the 
Right  Honourable  xxxxx,  member  of  Parliament.  46  pp.  4to. 

London,   1763 
The   proceedings   referred   to   in   the   title   extended   from    1714-1763. 

410.  Watson,  (Sir)  William.     (1715-1787.)     Observations  upon  the  ef- 

fects of  electricity,  applied  to  a  Tetanus,  or  Muscular  Rigidity 
of  four  months'  continuance.  In  a  letter  to  the  Royal  So- 
ciety. 16  pp.  4to.  London,  1763 

History  of  a  case  in  which  electricity  was  applied  for  remedial  purposes. 
— See  also  333. 

411.  Martin,  Benjamin.     (1704-1782.)     Biographia  philosophica,  being 

an  account  of  the  lives,  writings  and  inventions  of  the  most 
eminent  philosophers  and  mathematicians,  who  have  flour- 
ished from  the  earliest  ages  of  the  world  to  the  present  time. 
With  a  portrait  of  Isaac  Newton.  2  1.+S65  pp.+i  1.  8vo. 
London,  W.  Owen.  London,  1764 

The  biographical  sketches  number  one  hundred  and   fifty-seven  and  include 

Gellibrand,     Cotes,     Gunter,    Horrox,     Du    Hamel,     Lamy,     Maclaurin     and 

Rohault. 

— See  also  327. 

205 


7 


S*  WELL1!1  WATSON  Kn!  MJX  F.B, 

410.  WATSON.    (See  No.  4377.) 


206 


CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

412.  Wilcke,  Johan  Carl.     (1732-1796.)     Tal,  om  magneten,  ballet  for 

Kong).  Vetcnsk.  Academien  vid  Praesidi  nedlaggande.  44 
pp.  8vo.  Stockholm,  Lars  Salvius.  Stockholm,  1764 

Magnetic  history  with  special   reference  to  declination. 

413.  L'espion  Chinois;  ou,  1'envoye  secret  de  la  cour  de  Pekin,  pour 

examiner  1'etat  present  de  1'Europe,  traduit  du  Chinois  (par 
Ange  Goudar).  2  vols.  2  plates.  I2mo.  Cologne. 

Cologne,  1764 

Work  of  some  celebrity  though  containing  little  of  scientific  interest.  Vol. 
i.,  sympathetic  magnetic  telegraph,  p.  116;  vol.  ii.,  appreciation  of  Descartes, 
p.  26. 

414.  Brugmans,     Anton,     (1732-1789.)       Tentamina     philosophica    de 

materia  magnetica,  ejusque  actione  in  ferrum  et  magnetem. 
4  l.-f-237  pp.  6  plates.  Sm.  4to.  Franequerae,  Gulielmus 
Coulon.  Francker,  1765 

Propositions    on    the    nature    and    phenomena    of    magnetism    followed    by 
numerous     experiments,     including     measurements    of    declination     and  dip. 
The  author  discovered  in  1778  the  repulsion  of  bismuth  by  a  magnet. 
—See   also  470. 

415*.  Boscovich,  Ruggiero  Giuseppe  (also  Boskovic,  Ruder  Josip). 
(1711-1787.)  Dissertatio  de  lunae  atmosphaera.  I  l.-)-iii  pp. 
4to.  Vindebonae,  Typis  Joannis  Thomae  Nol.  de  Trattern. 

Vienna,   1766 

The  object  of  the  dissertation  is  to  show  that  the  moon  has  no  atmosphere. 
The  author  was  an  eminent  Italian  Jesuit,  astronomer  and  philosopher. 

416.  Gwynn,  John    (also  Gwyn,  or  Gwynne).     (    ?  -1786.)      London 

and  Westminster  improved,  illustrated  plans,  to  which  is 
prefixed  a  Discourse  on  publick  magnificence  with  observa- 
tions on  the  state  of  arts  and  artists  in  this  Kingdom.  xiv-(- 
132  pp.  4  plates.  4to.  London,  for  the  author. 

London,  1766 
Description    of    the    actual    state    of    London    with    suggested    improvements. 

417.  Lovett,   R(ichard).      (1692-1780.)      Philosophical   essays  in   three 

parts,  containing  an  inquiry  into  the  nature  and  properties  of 
the  electrical  fluid.  To  which  is  subjoined,  by  way  of  Appen- 
dix, a  clear  account  of  the  variation  of  the  needle.  (The 
Appendix  is  entitled:  A  brief  theory  of  the  North  Magnetic 
Pole  and  the  Mariners'  Compass  Needle.)  I  l.-fxxi  pp. +3  1- 
+525  PP. +23  1.  4  plates.  8vo.  Worcester,  for  the  author. 

Worcester,    1766 

Properties  of  the  ether,  p.  67;  plus  and  minus  electrification,  p.  112; 
Franklin's  kite,  p.  148;  detailed  account  of  De  Romas'  kite  experiments, 
p.  150;  needles  magnetized,  and  polarity  reversed  by  jar  discharges,  p.  409. 
—See  also  391. 

418.  Poncelet,  (Polycarpe).     (Flourished  i8th  cent..)     La  nature  dans 

la  formation,  du  tonnerre  et  la  reproduction  des  etres  vivans 

207 


DES    PLAISIRS.  157 

vement  de  vibration  ,  qu'ils  con- 
fervent  pendant  un  temps  fenfi- 
ble ;  les  nerfs  ne  font  point  des 
cordes  tenducs  3  ni  des  corps  ri- 
gides.  Car  dans  ce  cas^  une  feu- 
le  imprefllon  momentane'e  feroit 
durer  les  fenfations,  c^e  qni  re- 
pugne  a  Texp6rience.  En  effet 
des  qu'on  ferme  1'oeil  ,  des 
qu'on  bouclie  roreille,  les  fen- 
fations  ceflerit.  Au  lieu  qu*el- 
les  continueroient  3  fi  les*  nerfs 
avoient  un  mouvement  fenfible 
de  vibration  (*). 

(•*)  Cette  fupjpofition  paroft  cpnfir- 
rn^e  par  une  experience  aflez  curieufe. 
Si  Ton  joint  deux  pieces ,  Tune  de  plorab 
&  1'autre  d'argent ,  de  forte  que  les  deux 
bords  faflent  un  me*me  p]an  ,  &  qu'pn 
les  approche  fur  la  langue  on  en  fentira 
quelque  gout ,  aflez  apprpchant  au  gouc 
de  vitriol  de  fer ,  au  lieu  que  chaqua 


420.  SULZER. 


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pour  servir  d'introduction  aux  vrais  principes  de  1' Agriculture. 
2  vols.  3  plates.  I2mo.  Paris,  P.  G.  LeMercier.  Paris,  1766 
Causes  and  effects  of  lightning  and  laboratory  electricity;  use  of  points 
discountenanced,  p.  117. 

419.  Swinden,  J(an)    H(endrik)    van.      (1746-1823.)      De   attractione. 

79  pp.  I  plate.  4to.  (Inaugural  dissertation.)  Lugduni  Ba- 
tavorum,  Th.  Haak.  Leyden,  1766 

Mathematical    treatment   of   certain   problems   in    attraction. 
— See  also  476,  496. 

420.  Sulzer,    (Johann    Georg).      (1720-1779.)      Nouvelle    theorie    des 

plaisirs,  avec  des  reflexions  sur  1'origine  du  plaisir  par  Mr. 
Kaestner.  2  L-f-363  pp.  I2mo.  (no  place.)  1767 

Inquiry  into  the  causes  of  agreeable  sensations;  Sulzer  discovered  Galvanic 
taste  by  placing  his  tongue  between  two  plates,  one  of  silver  and  the  other 
of  lead,  connected  together  by  a  wire.  (See  p.  155.) 

421*.  Paulian,  A(ime)  H(enri).  (1722-1801.)  L'electrkite  soumise  a 
un  nouvel  examen,  dans  differentes  lettres  adressees  a  M. 
1'Abbe  Nollet.  Par  1'auteur  du  Dictionnaire  de  Physique,  xlviii 
-(-286  pp.-}-i  1-  I2mo.  Avignon,  Girard  &  Franc.  Seguin. 

Avignon,  1768 

The  first  part  contains  nine  letters  addressed  to  Abbe  Nollet  in  which  the 
author  defends  his  views  as  contained  in  the  article  "Electricite"  of  his 
Dictionnaire  de  Physique.  3  vols.,  1761.  In  the  second  part,  the  principles 
of  the  subject  are  treated  in  Latin  and  in  accordance  with  the  scholastic 
method;  the  author  was  a  French  Jesuit. 

422.  Priestley,    Joseph.      (1733-1804.)      Familiar   introduction    to   the 

study  of  electricity.  51  pp.  7  plates  4to.  London,  for  J. 
Dodsley.  London,  1768 

Electrical  pencil  (positive  brush)  and  star  (negative  brush),  p.  24;  Lane's 
and  Kinnersley's  electrometers,  p.  40;  electrical  machines,  p.  45.  The  tract 
purposes  to  be  a  "Familiar  explication  of  the  fundamental  principles  of 
electricity  mixing  theory  with  facts  and  illustrating  chiefly  those  experiments 
which  are  the  most  entertaining,"  p.  7. 

4223. Second  edition.     85  pp.+i  1.    8  plates.    8vo.    London,  for  J. 

Dodsley.  London,  1769 

— See  also  445,  453,  466,   565,   590,  602,   2459. 

423.  Saverien,   Alex(andre).      (1722-1805.)      Histoire  des   philosophes 

modernes  avec  leur  portrait  ou  allegoric.  Vol.  vi.  Histoire 
des  physiciens.  I2mo.  Paris,  Librairie  Ordinaire.  Paris,  1768 

Sketch  of  the  life  and  work  of  eight  physicists  including  Rohault,  Boyle, 
Desaguliers,  s'Gravesande  and  van  Musschenbroek. 

424.  Beccaria,     G(iovanni)     B(attista).       (1716-1781.)       Experimenta, 

atque  observationes  quibus  electricitas  vindex  late  consti- 
tuitur,  atque  explicatur.  2  l.-|-66  pp.  I  plate.  4to.  Augustae 
Taurinorum,  ex  typographia  regia.  Turin,  1769 

Numerous    experiments    in    electricity    made    by    the    distinguished    Italian 
priest  and  philosopher. 
— See   also   375. 

209 


FAMILIAR  INTRODUCTION 


TO    THE    STUDY    OF 


ELECTRICITY. 


By   JOSEPH   PRIESTLEY,   LL.D.  F.R.S. 


Nunc  opus  eft  leviore  lyra. 

OVID. 


LONDON: 

Printed  for  J.  DODSLEY,  in  Pali-Mall  -,  T.  CADELL,  Sue- 
ceflbr  to  Mr.  MILLAR,  in  the  Strand;  and  J.  JOHNSON, 
in  Pater-nofter  Row. 


M  DCC  LXVIII. 

422.  PRIESTLEY.    (.Reduced.) 
210 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

425.  Dutens,    (Louis).      (1730-1812.)      An   inquiry   into   the    origin   of 

the  discoveries  attributed  to  the  moderns.  Translated  from 
the  French  with  additions  communicated  by  the  author. 
xl+459  pp.  8vo.  London,  for  W.  Griffin.  London,  1769 

Reference  to  the  properties  of  the  magnet,  ancient  authors  being  freely 
quoted:  pp.  202-207;  cause  of  thunder,  p.  191.  The  original  French  edition 
appeared  in  1766. 

426.  Guyot,      (Edme-Gilles).       (1706-1786.)       Nouvelles     recreations 

physiques  et  mathematiques;  contenant  ce  qui  a  etc  imagine 
de  plus  curieux  dans  ce  genre,  et  ce  qui  se  decouvre  journelle- 
ment.  4  vols.  72  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  Gueffier.  Paris,  1769-1770 
The  suspension  of  Mahomet's  coffin,  the  suspension  of  the  statue  of  Arsinoe 
in  an  Alexandrian  temple,  and  the  sympathetic  magnetic-telegraph  treated  as 
myths  and  absurdities. 

427-t  Musschenbroek,  Pieter  van.  (1692-1761.)  Cours  de  physique 
experimentale  et  mathematique.  Traduit  par  Sigaud  de  la 
Fond.  3  vols.  4to.  Paris,  Briasson.  Paris,  1769 

The  first  volume  of  this  important  text-book  on  natural  philosophy  contains 
one  hundred  closely  printed  pages  on  electricity  and  magnetism;   references 
frequently  given.     The  translator  was  himself  a  distinguished  physicist. 
— See  also  257. 

428.  Volta,  Alessandro.     (1745-1827.)     De  vi  attractiva  ignis  electrici, 

ac  phaenomenis  inde  pendentibus  ad  Joanem  Bapt.  Beccariam 
dissertatio  epistolaris.  Ixxii  pp.  4to.  Novo-Comi.  Typis  Oc- 
tavii  Staurenghi.  Como,  1769 

This  work  on  the  attractive  force  of  electric  fire  was  Volta's  first  contribution 
to  science.  He  published  it  at  the  age  of  twenty- four;  it  is  held  in  esteem. 
— See  also  51  ibis,  s;ob,  603,  655,  726,  731,  736,  853,  2481. 

429.  Ferguson,   James.      (1710-1776.)      An   introduction   to   electricity 

in  six  lectures.  2  l.-|-i4O  pp.  3  plates.  8vo.  London,  for  W. 
Strahan.  London,  1770 

Experiments  illustrating  phenomena  in  electrostatics.  The  work  closes 
with  a  chapter  on  the  medical  uses  of  electricity.  This  is  one  of  the  best 
early  treatises  on  electricity. 

429*3. Second  edition.     2  1.+I4O  pp.    3  plates.    8vo.     London,  for 

W.  Strahan.     (A  reprint.)  London,  1775 

42Q*b. Third  edition.     2  1.-|-I4O  pp.     3  plates.     8vo.     London,  for 

W.  Strahan.     (A  reprint.)  London,  1778 

— See  also   800,  819. 

430.f  Nollet,  Jean  Antoine.  (1700-1770.)  L'art  des  experiences;  ou, 
Avis  aux  amateurs  de  la  physique,  sur  le  choix,  la  construc- 
tion et  1'usage  des  instruments;  sur  la  preparation  et  1'emploi 
des  drogues  qui  servent  aux  experiences.  3  vols.  54  plates. 
I2mo.  Paris,  Durand.  Paris,  1770 

Practical    instructions   for   students'   use   in   constructing  physical   apparatus; 
a  suggestive  and  helpful  manual. 
— See  also   319. 

211 


DE  VI  ATTRACT1VA 
IGNIS  ELECTRICI, 

AC    PH/BNOMENIS    INDE    PENDENTIBUS 

ALEXANDRI     V  O  L  T  jfc 

AD  JOANNEM  BAPTISTAM 

BECCARIAM 
EX     SCHOLIS     PUS 

IN  REG1A  TAURINENSI  UNIfERSITATE 
MATHEMATICS   PROFESSOREM 

DISSERTATIO-  EPISTOLARIS 


NOVOCOMl,  MDCCLXIX. 


Typi5  Oclavii  Staurenghi   ImprefToris  Epifcopalis 
Suptriorum  Facultate . 


428.  VOLTA.     (Reduced.) 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

431.  Barletti,  Carlo.     (  ?  -1780.)     Nuove  sperienze  elettriche  secondo 

la  teoria  del  Sig.   Franklin  e  le  produzioni  del  P.   Beccaria. 

134  pp.+i  1.  i  plate.  8vo.     Milano,  Giuseppe  Galeazzi. 

Milan,  1771 

The  author  describes  the  electrical  experiments  of  his  days  and  seeks  to 
explain  them  by  the  one-fluid  theory  as  propounded  by  Franklin. 

432.  Berdoe,   Marmaduke.     ( .)     An  inquiry  into  the  influ- 

ence of  the  electric-fluid  in  the  structure  and  formation  of 
animated  beings.  xxxii-(-i83  pp.  4  plates.  8vo.  Bath,  for  the 
author.  Bath,  1771 

Effect  of  electricity  on  the  development  of  the  animal  organism;  electricity 
pervades  all  media,  p.  56;  identical  with  the  ether,  p.  58. 

433.  [Henley,  William.]     (  ?  -1779.)     Theory  of  electricity.     (Manu- 

script) 4to.  1771 

This    manuscript    is    an    exposition    by    William    Henley,    F.R.S.,    of    the 
theoretical  views  of  electricity  held  by  Major  Eeles  of  Lismore.     (See  No. 
377-) 
— See  also  2463. 

434*.  Sigaud  de  la  Fond,  (Jean  Rene).  (1740-1810.)  Traite  de 
1'electricite;  pour  servir  de  suite  aux  Lemons  de  physique, 
xxx +413  pp.+i  1.  12  plates.  I2mo.  Paris.  Paris,  1771 

Special  chapter  on  the  relation  between  electric  and  magnetic  matter.     Lefons 

de  physique,  of  which  the  present  work  is  a  continuation,   was  published  in 

1767. 

— See  also  455,  505,  543bis,  654. 

435.  Symes,   Richard.     ( .)      Fire  analysed;  or,  The  several 

parts  of  which  it  is  compounded  clearly  demonstrated  by  ex- 
periments, and  the  manner  and  method  of  making  electricity 
medicinal  and  healing  confirmed  by  a  variety  of  cures,  vii 
+87  pp.  8vo.  Bristol.  Bristol,  1771 

Verbose  and  superficial  tract;  twenty-one  medical  cures  effected  by  electrical 
treatment,  p.  59;  remarks  on  the  number  seven,  p.  41. 

435!  bis.  Beccaria,  Giambattista.  (1716-1781.)  Elettricismo  arti- 
ficiale.  1772. — Delia  elettricita  terrestre  atmosferica  a  cielo 
sereno.  1775. — Nuovi  sperimenti.  1780.  viii+439+54+19  pp., 
plates.  4to.  Torino,  nella  reale  stamperia.  Turin,  1772-1780 

For  English  translation  of  the  first  two  parts,  see  No.  457.     The  third  part 
refers  to  investigations  on  static  discharges  in  oil  between  the  immersed  balls 
of  an  electroscope.     (See  No.  392bis,  450.) 
— See  also  375. 

436.  Kratzenstein,  Christian.    (Gottlieb).      (1723-1795.)     Physikalische 

Briefe.  I.  Von  dem  Nutzen  der  Electricitaet  in  der 
Arzneywissenschaft.  II.  Beweis,  dass  die  Seele  ihren  Koerper 
baue.  4th  edition.  102  pp.  I  plate.  I2mo.  Halle,  C.  H. 
Hemmerde.  Halle,  1772 

Some  applications  of  electricity  to  medicine.     The  author  was  the  founder  of 
a    system    of   electro-therapeutics. 
— See    also    326. 

213 


CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

437*.  Lenglet,  du  Fresnoy.  N(icole).  (1674-1755.)  Methode  pour 
etudier  1'histoire,  avec  un  catalogue  des  principaux  historians; 
accompagne  de  remarques  sur  la  bonte  de  leurs  ouvrages,  et 
sur  le  choix  des  meilleures  editions.  Nouvelle  edition  par 
Drouet.  15  vols.  I2mo.  Paris,  Debure.  Paris,  1772 

The  author  was  a  learned  prelate  and  litterateur;  brief  history  of  various 
countries.  Vol.  xiv.  contains  an  outline  of  the  history  of  science  and  art. 
The  first  edition  appeared  in  1718  under  the  initials  N.  L.  du  F. 

438.  (Becket,    John    Brice).      ( .)      An    essay    on    electricity, 

containing  a  series  of  experiments  introductory  to  the  study 
of  that  science  with  a  view  of  facilitating  its  application  and 
extending  its  utility  in  medical  purposes.  xv+i5i  pp.  8vo. 
Bristol,  for  J.  B.  Becket.  Bristol,  1773 

The  Franklinian  theory  is  adopted  throughout  the  essay.  Part  ii.  treats  of 
the  medical  effects  of  electricity.  Pointed  rods  as  lightning  conductors, 
P-  133- 

439.  Dalla  Bella,  Joao  Antonio.     (1730-1823.)     Noticias  historicas  e 

practicas  a  cerca  do  modo  de  defender  os  edificios  dos  estra- 
gos  dos  raios.  88  pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  Lisboa,  na  regia  officina 
typografica.  Lisbon,  1773 

Portuguese  tract  treating  of  the  construction  and  protective  function  of 
lightning-rods.  Methods  of  exploring  the  air,  p.  5;  Reaumur's  Leyden-jar 
experiment,  p.  14;  experiments  of  de  Romas,  p.  22. 

440.  Dempster,     George.       (1735-1818.)     Account    of    the     magnetic 

mountain  of  Cannay.  (New  Annual  Register,  1773,  pp.  149- 
150.)  8vo.  Edinburgh,  1773 

Short  communication  showing  how  a  compass  was  affected  by  basaltic 
rocks.  (From  Trans.  Soc.  Antiquaries  of  Scotland,  vol.  i.). 

441.  Lous,      Christian      Karl.         (1724-1804.)         Tentamina     experi- 

mentorum  ad  compassum  perficiendum  et  unicuique  usui  tarn 
nautico  quam  terrestri  accomodandum;  ut  et  ad  virium  mag- 
neticarum  quantitatem  explorandam  et  aestimandam  spectan- 
tium.  iv+130  pp.  8  plates.  4to.  Hafniae,  Philibert. 

Copenhagen,  1773 

Work  of  exact,  magnetic  measurements.  Instruments  for  determining 
declination,  p.  7;  a  vibrating  magnet  considered  as  a  pendulum,  pp.  35,  97; 
experiments  with  vibrating  magnets,  p.  37;  measurements  of  declination, 
p.  85;  the  dipping  needle,  p.  125. 

442.  Mills,    John.      ( .)      An    essay    on    the    weather;    with 

remarks  on  the  shepherd  of  Banbury's  rules  for  judging  of  its 
changes;  and  directions  for  preserving  lives  and  buildings 
from  the  fatal  effects  of  lightning.  Second  edition,  xv+127 
-f-viii  pp.  I2tno.  London,  for  S.  Hooper.  London,  1773 

Efficiency  of  pointed  conductors,  p.  16;  Franklin's  views  adopted,  p.  69. 
First  edition  appeared  in  1770. 

214 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

443.     Nairne,  Edward.    (1726-1806.)    Directions  for  using  the  electrical 
machine  as  made  and  sold  by  E.  Nairne.     II  pp.     i  plate.    8vo. 

London,  1773 

Flap  of  oiled  silk,  p.  4;  Canton's  electric  amalgam,  p.  10.  Nairne  was  the 
inventor  of  the  electrical  machine  which  bears  his  name. 

444. Experiments   on   two   dipping-needles,   April  21,   1772,   which 

dipping-needles  were  made  agreeable  to  a  plan  of  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Mitchell,  and  executed  for  the  board  of  longitude.  7  pp. 
i  plate.  8vo.  London,  Bowyer  &  Nichols..  London,  1773 

The   axis  of   a  dipping-needle   is   supported   on    friction-wheels. 

— See  also  484,  513,  518,  2470. 

445.  Priestley,  J(oseph).     (1733-1804.)     An  account  of  a  new  electro- 

meter, contrived  by  Mr.  William  Henley,  and  of  several  elec- 
trical experiments  made  by  him;  in  a  letter  from  Dr.  Priestley, 
F.R.S.  to  Dr.  Franklin,  F.R.S.  8  pp.  i  plate.  4to.  London, 
W.  Bowyer  and  J.  Nichols.  London,  1773 

This  is  the   "quadrant  electrometer"   or  common   electric   semaphore  of  our 
text-books. 
— See  also  422. 

446.  Wilson,    B(enjamin).       (1708-1788.)      Observations    upon    light- 

ning, and  the  method  of  securing  buildings  from  its  effects, 
in  a  letter  to  Sir  Charles  Frederick.  4  l.-|-68  pp.  4to.  London, 
for  Lockyer  Davis.  London,  1773 

The  author  gives  his  reasons  for  differing  from  the  other  members  of 
the  committee  appointed  to  consider  the  best  method  of  protecting  the 
Purfleet  magazine  against  lightning.  They  recommended  pointed  conductors 
but  Wilson  advised  conductors  with  knobs.  The  appendix  contains  details  of 
the  explosion  by  lightning  of  the  powder-magazine  at  Brescia. 

4463. Further    observations    upon    lightning    together    with    some 

experiments.     vii-(-26  pp.  4to.      London,   for   Lockyer   Davis. 

London,  1774 

The   author  advocates  strong  anti-Franklinian  views. 
—See  also  334. 

447.  Lovett,    R(ichard).      (1692-1780.)      The    electrical    philosopher; 

containing  a  new  system  of  physics  founded  upon  the  prin- 
ciple of  an  universal  plenum  of  elementary  fire,  offered  by 
way  of  Supplement  to  the  Philosophical  Essays  by  the  same 
author.  To  which  is  subjoined  a  postscript  containing  stric- 
tures upon  the  animadversions  of  the  Monthly  Reviewer  on 
the  Essays.  I  1.+2QO  pp.-j-io  1.  2  plates.  8vo.  Worcester, 
for  the  author.  Worcester,  1774 

Work  of  interest  and  speculation  on  motion,  the  tides,  cohesion  and  gravity 
together  with  contemporary  views  on  electricity  and  magnetism.  Remarks 
on  Symmer's  experiments  with  silk  stockings;  singular  electrical  effects 
obtained  by  Bridone. 

4473. Second  edition.  13  \.-\-2go  pp.-fio  1.  2  plates.  8vo.  Worcester, 

for  the  author.  Worcester,  1777 

— See  also  391. 

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448.  s'Gravesande,  G(uillaume)  J(acob).    (Willem  Jakob  Storm  van.) 

(1688-1742.)  Oeuvres  philosophiques  et  mathematiques  ras- 
semblees  et  publiees  par  Jean  Nic.  Seb.  Allamand,  qui  y  a 
ajoute  1'histoire  de  la  vie  et  des  ecrits  de  1'auteur.  2  vols. 
29  plates.  4to.  Amsterdam,  Marc  Rey.  Amsterdam,  1774 

Tracts    on    perspective,    logic,    metaphysics    with    sketch    of    the    life    of    the 
eminent    Dutch   physicist  and   philosopher. 
- — See  also  252.  ^ 

449.  Toaldo,  Giuseppe.    (1719-1797.)    Dell/uso  de'  conduttori  metallic! 

a  preservazione  degli  edifizi  contro  de'  fulmini,  nuova  apologia 
colla  descrizione  del  conduttore  della  pubblica  specola  di 
Padova.  xxxii  pp.  I  plate.  4to.  Venezia,  Antonio  Zatta. 

Venice,  1774 

Construction  of  lightning-conductors;  also  Franklin's  letter  to  de  Saussure, 
1772.  Toaldo  -held  strong  Franklinian  views  and  urged  the  adoption  of 
lightning-conductors  for  the  protection  of  the  public  buildings  of  Venice. 

4493. Memoires  sur  les  conducteurs  pour  preserver  les  edifices  de 

la  foudre.  Traduits  de  1'Italien  avec  des  notes  et  des  additions 
par  Mr.  Barbier  de  Tinan.  x+242  pp.  pi.  8vo.  Strasbourg, 
Heitz.  Strasburg,  1779 

The  author  was  an  earnest  advocate  for  the  general  use  of  lightning  rods. 
General  considerations  on  them;  views  of  M.  de  Saussure  of  Geneva; 
description  of  the  lightning-conductors  of  St.  Marc's,  Venice;  committee  on 
the  protection  of  the  powder  magazines  at  Purfleet.  Toaldo  was  appointed 
to  the  chair  of  Astronomy  at  Padua  in  1762. 

450.  Beccaria,  Giacomo  Battista.     (1716-1781.)     Della  elettricita  ter- 

restre  atmosferica  a  cielo  sereno  osservazioni.  (Dedicate  a 
S.  A.  R.  il  Principe  di  Piemonte.)  54  pp.  4to.  (Turin,  1775) 
This  is  the  author's  famous  tract  on  the  normal  electricity  of  the  atmosphere. 
Positive  and  negative  electricity  found,  p.  4;  observations  on  the  electrical 
charges  of  clouds,  p.  18;  origin  of  atmospheric  electricity,  p.  32.  (See  Nos. 
392bis,  43Sbis,  457-) 
—See  also  375. 

451.  F(olie),  D.  L.  (also  Follie).     (1/33-1780.)     Le  philosophe  sans 

prevention  ou  1'homme  rare.  Ouvrage  physique,  chimique,  poli- 
tique  et  moral,  par  (M.  D(e)  L(a)  F.  C-L.  de  la  Folie,  nego- 
ciant).  349  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  Paris,  Clousier.  Paris,  1775 
Work  of  pure  imagination:  fanciful  form  of  electrical  machine,  p.  8; 
pressure  due  to  impact  of  light,  p.  31;  smoke  driven  down  chimney  by 
pressure  due  to  light,  p.  129. 

452.  Kies,    Johann.       (1713-1781.)        De     effectibus     electricitatis    in 

quaedam  corpora  organica.  36  pp.  4to.  Tuebingae,  litteris 
Sigmundianis.  (Inaugural  dissertation.)  Tubingen,  1775 

Electricity    developed    in    processes    of    vegetation. 

453.  Priestley,   Joseph.      (1733-1804.)      History   and    present   state    of 

electricity  with  original  experiments.  Fourth  edition,  cor- 
rected and  enlarged.  xxxii-{-69i  pp._|-6  1.  8  plates.  4to.  Lon- 
don, for  C.  Bathurst.  London,  1775 
This  is  the  first  extensive  history  of  electrical  discovery  and  theory;  it  is  a 
storehouse  of  information;  first  edition,  1767.  (See  Nos.  508,  581.) 


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LONDON: 

Printed  for  T.  CARNAN   and  F.  NEV/BERY  jun 
at  Number  65,  in  St.  Paul's  Church  Yard, 

MDCCLXXVI. 

458.  GOLDSMIITH. 

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4533. Additions    to    the   history   and   present   state    of   electricity, 

with  original  experiments.  Second  edition.  iv-f-52  pp.  4to. 
London,  for  J.  Johnson.  London,  1772 

Remarks  on  the  electrical  work  of  the  author's  immediate  predecessors  and 
contemporaries  together  with  researches  of  his  own,  especially  on  the  energy 
of  discharge  of  Leyden  batteries. 

453b. (French   translation.)      Histoire   de   1'electricite;   traduite   de 

1'anglois   avec   des  notes   critiques.     3   vols.   9  plates.    I2mo. 

Paris,  Herissant.  Paris,  1771 

The    foot-notes    of    the  translator    are    numerous    and    anti-Franklinian    in 
substance. 
— See    also   422. 

454.  Pringle,    (Sir)    John.  (1707-1782.)      Discourse   on   the   torpedo; 

delivered  at  the  anniversary  of  the  Royal  Society,  Nov.  30, 
1774.  32  pp.  4to.  London,  1775 

The  torpedo  (electrical  fish)  considered  historically  and  electrically. 

455.  Sigaud  de  la  Fond,  (Jean  Rene).     (1740-1810.)     Description  et 

usage  d'un  cabinet  de  physique  experimentale.  2  vols.  51 
plates.  8  vo.  Paris,  Gueffier.  Paris,  1775 

Vol.  i.     Experiments  in  general  physics;  vol.  ii.     Experiments  in  electricity 
and  magnetism,   with  numerous  illustrations.      (See  No.   543bis.) 
— See    also    434. 

456.  (Simmons,  John).     ( .)     An  essay  on  the  cause  of  light- 

ning and  the  manner  by  which  the  thunder-clouds  become 
possessed  of  their  electricity;  to  which  are  added,  Plain  direc- 
tions for  constructing  and  erecting  safe  conductors.  81  pp. 
8vo.  Rochester,  T.  Fisher.  Rochester,  1775 

The  author  condemns  existing  theories  and  propounds  his  own,  viz.,  that 
the  electrification  of  clouds  is  due  to  attrition  (friction),  and  that  the 
discharge  is  always  from  the  clouds  down  to  the  earth  and  never  vice  versa. 
Fifty  pages  are  devoted  to  the  erection  and  maintenance  of  lightning 
conductors. 

457.  Beccaria,   Giacomo   Battista.      (1716-1781.)      Treatise   upon   arti- 

ficial electricity,  in  which  are  given  solutions  of  a  number 
of  interesting  electric  phoenomena,  hitherto  unexplained;  to 
which  is  added,  An  essay  on  the  mild  and  slow  electricity 
which  prevails  in  the  atmosphere  during  serene  weather,  iv 
+457  PP-  ii  plates.  4to.  London,  for  J.  Nourse.  London,  1776 

General   treatise   of   considerable   merit   on   electricity;    also   three   letters  on 
the  electricity  of  the  atmosphere  in  clear,  serene  weather.      (See  No.  392bis, 
435bis,  450.) 
—See   also   375- 

458.  Goldsmith,  Oliver.     (1728-1774.)     Survey  of  experimental  philo- 

sophy considered  in  its  present  state  of  improvement.  2  vols. 
ill.  8vo.  London,  for  T.  Carnan  and  F.  Newbery  jun. 

London,  ry/6 

Magnetism  and  electricity  written  for  the  general  reader  by  the  versatile 
Irish  poet  and  naturalist. 

459.  Le  Monnier,  Pierre  Charles.     (1715-1799.)     Lois  du  magnetisme, 

comparees  aux  observations  et  aux  experiences,  dans  les  dif- 

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ferentes  parties  du  globe  terrestre,  pour  perfectionner  la 
theorie  generate  de  1'aimant  et  indiquer  par  les  courbes 
magnetiques,  qu'on  cherche  a  la  mer  sur  les  cartes  reduites. 
Seconde  partie,  qui  contient  les  nouvelles  recherches  sur  la 
situation  geographique  de  1'equateur  et  des  poles  de  1'aimant, 
avec  1'art  de  faire  les  boussoles.  i68-|-40  pp.  3  maps,  I  plate. 
8vo.  Paris,  Imprimerie  Royale.  Paris,  1776-1778 

•  Inquiry  into  the  distribution  of  the  earth's  magnetic  lines  together  with 
a  discussion  of  the  theory  of  two  and  of  four  centers  of  magnetic  force. 
The  work  contains  considerable  magnetic  data.  Le  Monnier  was  an  eminent 
astronomer  and  physicist. 

460.  Schinz,    Salomon.      (1734-1784.)      A  2     Specimen    physicum    de 

electricitate.  38  pp.  4to.  Turici,  ex  officina  Gessneriana. 
(Inaugural  dissertation.)  Zurich,  1776 

Doctor's  thesis  on  electric  attraction;  atmospheric  electricity,  electric 
theories.  Von  Kleist  credited  with  the  discovery  of  the  jar  condenser, 
p.  10;  de  Romas  and  the  lightning  kite,  p.  19. 

461.  Marum,     Martin     van.       (1750-1837.)       Verhandeling     over     het 

electrizeeren,  in  welke  de  beschryving  en  afbeelding  van  ene 
nieuw  uitgevondene  electrizeer-machine  benevens  enige 
nieuwe  proeven  uitgedagt  en  in't  werk  gestold  door  den 
Auteur,  en  Gerhard  Kuyper.  xiv-(-96  pp.  2  plates.  8vo. 
Groningen  &  Amsterdam,  Yntema  en  Tieboel 

Groningen  &  Amsterdam,  1776 

General   treatise    on     electricity;      electric   amalgam,   p.    17;    new     electrical 

machine,   p.   25. 

— See    also    532,    560,    572,    587,    761,    2521. 

462.  Delia  Maniera  di  preservare  gli  edifizi  dal  fulmine.    22  pp.    I2mo. 

Milano,  G.  Galeazzi.  Milan,  1776 

Franklin's  experiments  on  atmospheric  electricity;  use  of  lightning 
conductors. 

463.  Cavallo,  Tiberio.      (1749-1809.)      Complete   treatise  of  electricity 

in  theory  and  practice  with  original  experiments.  xvi+viii+ 
412  pp.  3  plates.  8vo.  London,  for  E.  and  C.  Dilly. 

London,  1777 

Original  work  on  electricity.  Electrified  tourmaline,  p.  25;  evaporation  in- 
creased by  electrification,  p.  65;  fogs  and  snow  electrified,  p.  72;  lightning 
conductors  for  buildings  and  ships,  p.  80;  jar  with  movable  coatings,  p.  325; 
results  of  experiments  with  kites,  p.  366  and  with  pointed  conductors,  p. 
370;  portable  electroscope,  p.  377.  Contains  extracts  from  the  Epistola  of 
Petrus  Peregrinus.  Cavallo,  a  London  physicist  of  considerable  ability  was 
of  Italian  origin.  (See  No.  46.) 

4633. —  —Fourth  edition.  Containing  the  practice  of  medical  electri- 
city, besides  other  additions  and  alterations.  3  vols.  (Vol.  iii. 
containing  the  discoveries  since  the  third  edition.)  6  plates, 
8vo.  London,  for  Dilly.  London,  1795 

— See  also  489,   528,   540,   648,  2471. 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

464.  Chigi,  Alessandro.     ( .)      Lettera  ad  tin  amico  sopra  il 

fulmine  caduto  nel  di  18  Aprile  del  corrente  anno  1777  nella 
spranga  posta  nella  torre  del  Palazzo  pubblico  della  citta  di 
Siena.  16  pp.  8vo.  Siena,  Luigi  e  Benedetto  Bindi. 

Siena,  1777 

Protection   of  public   buildings  against  lightning   recommended. 

465.  Kirby,    Thomas.  (  —       —  .)      Analysis    of   the    electrical    fire, 

setting  forth  from  the  lecturer's  own  experiments,  that  it 
neither  attracts,  nor  repels;  nor  is  attracted,  or  repell'd,  by 
points;  or,  any  other  way,  is  not  material  nor  inherent,  in 
bodies  nor  in  the  clouds,  etc.;  together  with  an  account  of  an 
uncommon  effect  of  lightning  and  dissertation  on  the  thunder 
clouds.  xii-(-24  pp.  8vo.  (Chatham),  for  the  author. 

(Chatham,  1777) 

Fire  and  electricity  are  not  material,  p.  n;  action  of  points  on  the  "electric 
fire,"  p.  13;  curious  effect  of  lightning,  p.  16;  fireball,  p.  19. 

466.  Priestley,   Joseph.      (1733-1804.)      A    description    of   a   chart   of 

biography;  with  a  catalogue  of  all  the  names  inserted  in  it, 
and  the  dates  annexed  to  them.  Sixth  edition,  with  improve- 
ments. 72  pp.  2  chronological  charts.  I2mo.  London,  for 
J.  Johnson.  London,  1777 

This   biographical   chart   is  a   literary   curiosity.     The   first   edition   appeared 

in  1765. 

— See  also  422. 

467.  Strong,    Adam.      (pseud.)      The    electrical    eel;    or,    Gymnotus 

electricus  by  A.  S.  Naturalist,  m-f-ig  pp.  4to.  London,  for 
J.  Bew.  London,  1777 

An  electrical  poem  of  little  merit. 

468.  The  serpent's  reply  to  the  electrical  eel.     22  pp.  4to.     London, 

for  Smith.  London,  1777 

Poem  of  doubtful  electrical  value. 

469.  (Beccaria,     Cesare     Bonesana).       (1738-1794.)       An     essay     on 

crimes  and  punishments,  translated  from  the  Italian  with  a 
commentary  attributed  to  M.  de  Voltaire,  translated  from  the 
French.  191  pp.  I2mo.  Edinburgh,  for  W.  Gordon. 

Edinburgh,  1778 

Chapter  xlii.  treats  of  the  various  branches  of  science  in  a  general  way. 
The  author  was  a  philosophical  and  political  writer  of  note  in  his  day.  The 
French  edition  is  translated  from  the  Italian  by  A.  Morellet. 

470.  Brugmans,  Anton.     (1732-1789.)     Magnetismus   seu   de  affinita- 

tibus  magneticis.  Observationes  academicae.  viii  pp. +3  1. 
+J33  PP-  I  plate.  4to.  Lugduni  Batavorum,  Luzac  et  Van 
Damme.  Leyden,  1778 

Effect    of    moisture    and    various    acids    on    magnets,    p.    35;     diamagnetic 
quality  of  bismuth,  discovered  by  author,  p.   131. 
— See  also  414. 

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CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

471.  Cuypers,  C.     ( .)     Expose  d'une  methode  par  laquelle  on 

rend  des  disques  de  verre,  destines  a  des  machines  electriques 
capables  d'exciter  1'electricite,  dans  une  atmosphere  humide. 
suivi  d'une  maniere  de  faire  de  tres-bons  coussins  pour 
frotter  les  verres  des  machines  electriques,  et  de  la  descrip- 
tion d'un  electrophore  perpetuel,  plus  parfait  que  ceux  dont  on 
s'est  servi  jusqu'ici.  38  pp.  8vo.  A  la  Haye,  Gosse. 

The  Hague,  1778 
General   remarks   on    the   hygroscopic   qualities  of   glass. 

472.  Fuss,  Nicolaus,  von.     (1755-1826.)     Observations  et  experiences 

sur  les  aimans  artificiels  principalement  sur  la  meilleure 
maniere  de  les  faire.  38  pp.  2  plates.  4to.  St.  Petersbourg. 
Imprimerie  de  1'Academie  Imperiale  des  Sciences. 

St.  Petersburg,  1778 
Steel   bars  magnetized  by  the  methods  then  in  vogue. 

473.*  Lexell,  Anders  Johann.  (1740-1784.)  Reflexions  sur  le  temps 
periodique  des  cometes  en  general  et  principalement  sur  celui 
de  la  comete  observee  en  1770.  36  pp.  diagrams  on  2  plates. 
4to.  St.  Petersbourg,  Imprimerie  de  1' Academic  Imperiale  des 
Sciences.  St.  Petersburg,  1778 

The  period  of  the  comet  of  1770 — known  subsequently  as  Lexell's  lost 
comet — is  shown  to  be  5^/2  years. 

474.  Reimarus,   Jo(hann)    Alb(ert)    Heinr(ich).      (1729-1814.)      Vom 

Blitze.  i.  Dessen  Bahn  und  Wuerkung  auf  verschiedene 
Koerper.  ii.  Die  beschuetzende  Leitung  durch  Metalle  er- 
wogen.  iii.  Die  Betrachtung  der  Wetterschlaege  aus  elek- 
trischen  Erfahrungen  erlaeutert  wird.  liv-(-678  pp.  I2mo. 
Hamburg,  Carl  E.  Bonn.  Hamburg,  1778 

Lightning  and  its  effects  on  various  bodies;  objections  to  the  use  of  lightning- 
rods  answered. 
— See  also   591. 

475.  Steavenson,  Robert.     (1756-1828.)     De  electricitate  et  operatione 

ejus  in  morbis  curandis.  35  pp.  8vo.  Edinburgh,  Balfour  & 
Smellie.  (Dissertatio  inauguralis.)  Edinburgh,  1778 

Dissertation    on    the    efficacy    of   electricity   in    medicine. 

476.  Swinden,  Jan   Hendrik   van.      (1746-1823.)      De   paradoxo   phae- 

nomeno  magnetico,  magnetem  fortius  ferrum  purum  quam 
alium  magnetem  attrahere.  (Neue  Philos.  Abhandl.  d.  Baier. 
Akad.  d.  Wiss.  Vol.  i.,  pp.  353-388.)  4to.  Muenchen. 

Munich,  1778 

Critical     study    of    some    of    van     Musschenbroek's    magnetic    experiments; 
inquiry  into  the  nature  of  magnetic  attraction.     The  author  was     an  original 
investigator  of  note. 
— See  also  419. 

477.  Weber,    Joseph.      (1753-1831.)      Vom    Luftelektrophor.      (Neue 

Philos.  Abhandl.  d.  Baier.  Akad.  d.  Wiss.  Vol.  i.,  pp.  171- 
216.)  2  plates.  4to.  Muenchen.  Munich,  1778 

Description  of  the  author's  linen  electrophorus. 
— See  also  486,  538,  732. 

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CATALOGUE' OF  WHEELER  GIFT 

478.  (Wilson,  Benjamin.)  (1708-1788.)  An  account  of  experiments 
made  at  the  Pantheon,  on  the  nature  and  use  of  conductors; 
to  which  are  added,  some  new  experiments  with  the  Leyden 
phial.  Read  at  the  meeting  of  the  Royal  Society.  100  pp. 
5  plates.  4to.  London,  for  Nourse.  London,  1778 

The  author  was  member  of  the  committee  appointed  in  1772  to  report  on 
the  best  means  of  protecting  the  Purfleet  powder-magazine  against  lightning. 
He  reported  against  pointed  conductors.  In  1777  he  undertook  the  experi- 
mental investigation  here  detailed  from  which  he  inferred  the  correctness 
of  his  earlier  views,  p.  56. 
— See  also  334. 

479f.  Bergman,  Torbern  Olof.  (1735-1784.)  Opuscula  physica  et 
chemica,  pleraque  antea  seorsim  edita,  jam  ab  auctore  collecta, 
revisa  et  aucta.  Vols.  i.  to  iv.  plates.  12010.  Holmiae; 
Upsaliae,  J.  Edman;  Lipsiae,  J.  M.  Mueller. 

Stockholm,  Upsala,  Leipzig,  1779-1787 

Work  on  chemistry  famous  in  its  time.  The  author  was  a  Swedish 
chemist  of  distinction.  The  work  is  complete  in  six  volumes;  vols.  iv  to 
vi  were  edited  after  the  author's  death  by  Ernest  Hebenstreit. 
Vol.  vi  contains  a  full  index. 

480.  Degaulle,   Jean    Baptiste.      (also      Degault).      (1732-1810.)      De- 

scription et  usage  d'un  nouveau  compas  azimutal.  vii+52  pp. 
i  plate.  I2mo.  (Havre,  /77P) 

Compass  for  determining  the  altitude  of  the  sun  at  any  time  of  the  day. 

481.  Franklin,  Benjamin.     (1706-1790.)     Political,  Miscellaneous  and 

Philosophical  Pieces;  Arranged  under  the  following  Heads, 
and  Distinguished  by  Initial  Letters  in  each  leaf;  General 
Politics;  American  Politics  before  the  Troubles;  American 
Politics  during  the  Troubles;  Provincial  or  Colony  Politics; 
and  Miscellaneous  and  Philosophical  Pieces;  now  first  col- 
lected, with  explanatory  plates,  notes  and  an  index  to  the 
whole,  xi-f  567  pp.  3  plates.  7  portraits.  8vo.  London,  for 
J.  Johnson.  London,  1779 

Paper  on  pointed  conductors  read  before  the  Purfleet  Committee,   1772;  also 
conjectures   on   the   nature   of   the   aurora  borealis  with   illustrations.      This 
collection   was  edited  by  Benjamin   Vaughan  who,   for  many  years,   was  an 
intimate  friend  and  correspondent  of  Franklin. 
— See    also   367. 

482.  Lichtenberg,     Geo(rg)     Christ  (oph).       (1741-1799.)       De     nova 

methodo    naturam    ac    motum    fluidi    electrici    investigandi. 

Commentatio    prior,      pp.    168-180.      3    plates.      Commentatio 

posterior,     pp.  65-79.     2  plates.     4to.     (Commentationes  Soc. 

Reg.  Sci.  Goettingensis.)  (Gottingen,  1779) 

This  work  describes  the  author's  discovery  of  the  double  electrophorus  (».  e., 
positive  and  negative  electrification  existing  in  juxtaposition) ;  experiments 
on  dust  figures  with  numerous  illustrations,  p.  176. 

483.  Marat,  (Jean  Paul).     (1744-1793.)     Decouvertes  sur  le  feu,  1'elec- 

tricite   et   la   lumiere,   constatees   par   une   suite   d'experiences 

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nouvelles.  Seconde  edition.  3 1.+38  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  De 
Clousier.  Paris,  1779 

Series  of  120  experiments,  mostly  on  the  properties  of  flame.  The  author, 
the  notorious  demagogue  of  the  French  Revolution,  was  a  physicist  of  some 
ability,  but  characteristically  bitter  in  his  attacks  on  theories  that  did  not 
agree  with  his  own.  The  other  scientific  writings  of  Marat  are  as  follows: 
Recherches  physiques  sur  I'electricite  (see  No.  509).  Mcmoire  sur  I'electricite 
medicale  (see  No.  524).  Recherches  physiques  sur  le  feu  (202  pp.,  1780); 
Decouvertes  sur  la  lumiere  (141  pp.,  1780);  Notions  elementaires  d'Optique 
(44  pp.,  1784);  ....  Les  aeronautes  at  I'aerostation  (39  pp.,  1785); 
Optique  de  Newton,  tratiuction  nouvelle  (2  vols.,  192+308  pp.,  1787); 
Nouvelles  decouvertes  sur  la  lumiere  (324  pp.,  1780).  From  1765  to  1777 
Marat  lived  in  England,  where  he  published  An  essay  on  the  human  soul 
(1772);  A  philosophical  essay  on  man  (1773);  The  chains  of  slavery  (259 
pp.,  4to,  1774),  and  two  essays  on  medical  subjects  (both  1775)  also  written 
in  English.  In  1775  the  University  of  St.  Andrews  conferred  on  Marat  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine.  The  numerous  books  he  published  prior  to 
the  French  Revolution  were  presumably  all  printed  at  the  author's  expense, 
thus  indicating  that  his  income  as  a  physician  was  considerable. 
— See  also  509,  524. 

484.  Nairne,  Edward.    (1726-1806.)    Experiments  on  electricity,  being 

an  attempt  to  shew  the  advantage  of  elevated  pointed  con- 
ductors. Read  at  the  Royal  Society,  June  i8th  and  25th, 
1778.  40  pp.  4  plates.  4to.  London,  J.  Nichols.  London,  1779 

This    pamphlet    is    one    of    several    that    were    occasioned    by    the    famous 
controversy   of   Points   vs.    Knobs    begun   in    1772      by      Benjamin     Wilson. 
Franklin's  views  were  supported  by  Cavendish  and  finally  adopted. 
— See  also  443. 

485.  Stanhope,  Charles  Viscount  Mahon.     (Third  Earl).     (1753-1816.) 

Principles  of  electricity,  containing  divers  new  theorems  and 
experiments,  together  with  an  analysis  of  the  superior  ad- 
vantages of  high  and  pointed  conductors,  xiv-f-263  pp.  6 
plates.  4to.  London,  for  P.  Elmsley.  London,  1779 

Descriptions  of  seventy-one  experiments,  with  comments.  The  return  stroke 
and  function  of  pointed  conductors  explained  at  considerable  length. 

4853. (French     translation.)       Principes     d'electricite,     contenant 

plusieurs   theoremes   appuyes   par  des   experiences   nouvelles, 

traduit  par  1'abbe  N. (Needham).     3   1+250  pp.   pis. 

Londres  &  Bruxelles,  Flon.  London,  Brussels,  1781 

486.  Weber,    Joseph.      (1753-1831.)      Beschreibung    des    Luftelektro- 

phors.     86  pp.   I2mo.     Augsburg,  Klett.  Augsburg,  1779 

Description    of    his    important    linen    electrophorus    together    with    numerous 

experiments  which  were  made  with  it. 

— See  also  477. 

487^.  Wiegleb,  Johann  Christian.  (1732-1801.)  Die  natuerliche 
Magie  aus  allerhand  belustigenden  und  nuetzlichen  Kunst- 
stuecken  bestehend.  iv-|-4i6  pp. +5  1.  9  plates.  8vo.  Berlin, 
Nicolai.  Berlin,  1779 

Numerous  experiments  in  electricity,   magnetism,  chemistry,   and  mechanics. 

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488.f  Birch,  John.  (1745-1815.)  Considerations  on  the  efficacy  of 
electricity,  in  removing  female  obstructions.  To  which  is  now 
added  a  description  of  the  manner  of  applying  it.  Second 
edition.  xv-(-6o  pp.  8mo.  London,  Cadell.  London,  1780 

Medical  applications  of  the  "electric  shock." 
— See  also  576,  633  bis. 

489.  Cavallo,  Tiberio.     (1749-1809.)     Essay  on  the  theory  and  practice 

of  medical  electricity.  xvi-(-ii2  pp.  i  plate.  London,  for  the 
author.  London,  1780 

Details     of     the     successful     application     of     electricity     to     the     cure     of 
diseases;  work  of  value. 
— See  also  463. 

490.  (Coulomb,  Charles  Augustin).    '(I736-i8o6.)     Recherches  sur  la 

meilleure  maniere  de  fabriquer  les  aiguilles  aimantees.  (Mem. 
math,  et  phys.  presentes  a  1'Acad.  Sc.  par  divers  Savans. 
Vol.  ix.,  pp.  165-264.)  5  plates.  4to.  (Paris,  1780) 

Various  methods  of  making  magnetic  needles,  by  the  distinguished  electrical 

investigator. 

— See  also  521,  610,  2352,  2507. 

491.*  Gallitzin,  Dmitri  Alexewitsch.  (1738-1803.)  Sendschreiben  an 
die  kaiserliche  Akademie  der  Wissenschaften  zu  St.  Petersburg 
ueber  einige  Gegenstaende  der  Electricitaet.  56  pp.  3  plates. 
8vo.  Muenster,  Perrenon.  Munster,  1780 

Three  letters  on  the  "attractive"  power  of  points  and  on  the  electricity  of 
the  atmosphere. 

492.  Huebner,  Lorenz.     (1753-1807.)     Abhandlung  ueber  die  Analogic 

der  electrischen  und  magnetischen  Kraft.  (Neue  Philos. 
Abhandl.  d.  Baier.  Akad.  d.  Wiss.  Vol.  ii.,  pp.  353-384). 
4to.  Muenchen.  .  Munich,  1780 

Papers  on  the  analogies  between  electric  and  magnetic  forces  of  attraction 
and  repulsion.  These  include  the  originals  of  the  three  prize  essays  of 
No.  49<>a. 

493.  Lyon,  John.     (1734-1817.)     Experiments  and  observations  made 

with  a  view  to  point  out  the  errors  of  the  present  received 
theory  of  electricity;  and  which  tend  in  their  progress  to  es- 
tablish a  new  system,  on  principles  more  conformable  to  the 
simple  operations  of  nature.  xxSv-}-28o  pp.  2  plates.  410. 
London,  for  the  author.  London,  1780 

Franklin's    theory    of    the    Leyden    jar    disproved,    ch.    vi.;    also    numerous 
experiments  tending  to  prove  the  correctness  of  the  author's  views. 
— See  also   571. 

494.  Steiglehner,   Coelestin.      (1738-1819.)      Beantwortung  der   Prcis- 

frage  ueber  die  Analogic  der  Electricitaet  und  des  Magne- 
tismus.  (Neue  Philos.  Abhandl.  d.  Baier.  Akad.  d.  Wiss.  Vol. 
ii.,  pp.  229-350.)  3  plates.  4to.  Muenchen.  Munich,  1780 

Electricity  and  magnetism  contrasted.     (See  Nos.  492,  4963.) 

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CATALOGUE  OF  WHEELER  GIFT 

495.  Turini,    Pietro.      ( —    — .)      Considerazioni     intorno     all'     clet- 

tricita  delle  nubi,  ed  al  modo  di  applicare  i  conduttori  alle 
fabbriche,  e  di  preservare  dal  fulmine  i  deposit!  della  polvere. 
68  pp.  4to.  Venezia,  C.  Palese.  Venice,  1780 

The  electricity  of  clouds;  protection  afforded  by  lightning-rods.  The  author 
holds  to  the  Franklinian  theory. 

496.  Swinden,  Jan   Hendrik  van.      (1746-1823.)      Dissertatio   de   ana- 

logia  electricitatis  et  magnetismi.  (Neue  Philos.  Abhandl.  d. 
Baier.  Akad.  d.  Wiss.  Vol.  ii.,  pp.  1-1.26.)  2  plates.  4to. 
Muenchen.  Munich,  1780 

Thesis  on  the  analogy  between  the  nature  and  phenomena  of  electricity 
with  those  of  magnetism.  (See  Nos.  492,  494,  4963.) 

496-j-a. Recueil    de    memoires    sur   1'analogie    de    1'electricite    et    du 

magnetisme,  couronnes  et  publics  par  1'Academie  de  Baviere. 
Traduits  du  Latin  et  de  1'Allemand,  augmentes  de  notes,  et  de 
quelques  dissertations  nouvelles.  (Presentation  copy  from 
author  to  C.  Bonnet.)  3  vols.  8vo.  La  Haye,  Librairies  As- 
socies.  The  Hague,  1784 

Work  of  considerable  originality  in  which  the  laws  and  phenomena  of 
magnetism  and  electricity  are  compared  in  detail,  theories  discussed  and 
the  views  of  Mesmcr  on  animal  magnetism  criticized.  The  collection  com- 
prises the  following  titles:  i.  Van  Swindell's  prize-essay  on  the  analogy 
between  electricity  and  magnetism.  2.  Steiglehner's  prize-essay  on  the 
analogy  between  electricity  and  magnetism.  3.  Aepinus'  remarks  on  the 
above  essays.  4.  Huebner's  prize-essay  on  the  analogy  between  electricity 
and  magnetism.  5.  Mesmer's  reflections  on  animal  electricity.  7.  Van  Swin- 
den's  essay  on  the  irregular  movements  of  the  magnetic  needle. 

497. —  — Memoire  sur  les  observations  meteorologiques  faites  en 
Franeker  en  Frise,  pendant  le  courant  de  1'annee  I/7Q.  xxiv.-j- 
336  pp.  8vo.  Amsterdam,  Mare-Michel  Rey. 

Amsterdam,  1780 

Observations  on  the  aurora  borealis  and  its  disturbing  effect  on  declination 
magnets. 
— See  also  419. 

498.  Court    de    Gebelin,    (Antoine).      (1725-1784.)      Monde    primitif, 

analyse  et  compare  avec  le  monde  moderne  considere  dans 
son  genie  allegorique  et  dans  les  allegories  auxquelles  con- 
duisit  ce  genie,  etc.  Vol.  i.  Remplies  de  decouvertes  in- 
teressantes.  (Complete  in  9  vols.  ),  4to.  Paris,  chez  1'autheur. 

Paris,  1781 

Work  of  erudition :  the  Phenicians  credited  with  a  knowledge  of  the 
compass,  p.  54. 

499.  Gabler,  Matthias.     (1736-1805.)     Theoria    magnetis.     144  pp.     i 

plate.    I2mo.      Ingolstadii,   J.   W.    Kruel.        Ingoldstadt,    1781 

Inquiry  into  the  nature  of  magnetism  and  magnetic  force:  declination  and 
dip.  discussed  at  some  length  and  tables  given. 

500.  Jones.    William.     (1726-1800.)      Physiological    disquisitions;    or, 

Discourses   on   the   natural   philosophy   of   the   elements:     i. 

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CATALOGUE  OF  WHEELER  GIFT 

On  matter,  ii.  On  motion,  iii.  On  the  elements,  iv.  On  fire, 
v.  On  air.  vi.  On  sound,  vii.  On  fossil  bodies,  viii.  On 
physical  geography;  or,  the  natural  history  of  the  earth, 
ix.  On  the  weather.  2  l.-f-xxvii-|-627  pp.  9  plates.  4to.  London. 

London,  1781 

Slight     references  are  made     to  lightning  and  the  aurora  borealis,  p.   566. 
— See  also  406. 

501.  Lacepede,    Bernard-Germain    Etienne    de    Laville.      (1756-1825.) 

Essai  sur  1'electricite  naturelle  et  artificielle.  2  vols.  8vo. 
Paris,  Didot  jeune.  Paris,  1781 

The  nature  of  electricity  and  its  effect;  the  electrophorus,  the  Leyden  jar 
magnetism;  effects  of  electricity  on  vegetation  and  on  comets;  the  zodiacal 
light  and  aurora  borealis. 

502.  Legrand  d'Aussy,  Pierre  Jean  Baptiste.    (1737-1800.)    Fabliaux  ou 

contes  du  xii  et  du  xiii  siecle,  fables  et  romans  du  xiii,  traduits, 
ou  extraits  d'apres  divers  manuscrits  du  temps;  avec  des  notes 
historiques  et  critiques,  et  les  imitations  qui  ont  etc  fait  de  ces 
contes,  depuis  leur  origine  jusqu'a  nos  jours.  Nouvelle 
(seconde)  edition,  augmentee  d'une  dissertation  sur  les  Trou- 
badours. 5  vols.  I2mo.  Paris,  chez  Eugene  Onfroy. 

Paris,  1781 

Text  of  the  celebrated  poem  of  Guyot  de  Provins  on  the  magnet,  written  in 

the   I2th  century.     Vol.  ii.,  p.   185.      (See  No.   594.) 

503.  Leidenfrost,   Ludwig   Christoph.     ( .)      Miscellanea   ex- 

perimenta  circa  electricitatem.  36  pp.  4to.  Duisburgi  ad 
Rh.,  Fr.  Ad.  Benthon.  (Inaugural  dissertation.) 

Duisburg,  1781 

Views  on  electrical  theory. 

504.  Maggiotto,   Francesco.      ( .)      Lettera   all'   illustre   pro- 

fessore  Giuseppe  Toaldo,  sopra  una  nuova  construzione  di 
macchina  elettrica.  xii  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  (Venice,  1781) 

Pamphlet   with   illustrations  of  a  new   frictional   machine. 

505.  Sigaud  de  la  Fond.    (Jean  Rene.)     (1740-1810.)     Precis  historique 

et  experimental  des  phenomenes  electriques  depuis  1'origine 
de  cette  decouverte  jusqu'a  ce  jour.  xvi-(-742  pp.  9  plates. 
8vo.  Paris,  Demonville,  Paris,  1781 

Work  of  merit  in  which  the  phenomena  and  laws  of  electricity  and  magnetism 
are.  discussed  at  length;  electric  and  magnetic  phenomena  compared; 
application  to  the  cure  of  disease;  historical  development. 

5053. Seconde  edition,     xvi  pp.+2  1+624  pp.+2  1.  10  plates.  8vo. 

Paris,  rue  et  hotel  Serpente.  Paris,  1785 

— See  also  434. 

506.  T(houvenel,     Pierre).        (1747-1815.)        Memoire     physique      et 

medicinal,  montrant  des  rapports  evidens  entre  les  phenomenes 
de  la  baguette  divinatoire,  du  magnetisme  et  de  1'electricite. 
304  pp.  8vo.  Londres  et  Paris,  chez  Didot,  jeune. 

London  &  Paris,  1781 

Fancied    relations    between    magnets    and    the   divining    rod. 
227 


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509.  MARAT. 
228 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

5063. Second  memoire  sur  le  meme  sujet.     Avec  des  eclaircisse- 

mens  sur  d'autres  objets  qui  y  sont  relatifs.  Par  M.  T.  .  . 
268  pp.  8vo.  Londres  et  Paris,  chez  Didot,  jeune. 

Paris,  1784 

The  author  seeks  to  employ  what  he  calls  a  "neuro-electric"  sense  to  the 
discovery  of  underground  water-sources;  use  of  the  divining  rod. 

507.  Cuthbertson,    John.       ( .)       Algemeene    eigenschappen 

van  de  electriciteit,  onderrichting  van  de  werktuigen  en  het 
neemen  van  proeven  in  dezelve.  Second  edition.  3  vols.  13 
plates.  8vo.  Amsterdam,  Pieter  Hayman. 

Amsterdam,  1782-1794 

Description  of  experiments  common  at  the  time  in  static  electricity;   aurora 
borealis,   Part   II,   p.   43;    a   new   electrical   machine,   Part   III.     One   of  the 
first,   co-operating  with   Van  Troostwijk,  to  decompose  binary  compounds. 
—See  also  68 1. 

508.  Hooper,  W(illiam).     (fl.   1770.)     Rational  recreations,  in  which 

the  principles  of  numbers  and  natural  philosophy  are  clearly 
and  copiously  elucidated,  by  a  series  of  easy,  entertaining, 
interesting  experiments.  Among  which  are  all  those  com- 
monly performed  with  cards.  By  W.  Hooper.  Second 
edition.  4  vols.  65  plates.  8vo.  London,  for  L.  Davis. 

London,  1782-1783 

Chiefly  a  compilation  from  writers  on  recreative  philosophy.  The  electrical 
experiments  described  in  vol.  iii.  are  mostly  from  Priestley's  "History  of 
Electricity."  (See  No.  453.)  Plate  i.  gives  an  illustration  of  Priestley's 
machine  which  was  occasionally  turned  by  a  windmill  placed  on  the  top  of 
the  house,  p.  16.  The  first  edition  appeared  in  1774. 

509.  Marat,    (Jean    Paul).      (1743-1793.)      Recherches    physiques    sur 

1'electricite.  viii+46i  pp.  5  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  de  1'Impri- 
merie  de  Clousier.  Paris,  1782 

Accepted  theories  are  attacked  and  214  experiments  described  which  are  held 
to   prove   the   author's   own   theories.      Many   complimentary    references   are, 
however,  made  to  Franklin. 
— See  also  483. 

510.  Nicholson,    William.      (1755-1815.)      An    introduction    to    natoral 

philosophy.  Illustrated  with  copper  plates.  2  vols.  25  plates. 
8vo.  London,  for  J.  Johnson.  London,  1782 

Vol.   ii.  contains  chapters  on  magnetism   and   electricity. 
— See  also  699,  2490. 

511.  New  thoughts  on  medical  electricity;  or,  An  attempt  to  discover 

the  real  uses  of  electricity  in  medicine,  in  two  letters  to  a 
friend.  48  pp.  8vo.  Sevenoaks,  Clout,  jr.  Sevenoaks,  1782 

Remarkable  cures  effected  by  electricity;  effects  of  electrification  on  the 
human  system. 

Siibis.  Volta,  A(lessandro).  (1745-1827.)  Del  modo  di  render  sensi- 
bilissima  la  piu  debole  elettricita  sia  naturale,  sia  artificiale. 
(Philos.  Trans.  Roy.  Soc.,  Vol.  71,  pp.  237-280.)  4to. 

London,  1782 
Description  of  the  author's  condensing  electroscope. 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

Siibisa. (English  translation.)     Of  the  method  of  rendering  very 

sensible  the  weakest  natural  or  artificial  electricity.  (Philos. 
Trans.  Roy.  Soc.,  Vol.  72,  pp.  vii-xxxiii.)  4to  London,  1782 
— See  also  428. 

512.  Behn,    Friedrich    Daniel.      (1734-1804.)      Beschreibung    einiger 

merkwuerdigen  Nordlichter.  127  pp.  I2mo.  Luebeck,  C.  G. 
Donatius.  Lubeck,  1783 

The  aurora  borealis  as  seen  by  the  author.  The  appendix  has  observations 
on  the  solar  eclipse  of  1764,  and  the  transit  of  Venus  of  1769. 

512-j-bis.  Bertholon,  (Nicole).  (1742-1800.)  De  1'electricite  des 
Vegetaux  .  .  .  Avec  des  figures  en  taille-douce.  468  pp.,  3 
plates.  8vo.  Lyon,  chez  Bernuset.  Lyons,  1783 

The  author  states  that  this  work  may  be  regarded  as  a  continuation  of  his 
De  1'electricite  du  corps  humain  (see  No.  533).     Experiments  to  determine  the 
effect  of  static  electricity  on  the  growth  of  plants  are  described. 
— See  also  533,  539. 

513.  Blagden,    (Sir)    C(harles)     (1748-1820.)     and    E(dward)    Nairne. 

(1726-1806.)  Proceedings  relative  to  the  accident  by  lightning 
at  Heckingham.  26  pp.  6  plates.  4to.  London,  Nichols. 

London,  1783 

The  building  referred  to  had  eight  pointed  conductors;  the  views  show  the 
conductors  (full  size)  and  the  manner  in  which  they  were  joined  together. 
— See  also  443. 

514.  Indagine,  (Innocentius  Libertus  ab)  pseud,  (i.e.  Johann  Ludolph 

Jaeger).  (i728?-i787.)  Philosophise!! — und  physikalischer 
Zeitvertreib  in  'einigen  sonderbaren  Materien,  zu  weiterer 
Betrachtung  in  den  Nebenstunden,  fuer  die  Naturforscher 
ausgefertiget  und  ans  Licht  gestellet  von  dem  Naturkundiger. 
308  pp.  I2mo.  Nuernberg,  J.  A.  Stein.  Nuremberg,  1783 

Recreative  philosophy;  electric  experiments,  pp.  100-124;  magnetic  experi- 
ments, pp.  129-168. 

515.  Kuehn,  Carl  Gottlob.     (1754-1840.)     Geschichte  der  medizinischen 

und  physikalischen  Electricitaet,  und  der  neuesten  Versuche, 
die  in  dieser  Wissenschaft  gemacht  worden  sind.  2  vols.  6 
plates.  8vo.  Leipzig,  Weygand.  Leipzig,  1783-1785 

Principles  of  electricity;  electrical  machines;  application  for  curative 
purposes.  Franklin's  theory  of  the  Leyden-jar  discussed  at  length;  lightning- 
rods;  atmospheric  electricity.  Vol.  ii.  is  also  known  under  the  title: 
Versuch  einer  vollstaendigen  Geschichte  der  medizinischen  Electricitaet, 
oder  von  der  Anwendung  der  Electricitaet  auf  die  Heilkunde.  In 
1796-1797  a  continuation  appeared:  Die  neuesten  Entdeckungen  in  der 
physikalischen  und  medizinischen  Electricitaet.  . 

516.  Ledru,    N(icolas)    P(hilippe).      (1731-1807.)      Rapport    de    MM. 

Cosnier,  Maloet,  Darcet,  Philip,  Le  Preux,  Desessartz  et 
Paulet.  Sur  les  avantages  reconnus  de  la  nouvelle  methode 
d'administrer  1'electricite  dans  les  maladies  nerveuses  particu- 
lierement  dans  1'epilepsie  et  dans  la  catalepsie,  par  M.  Le- 

230 


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dru,  dit  Comus.  Ce  rapport  est  precede  de  I'apergu  du 
systeme  de  1'auteur  sur  1'agent  qu'il  emploie  et  des  avan- 
tages  qu'il  en  a  tires.  Imprime  par  ordre  et  aux  frais 
du  gouvernement.  2  1. -j-iiS  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  C.  D.  Pierres. 

Paris,  1783 

Medical  effects  of  electricity  on  nervous  disorders  as  claimed  by  the 
author. 

517.  Milner,   Thomas.      (1719-1797.)      Experiments   and   observations 

in  electricity,  xvi+iii  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  London,  for  T. 
Cadell.  London,  1783 

Peltier's  electroscope  anticipated,  p.  35;  Franklin's  "ice-pail"  experiment, 
p.  99;  steel  magnetized  by  lightning,  p.  108.  This  is  "one  of  the  rarest 
electrical  tracts,  which  I  know  of — and  well  worthy  of  perusal.  I  have  met 
with  only  two  copies  after  38  years  of  diligent  search."  (Latimer  Clark, 
July,  1888.) 

518.  Nairne,    (Edward).      (1726-1806.)      The   description   and   use    of 

Nairne's  patent  electrical  machine;  with  the  addition  of  some 
philosophical  experiments  and  medical  observations.  62  pp. 
5  plates.  8vo.  London,  for  Nairne.  London,  1783 

This  machine,  described  in  text-books,  was  originally  designed  for  medical 
purposes. 

5183. Another  edition.    68  pp.  5  plates.  8vo.     London,  for  Nairne. 

London,  1787 
— See  also  443. 

519.*  Adams,  George  (the  younger).  (1750-1795.)  Essay  on  elec- 
tricity, in  which  the  theory  and  practice  of  that  useful  science 
are  illustrated  by  a  variety  of  experiments;  to  which  is  added 
an  Essay  on  magnetism.  xvi-|-367  pp.  6  plates.  8vo.  London, 
for  the  author.  London,  1784 

This  is  a  collection  of  electrical  experiments.  The  double  burr,  p.  119; 
sewing  needle  magnetized  and  magnet  demagnetized  by  Leyden-jar  discharge, 
p.  120;  Wilcke's  electrophorus  of  1762,  p.  170;  Beccaria  on  atmospheric 
electricity,  p.  205;  Cavallo's  atmospheric  electroscope,  p.  221. 

Sig-j-a. An   essay  on   electricity,  explaining  the   principles   of   that 

useful  science;  to  which  is  added  a  letter  to  the  author  from 
John  Birch  on  the  subject  of  electricity.  Fourth  edition. 
xi-(-588  pp.  6  plates.  8vo.  London.  London,  1792 

Experiments  bearing  on  all  known  electric  phenomena  with  explanations 
according  to  current  theories.  Bennet's  original  electroscope;  Nicholson's 
doubter;  Volta's  and  Wilcke's  electrophorus;  medical  electricity.  The 
illustrations,  128  in  number,  are  of  interest. 

5igb. Fifth   edition,   with   corrections   and   additions   by  William 

Jones,     xii+594  pp.  6  plates.     London,  W.  &  S.  Jones. 

London,  1799 

520.  Cassini,  (Jean  Dominique).  (1748-1845.)  Observations  sur 
les  variations  diurnes  de  1'aiguille  aimantee.  (Lettre  a  1'auteur 

231 


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du  Journal  de  Physique.)  64  pp.  2  plates.  4to.  Paris,  L.  P. 
Courset.  Paris,  1784 

Detailed  description  of  needles  used  for  determining  magnetic  declination; 
declination  in  Paris  from  1666,  in  which  year  it  was  zero.  Cassini  was 
one  of  the  leading  astronomers  of  his  time. 

521.  Coulomb,  (Charles  Augustin.)  (1736-1806.)  Recherches 
theoriques  et  experimentales.  Sur  la  force  de  torsion  et  sur 
1'electricite  des  fils  metalliques.  (Mem.  de  1'Acad.  Sci.  pp.  229- 
269.)  2  plates.  4to.  Paris,  1784 

Classic  paper  by  the  eminent  French  engineer  and  physicist  on  the  coefficient 
of  torison   of   wires,   in   which   it   is   shown   that   the   force  of  torsion   is  pro- 
portional to  the  angle  of  torsion. 
See  also  490. 

522.f  Gardini,  Giuseppe  Francesco.  (1740-1816.)  De  influxu  elec- 
tricitatis  atmosphericae  in  vegetantia.  xviii+157  pp.  8vo. 
Augustae  Taurinorum.  Turin,  1784 

Numerous  observations  on  atmospheric  electricity  in  its  relation  to  the  time 
of  day  and  state  of  weather. 

523.  Landriani,    Marsiglio.      (   ?  -1816?)     Dell'   utilita   dei   conduttori 

elettrici.     Dissertatione.    xxiv-|-3O4  pp.     I  plate.    8vo. 

(Milan,  1784) 

Function  of  lightning  conductors.  Natural  and  artificial  electricity,  p.  n; 
Franklin's  experiments,  p.  43;  construction  of  a  lightning-rod,  p.  78; 
objections  answered;  letters  from  de  Saussure,  Toaldo  and  others. 

524.  (Marat,    Jean    Paul.)       (1744-1793.)      Memoire    sur    1'electricite 

medicale.    8+iu  pp.  8vo.   Paris,  Mequignon.  Paris,  1784 

This  is  one  of  the  early  books  on  medical  electricity.  The  author  minutely 
describes  a  great  number  of  applications  that  he  made  of  positive  and 
negative  electricity  on  himself  and  others.  He  refers  to  persons  killed  by 
lightning  and  adds  many  curious  observations  on  cats,  dogs  and  pigeons 
which  he  electrocuted. 
— See  also  483. 

525.  Tiraboschi,  G(irolamo.)     (1731-1794.)     Histoire  de  la  litterature 

d'ltalie  tiree  de  1'Italien  de  Tiraboschi  et  abregee  par  An- 
toine  Landi.  5  vols.  8vo.  Berne,  De  Burne  1'aine. 

Bern,  1784 

This  translation  is  an  abridgment  of  the  great  work  of  the  Italian  Jesuit 
and  bibliographer  on  the  literature  of  Italy;  it  contains  many  references 
to  the  history  of  the  mariner's  compass. 

526.*  Memoires  concernant  diverses  questions  d'astronomie,  de  navi- 
gation et  de  physique,  xvi-j-32  pp.  plates.  4to.  Paris. 

Paris,  1784 

One  of  the  papers  contains  observations  on  the  accepted  theory  of  winds; 
a  second,  observations  on  the  annual  change  in  magnetic  declination  made 
at  Issy  near  Paris  in  1779. 

527.    Bruno   de    (Introducteur   des   Ambassadeurs    du    Cte.    d'Artois) 

( .)      Recherches   sur  la   direction   du   fluide   magnetique 

dedies  a  Monsieur,  frere  du  Roi.  viii.  206  pp.  8  plates.  I2mo. 
Amsterdam,  chez  Gueffier.  Amsterdam,  1785 

An   effort   to    show   that   the   accepted    theories   in   magnetism   are   untenable 
232 


RECHERCHES 

TH£ORIQUES  ET  EXP&RIMENTALES 

Sur  la- force  de  tor/ion,  fr  fur.  I'elaflicite  des  fls 
dc  metal:  Application de  cette  theorie  a  I'emploi 
dcs  mefaux  dans  Ics  Arts  fr  dans  differentes 
experiences  de  Phyjique  <  Conftruflion  de  differentes 
balances  de  torjion ,  pour  mefurer  les  plus  petit s 
degres-  de  force.  Obfervations  fur  les  loix  de 
Veiajlicite  df  de  la  coherence. 

Par    M.    COULOMB. 
I. 

CE  Memoire  £  deux  objets ;  le  premier,  de  determiner 
la  force  elaftique  de  torfion  des  fils  de  fer  &  de 
laiton  ,  relativement  a  leur  longueur ,  a  leur  grofleur ,  & 
a  leur  degr^  de  tenfion.  J'avois  d^ja  eu  befoin,  dans  un 
Memoire '  fur  les  Aiguilles  aimant^es  ,  imprimd  ^ans  le 
neuvieme  volume  des  Savans  etrangers ,  de  determiner  la  force 
de  torfion  des  cheveux  &  des  foijts ;  mais  je  ne  m'etois  point 
occup£  des  fils  de  m^tal ,  parce  que  1'objet  utile  a /roes 
recherches ,  n'^toit  pour  lors  que  de  choifir ,  i  forces  ^gales, 
ies  fufpenfions  les  plus  flexibles  ,  &  que  j'avois  trouv?  que 
ies  fils  de  foie  avoient  incomparablement  plus  de  flexibility 
que  les  fils  de  metal.  Le  fecond  objet  de  ce  Me'moire ,  eft 
d'e valuer  fimperfe&ion  de  la'r^aclion  elaftique  des  fils  de 
metal  ,  &  d'examiner  quelles  font  ies  confequences  que 
1'on  en  peut  tirer ,  relativement  aux  iolx  de  ia  coherence 
&:  de  I'dafticite*  des  corps. 


521.  COULOMB.    (Reduced.) 
1-16  2 


CATALOGUE  OF  WHEELER  GIFT 

because  based  on  erroneous  or  faulty  experiments.  There  is  but  one 
universal  fluid  (the  ether)  susceptible  of  modification,  it  suffices  to  explain 
all  natural  phenomena,  p.  196.  The  diagrams  of  the  magnetic  field  are 
worthy  of  notice. 

528.  Cavallo,    (Tiberio).      (1749-1809.)      Magnetical   experiments   and 

observations.     (Phil.  Trans.  Roy.  Soc.,  Vol.  72,  pp.  62-80.)   4to. 

London,  776*5 

The  Bakerian  lecture,  1785  (founded  by  Henry  Baker,  Esq.)  The  author 
finds  that  brass  "which  is  often  magnetic  does  not  owe  its  magnetism  to 
iron  but  to  some  particular  configuration  of  its  component  particles, 
occasioned  by  the  usual  method  of  hardening  it,  which  is  by  hammering." 
— See  also  463. 

529.  Franklin,    Benjamin.      (1706-1790),   and   others.      Report   of   Dr. 

Benjamin  Franklin,  and  other  Commissioners,  charged  by  the 
King  of  France,  with  the  examination  of  the  Animal  Mag- 
netism as  now  practiced  at  Paris.  Translated  from  the  French 
with  an  Historical  Introduction.  xx-fio8  pp.  I2mo.  London, 
for  Johnson.  London,  776*5 

The  Commissioners  found  that  "the  existence  of  the  fluid  (animal  magnetism) 
is  absolutely  destitute  of  proof,"  p.   106. 
— See  also  367. 

530.  Kratzer,  Joseph  Anton,  (1748-1796.)    (also  Krazer).     Praktische 

Ausmessung  und  Berechnung  der  Felder  auf  eine  sehr  ein- 
fache  und  fassliche  Art  entworfen.  31  pp.  tab.  I2mo.  Graz. 
Ferstl.  Gratz,  776*5 

A  short  treatise  on  mensuration. 

531.  M(ercier  de  St.  Leger,  Barthelemi).     (1734-1799.)     Notice  raison- 

nee  des  ouvrages  de  Caspar  Schott,  contenant  des  observa- 
tions curieuses  sur  la  Physique  experimentale,  1'Histoire  na- 

turelle  et  les  arts  par  M.  Abbe  M (Barthelmi  Mercier). 

108  pp.     I2mo.    Paris,  chez  Lagrange.  Paris,  776*5 

Reference  is  made,  p.  28  to  Porta's  "Magia  Naturalis";  (See  No.  47);  mag- 
netic signaling  is  condemned  as  absurd,  p.  128. 

532.  Marum,  Martin  van.     (1750-1838.)     Beschryving  eener  ongemeen 

groote  electrizeer-machine,  geplaatst  en  Tevler's  Museum  te 
Haarlem,  en  van  de  proefneemingen  met  dezelve  in't  werk 
gesteld.  2  vols.  17  plates.  4to.  Haarlem,  Joh.  Enschede. 

Harlem,  776*5-776*7 

The  author's  great  electrical  machine  described,  p.  2;  his  mammoth  Leyden 
battery,  p.  154;  deflagration  of  metals,  p.  164;  magnetizing  effect  of  power- 
ful discharges,  p.  168.  Contains  some  of  the  earliest  experiments  of  the 
action  of  electric  discharge  on  gases  and  of  the  electric  smelting  of  metals. 
The  book  is  in  French  and  in  Dutch;  the  plates  are  of  interest. 
— See  also  461. 

533-t  Bertholon,  (Nicole).  (1742-1800.)  De  1'electricite  du  corps 
humain  dans  1'etat  de  sante  et  de  maladie.  Ouvrage  couronne 
par  1'Academie  de  Lyon,  dans  lequel  on  traite  de  1'electricite 
de  I'atmosphere,  de  son  influence  et  des  effets  sur  1'economie 
animale,  des  vertus  medicales  de  1'electricite,  des  decouvertes 

234 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

modernes,  et  des  differ entes  methodes  d'electrisation;  avec 
un  grand  nombre  de  figures  en  taille-douce.  Second  edition. 
2  vols.  6  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  Croulbois.  Paris,  1786 

In  this  second  edition  of  a  work  that  interested  scientific  as  well  as  medical 
men,    there    is    much    about    atmospheric    electricity    and    its    effects    on    the 
human   system;    also  applications  of  positive  and   negative   electricity  to  the 
cure   of   diseases.      Historical    frictional   machines,   vol.    ii.,   p.    214. 
— See  also  siabis. 

534.  Bohnenberger,    Gottlieb    Christian.       (1732-1807.)       Fortgesezte 

Beschreibung  einer  sehr  wirksamen  Elektrisir-Maschine  von 
ganz  neuer  Erfindung  und  einiger  zur  elektrischen  Praxis 
gehoerigen  Werkzeuge  mit  angehaengten  Versuchen.  no  pp. 
6  plates.  I2mo.  Stuttgart,  bey  Johann  B.  Mezler. 

Stuttgart,  1786 

Illustrated    description    of   a    new    electrical    machine    with    prime    conductor 
carrying  rows  of  points. 
— See  also  581. 

535.  Elliot,  John.     (1747-1787.)     Elements  of  the  branches  of  natural 

philosophy  connected  with  medicine,  viz.  chemistry,  optics, 
acoustics,  hydrostatics,  electricity,  and  physiology.  Second 
edition.  xvi-f-33i  pp.  2  plates,  2  tables.  8vo.  London,  for  J. 
Johnson.  London,  1786 

A   short   chapter    on    electricity   beginning   p.    199. 

536.  Silberschlag,    J(ohann)    E(saias).      (1721-1791.)      Systema    incli- 

nationis  et  declinationis  utriusque  acus  magneticae.  (Mem. 
de  1'Acad.  d.  Sc.  Berlin,  pp.  87-148.)  n  plates,  4to. 

Berlin,  1786-1787 

Remarks  on  the  use  of  the  dip  and  declination  needles. 

537.  Tressan,  (Louis  Elisabeth  de  la  Vergne).     (1705-1783.)     Essai  sur 

le  fluide  electrique  considere  comme  agent  universel.  2  vols. 
i2mo.  Paris,  chez  Buisson.  Paris,  1786 

Discursive  work  in  which  electricity  is  connected  with  the  processes  of  the 
animal  and  vegetable  worlds  as  well  as  with  most  natural  phenomena  from 
lightning  and  volcanic  action  to  the  aurora  borealis  and  zodiacal  light. 

538.  Weber,    Joseph.      (1753-1831.)      Ueber    den    Werth    der    Luft- 

maschinen.    44  pp.  3  plates.  I2mo.     Dillingen  &  Ulm,  Wohler. 

Dillingen  &  Ulm,  1786 

A  discourse  on  the  art  of  ballooning. 
— See  also  477. 

539.*  Bertholon,  (Nicole).  (1742-1800.)  De  1'electricite  des  meteores. 
Ouvrage  dans  lequel  on  traite  de  1'electricite  naturelle  en 
general  et  des  Meteores  en  particulier.  2  vols.  6  plates.  8vo. 
Paris,  chez  Croulbois.  Paris,  1787 

Natural  phenomena  connected  with  electricity  including  earthquakes,  vol- 
canoes, hail,  and  waterspouts.  Efficacy  of  conductors  with  points  and  with 
knobs.  Details  of  experiments  by  d'Alibard,  de  Romas,  Beccaria  and 
others.  Pernicious  practice  of  ringing  bells  on  the  approach  of  a  storm, 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

Vol.   i.,   p.    170;    cases   of   polarity- reversal   of   compass    needles   in   a   storm, 
vol.   ii.,   p.    373. 
— See  also  5i2bis. 

540.  Cavallo,  Tiberio.     (1749-1809.)     Treatise  on  magnetism  in  theory 

and  practice,  with  original  experiments.  xii-|-343  pp.  2  plates. 
8vo.  London,  for  T.  Cavallo.  London,  1787 

Discovery  of  the  directive  property  of  the  magnet,  p.  45;  claims  of  the 
Chinese,  p.  47;  discovery  of  declination,  p.  50;  magnetic  properties  of 
brass,  p.  283;  of  platinum,  p.  300;  of  red-hot  iron,  p.  311;  causes  of  magnetic 
declination,  p.  324.  (See  No.  2645.) 

5403. Third  edition,  with  a  supplement,     xi-j-325  pp.  3  plates.  8vo. 

London,  Jones.  London,  1800 

The  supplement  contains  the  Latin  text  of  parts  of  the  letter  of  Peregrinus 
on  the  magnet,  A.  D.  1269,  accompanied  by  a  free  translation.  (See 
No.  46.) 

54<>b.- (German  translation).     Theoretische  praktische  Abhandlung 

der  Lehre  vom  Magnet.  Aus  dem  Englischen.  206  pp.  2 
plates.  8vo.  Leipzig,  Schwickert.  Leipzig,  1788 

— See    also    463. 

541.  Hauey,    Rene    Just.      (1743-1822.)      Exposition    raisonnee    de    la 

theorie  de  1'electricite  et  du  magnet;sme,  d'apres  les  principes 
de  M.  Aepinus.  xxvii-f-238  pp.  4  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  chez  la 
veuve  Desaint.  Paris,  1787 

Work  on  electrical  theory  by  Abbe  Hauey,  celebrated  French  mineralogist 
and  physicist:  he  adopts  the  one-fluid  theory  as  modified  by  Aepinus; 
Coulomb's  torsion-balance  to  establish  the  laws  of  electric  and  magnetic 
attraction  and  repulsion,  pp.  39,  184;  electrification  of  tourmaline,  ruby, 
topaz,  p.  95;  return  shock,  p.  105. 
—See  also  684. 

542.  Kitz,  Friedrich  Casimir.     ( .)     Dissertatio  sistens  elec- 

tricitatis  in  medicina  usum  et  abusum.  92  pp.  I2mo.  Goettingae 
(Inaugural  dissertation.)  Gottingen,  1787 

Dissertation  on  electric  force,  atmospheric  electricity;  medical  applications 
of  electricity,  with  bibliography. 

543.  Lowndes,  Francis.     ( .)     Observations  on  medical  elec- 

tricity containing  a  synopsis  of  all  the  diseases  in  which 
electricity  has  been  recommended  or  applied  with  success; 
likewise  pointing  out  a  new  and  more  efficacious  method  of 
applying  this  remedy  by  electric  vibrations.  51  pp.  8vo. 
London,  D.  Stuart.  London,  1787 

Synopsis  of  complaints  in  which  electrical  application  had  been  found  to  be 
of  some  advantage. 
543-j-  bis.     Sigaud  de  la  Fond,  (Jean  Rene).     (1740-1810.)     Siemens  de 

physique  theorique  et  experimentale,  pour  servir  de  suite  a  la 

description  &  1'usage  d'un  cabinet  de  physique  experimentale. 

Seconde  edition,  revue  et  augmentee  par  M.  Rouland.    4  vols. 

xxxii-(-635+567+S76-f622  pp.,  portrait,  plates,  8vo.    Paris,  1787 
Electricity  is  treated  in  the  second  half  of  vol.  iv.     The  work  of  which  this 
is  a  continuation,  Description  &  usage  d'un  cabinet   de  physique,   was  pub- 
lished in  1775.     (See  No.  455.) 
— See  also  434. 

236 


s4.  J.  tft'autl  cte  la 

cf 

fue  eape/imentafa  <vt  /'(/nwejfifc,  de  la 
e  cles  Jctencc\r  JeJfonfiellier,  cfe*t 
c  Pefmlwury,  </Jtn<ye/tft  c/e  ftamere, 
/ .    </c  F/wntv  ;,  <<K<tf<: 

543|bis.  SEGAUD  DE  LA  FOND.    Portrait  of  author. 


237 


CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

544.  Wakeley,    Andrew.      ( —    — .)      The    mariner's    compass    recti- 

fied with  a  description  of  the  most  useful  instruments  in  prac- 
tice in  the  art  of  navigation,  also  a  table  of  latitude  and  longi- 
tude of  places,  enlarged  by  J.  Atkinson,  the  whole  revised  by 
John  Adams.  272  pp.  8vo.  London,  for  Mount  and  Page. 

London,  1787 

Detailed  use  of  the  compass  in  navigation;  a  handbook  for  seamen. 

5443. Another  edition,  with  additions  by  J.  Atkinson,  the  whole 

revised  by  John  Adams.  279  pp.  I2mo.  London,  for  Mount 
and  Davidson.  London,  1796 

545.  Drury,    O'Brien.      (  —        -  .)      Observations   on   the   magnetic 

fluid.     (Trans.  Roy.  Irish  Acad.,  1788,  pp.  119-120.)     4to. 

Dublin,  1788 

The  author  of  the  paper  recommends  covering  compass-needles  with  a 
casing  of  thin,  soft  iron,  the  better  to  preserve  their  magnetism. 

546.  Lo-Looz,  Robert  de.     (1730-1786.)     Recherches  sur  les  influences 

solaires  et  lunaires  pour  prouver  le  magnetisme  universel.  4 
parts.  7  plates.  8vo.  Londres  et  Paris,  Couturier.  Paris,  1788 
Work  on  cosmical  magnetism  in  which  the  speculative  element  pre- 
dominates. 

547.  Prevost,   Pierre.      (1751-1839.)      De   1'origine  des   forces  magne- 

tiques.     xxiii-f-23i  pp.  2  plates.  I2mo.     Geneve,  chez  Barde. 

Geneva,  1788 

Magnetism     due     to     two     fluids,     which     are     self-repellent     but     mutually 
attractive.      Terrestrial    magnetism    and    the    great    central    magnet,    p.    200. 
The   author   of  this  work   is  the   Swiss   physicist  to  whom  we   are   indebted 
for  the  "theory  of  exchanges"  in  heat,  which  bears  his  name. 
— See  also  2444. 

548.  Ribright,  Thomas.      ( .)      Curious   collection   of  experi- 

ments, to  be  performed  on  the  electrical  machines.  Second 
edition  enlarged  and  improved.  24  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  London, 
Steel.  London,  1788 

549.  Ussher,  H(enry).    (1743-1790.)  An  account  of  an  Aurora  Borealis 

seen  in  full  sunshine.  (Trans.  Roy.  Irish  Acad.  vol.  ii.,  pp. 
189-191).  4to.  Dublin,  1788 

Note  on  the  connection  between  terrestrial  magnetism  and  the  aurora 
borealis. 

550. An  account  of  some  observations  made  with  a  view  to  ascer- 
tain whether  magnifying  power  or  aperture  contributes  most 
to  the  discerning  small  stars  in  the  day.  (Trans.  Roy.  Irish 
Acad.  vol.  i.,  pp.  37-42.)  410.  Dublin,  1788 

551.  Troostwijk,  Adrian  Pacts  van  (1752-1837),  and  C(ornelius) 
R(udolph)  T(heodor)  Van  Krayenhoff.  (1758-1840.)  De  1'ap- 
plication  de  1'electricite  a  la  physique  et  a  la  medicine.  (Trans- 
lated by  Jan  Hendrik  van  Swinden.)  xii-f-3i9PP-  4  plates.  4to. 
Amsterdam,  chez  D.  F.  Changuin.  Amsterdam,  1788 

This  work  written  in  1786,  is  an  inquiry  into  the  nature  of  lightning,  St. 

238 


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Elmo's  fire,  rain  and  fogs.  The  influence  of  electricity  on  vegetation  is 
considered;  also  theory  and  application  of  electricity  as  used  for  medical 
purposes.  Van  Troostwijk  was,  according  to  Ostwald,  the  first  to  decompose 
with  certainty  a  chemical  compound  electrically,  in  1789. 

552.  Bennet,  A(braham).     (1750-1799.)     New  experiments  on  electri- 

city, wherein  the  causes  of  thunder  and  lightning  as  well  as  the 
constant  state  of  positive  and  negative  electricity  in  the  air 
or  clouds  are  explained,  with  experiments  on  the  clouds  of 
powders  and  vapours  artificially  diffused  in  the  air,  also  a 
description  of  a  doubler  of  electricity,  and  of  the  most  sensible 
electrometer  yet  constructed,  with  other  new  experiments  and 
discoveries  in  the  science,  illustrated  by  explanatory  plates. 
141  pp.  4  plates.  8vo.  Derby,  J.  Drewry.  Derby,  1789 

Bennet's  electroscope,  p.  18;  his  doubler,  p.  76;  electricity  of  powders,  p.  22; 
flames  used  for  determining  the  electric  condition  of  the  atmosphere,  pp.  77, 
103;  the  aurora  borealis  stated  to  be  an  electrical  phenomenon,  p.  104. 
— See  also  2483. 

553.  Brook,     A(braham).       (fl.     1789.)       Miscellaneous     experiments 

and  remarks  on  electricity,  the  air-pump  and  the  barometer; 
with  the  description  of  an  electrometer  of  a  new  construction. 
xiii-|-2ii  pp.  2  plates.  4to.  Norwich,  for  J.  Johnson. 

Norwich,  1789 

Description  of  the  author's  electrometer  for  quantitative  measurements;   the 
fracture   and    repair    of   Leyden    jars;    paper   and   tinfoil   used    for   coatings, 
p.  96;  experiments  made  during  an  aurora  borealis,  p.   no. 
— See  also  2480. 

554-t  Calandrelli,  Giuseppe.  (1749-1827.)  Ragionamento  sopra  il 
conduttore  elettrico  quirinale.  xxxvi  pp.  I2mo.  Bologna. 

Bologna,  1789 

Construction  and  function  of  lightning  conductors  with  numerous  refer- 
ences: views  of  Franklin,  Beccaria,  Lord  Mahon;  Franklin's  Lightning  Kite 
experiment,  June,  1752;  that  of  de  Romas,  July,  1753. 

555-  (Darwin,  Erasmus).  (1731-1802.)  The  botanic  garden,  a  poem 
in  two  parts;  Part  i.  The  economy  of  vegetation.  Part  ii. 
The  loves  of  the  plants.  Third  edition.  2  vols.  4to.  London. 

London,  1789-1795 

This   is   the    principal    work   of    Darwin,    poet    and    physiologist;    it    contains 
numerous   footnotes  having  reference  to  electrical  phenomena. 
— See  also  621,  2456. 

556.  Deiman,    J(ohann)    R(udolph).      (1743-1808.)      Beschryving   van 

eene  electrizeer-machine.  viii+93  pp.  2  plates.  4to.  Amster- 
dam, W.  Holtrop.  Amsterdam,  1789 

Description  of  an  electrical  machine,  with  several  pairs  of  plates. 

557.  McCulloch,    K(enneth).      ( .)      An   account  of  the   new 

improved  sea  compasses  made  by  K.  McCulloch.  With  re- 
ports of  their  practical  utility  founded  on  some  years  ex- 
perience by  (Captain)  Philip  d'Auvergne  and  other  scientific 
gentlemen.  30  pp.  3  plates.  8vo.  London,  Carpenter. 

London,  1789 

Remarks  on  the  steering  and  azimuth  compasses. 
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558.  Meredith,  Nicholas.     ( .)     Considerations  on  the  utility 

of  conductors  for  lightning  in  which  the  nature  and  properties 
of  the  lightning  are  explained.  viii-f4S  pp.  i  plate.  8vo. 
London,  for  the  author.  London,  1789 

Usefulness  of  lightning  conductors;   action  of  points;   fireballs,   p.    14. 

559.  Pascual,  Antonio  Raymundo.     (1708-1791.)     Descubrimiento  de 

la  aguja  nautica,  de  la  situacion  de  la  America,  del  arte  de 
navegar,  y  de  un  nuevo  metodo  para  el  adelantamiento  en  las 
artes  y  ciencias.  320  pp.  Sm.  4to.  Madrid,  Manuel  Gonzales. 

Madrid,  1789 

The  author  argues  at  length  that  Raymond  Lully  in  1272  discovered  the 
directive  power  of  the  magnet  and  its  use  in  navigation;  also  that  Lully's 
reasons  for  believing  in  the  existence  of  a  Western  continent  were  known 
to  Columbus. 

560.  Marum,    Martin    van.      (1750-1837.)      Description    des    frottoirs 

electriques  d'une  nouvelle  construction,  dont  1'effet  surpasse 
de  beaucoup  celui  des  frottoirs  ordir.aires.  (Lcttre  a  M. 
le  Chev.  Marsilio  Landriani).  8  pp.  4to.  Haarlem. 

Harlem,  1789 
A  new   form  of  rubber  for  frictional  machines. 

561. Nader  bericht  van  Dr.  van  Marum,  wegens  zyne  nieuwe  elec- 

trische  wryvers.  (Algemene  Konst-en  Letter-Bode.  Part  ii., 
pp.  155-156.)  4to.  Harlem,  1789 

Letter   in   which   the   author's   frictional    machine   is   described. 
— See  also  461. 

562.  Churchman,  John.     (1753-1805.)      Explanation   of   the   magnetic 

atlas,  or,  variation  chart,  hereunto  annexed,  projected  on  a 
plan  entirely  new  by  which  the  magnetic  variation  on  any  part 
of  the  globe  may  be  precisely  determined  for  any  time  past, 
present,  or  future  and  the  variation  and  latitude  being  accu- 
rately known,  the  longitude  is  of  consequence  truly  deter- 
mined. 46+5  pp.  2  tables.  8vo.  Philadelphia,  James  &  John- 
son. Philadelphia,  1790 

Causes  of  magnetic  variation,   p.    33.     The  tables   give   the  position   of   the 
earth's   magnetic   poles   for  a  period   of  400   years.      The   appendix   contains 
letters  from  Thomas  Jefferson,  and  Sir  Joseph  Banks. 
—See  also   588. 

563.  Fromery,  Nic(olaus)   Corn(elis)    de.     (1770-1844.)     De  fulmine. 

loo  pp.  i  plate.  4to.  Lugduni  Batavorum,  S.  &  J.  Luchtmans. 
(Inaugural  dissertation.)  Leyden,  1790 

Origin  of  atmospheric  electricity:  lightning,  thunder,  protection  of  houses; 
Franklin's  electrical  work  appraised. 

564!.  Guetle,  Johann  Conrad.  (1747-  ?  .)  Beschreibung  verschiede- 
ner  Elektrisirmaschinen  zum  Gebrauch  fuer  Schulen.  xxxiv 
+312  pp.  ii  plates.  I2mo.  Leipzig  &  Nuernberg,  Schneider. 

Leipzig  &  Nuremberg,  1790 

Short    history    of    electricity    with    copious    references    and    a    bibliography. 

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The  whole  work  consists  of  three  parts:  Parts  i.  &  ii.  also  known  under 
the  title:  Beschreibung  cines  mathematischen  und  physikalischen  Instru- 
menten-Kabinets;  and  part  iii.,  Beschreibung  elektrischer  Instrumente. 

565.  Priestley,  Joseph.  (1733-1804.)  Experiments  and  observations  on 

different  kinds  of  air,  and  other  branches  of  natural  philos- 
ophy, connected  w;th  the  subject.  In  three  volumes,  being 
the  former  six  volumes  abridged  and  methodized.  With  many 
additions.  3  vbls.  9  plates.  Birmingham,  Thomas  Pearson. 

Birmingham,  1790 

The  discoveries  described  in  this  work  established  Priestley's  reputation  as 
a  chemist  and  philosopher  of  eminence.  The  first  edition,  in  three  vols., 
appeared  in  1774. 

5653.—  — (French  translation.)  Experiences  et  observations  sur  dif- 
ferentes  especes  d'air.  Ouvrage  traduit  de  1'anglois  par 
(Jacques)  Gibelin.  3  vols.  9  plates.  I2mo.  Paris,  Nyon. 

Paris,  1782-1783 
— See  also  422. 

566.  Segnitz,  Friedrich  Ludwig.   ( .)  De  electricitate  animali 

quam  dicere  solent  magnetismum  animalem.  34  pp.  4to. 
Jenae,  typis  Goepfertii.  (Inaugural  dissertation.)  Jena,  1790 

Dissertation  on  the  curative  power  of  electricity,  followed  by  biographical 
notes  of  the  author. 

567.  Summary  view  of  the   general   principles   of  electricity.     Ixxvi 

pp.    i   plate.    8vo.  (j/93?) 

The  supplement  contains  an  extract  from  de  Saussure's  observations  on 
atmospheric  electricity;  also  description  of  the  famous  Harlem  frictioiial 
machine,  and  experiments  on  the  electric  light  in  vacuo  by  William  Morgan. 

568.  Boeckmann,    Johann    Lorenz.      (1741-1802.)      Ueber    die    Blitz- 

ableiter.  Eine  Abhandlung  auf  hoechsten  Befehl  des  Fuersten 
ausgearbeitet.  80  pp.  I2mo.  Carlsruhe,  M.  Macklot. 

Carlsruhe,  (//9/) 

Construction   of  lightning- rods:   historical   notes. 

56g.f  Condorcet,  Marie  Jean  Antoine  Nicolas  Caritat,  Marquis  de. 
(1734-1794.)  filoge  de  M.  Franklin,  lu  a  la  seance  publique 
de  1' Academic  des  Sciences,  le  13  Nov.  1790.  42  pp.  I2mo. 
Paris,  Pyre.  Paris,  1791 

Appreciation  of  the  character  and  work  of  Franklin  by  the  celebrated  French 
philosopher. 

570.  Galvani,  Luigi.  (1737-1708.)  De  viribus  electricitatis  in  motu 
musculari,  Commentarius.  58  pp.  4  plates.  4to.  Bononiae,  ex 
typographia  Instituti  Scientiarum.  Bologna,  1791 

First  and  very  rare  publication  of  Galvani  on  the  electrical  irritation  of 
the  nerves  which  led  to  the  famous  controversy  between  Galvani  and  Volta. 

5703. Another  edition.     Cum   Aldini  dissertatione   et  notis.     Ac- 

cesserunt  epistolae  ad  animalis  electricitatis  theoriam  perti- 
nentes.  xxv+8o  pp.  3  plates.  4to.  Mutinae,  apud  Societatem 
typographicam.  Modena,  1792 

Galvani's  paper  is  preceded  by  Aldini's  celebrated  dissertation  on  animal 
electricity.  (See  Nos.  575,  577,  578.) 

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ALOYSII    GALVANI 

In  Bononiensi  Archigymnasio  ,  <Jr  Instifuto  Scicntiarum 
Publici   Professor  is,   Anatomifi  Emeriti  , 


DE  VIRJBUS  ELECTRICITATIS 
IN  MOTU.  MUSCULARI 

COMMENTARIUS 

CUM 

JOANNIS    ALDINI 

DISSERTATIONE    ET    NOTIS. 

Accesserunc   Epistolx   ad   anfmalis    cledricitatis 
theoriam  pertinentes. 


MUTINY   MDCCXCII. 

APUD    SQCIBTATEM    TYPOGRA  PHICAM. 
Stifcrfirum 


575.  ALDINI.    (Reduced.) 
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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

57ob. (German   translation.)      Abhandlung  ueber  die   Kraefte  der 

thierischen  Elektricitaet  auf  die  Bewegung  der  Muskeln  nebst 
einigen  Schriften  von  H.  H.  Valli,  Carminati  und  Volta  ueber 
eben  diesen  Gegenstand.  Uebersetzt  und  herausgegeben  von 
D.  Johann  Mayer.  xxviii+i83  pp.  4  plates.  I2mo.  Prag,  J. 
G.  Calve.  Prague,  1793 

— See  also  575,  606,  999,  1798. 

571.  Lyon,  John.  (1734-1817.)  Remarks  on  the  leading  proofs  offered  in 

favour  of  the  Franklinian  system  of  electricity,  with  experi- 
ments to  shew  the  direction  of  the  electric  effluvia,  visibly 
passing  from  what  has  been  termed  negatively  electrified 
bodies.  47  pp.  3  plates.  8vo.  London,  J.  Phillips. 

London,  1791 

The  author  controverts  the  Franklinian  theory  of  the  Leyden  jar  and  holds 
that   glass   is   permeable    to   electric   effluvia;    electricity   of   the   atmosphere; 
negative     electrification     regarded     as     the     more     important;     positive     and 
negative   brushes    distinguished. 
— See  also  493. 

572.  Marum,  Martin  van.     (1750-1837.)     La  description  d'une  machine 

electrique,  construite  d'une  maniere  nouvelle  et  simple,  et 
qui  reunit  plusieurs  avantages  sur  la  construction  ordinaire. 
(Lettre  a  M.  Jean  Ingenhousz).  4  pp.  2  plates.  4to. 

(Harlem),  1791 
Illustrated  description  of  the  Harlem  electrical  machine. 

573. Lettre  a   M.    Berthollet  contenant  la   description   d'un   gazo- 

metre,  construit  d'une  maniere  differente  de  celui  de  Lavoisier 
&  Meusnier  et  d'un  appareil  pour  faire  tres  exactement 
1'experience  de  la  composition  de  1'eau,  par  combustion  con- 
tinuelle,  avec  plus  de  facilite  et  moins  de  frais.  4  pp.  2  plates. 
4to.  Harlem,  1791 

Apparatus  for  the  decomposition  of  water  by  means  of  heat. 
— See  aiso  461. 

574.  Aberg,    Ulrich    Johann.      (  —  -  —  .)      Comparatio    inter    vim 

magneticam.  et  electricam.  20  pp.  4to.     Lundae,   (Inaugural 

dissertation.)  Lund,  1792 

Electric  and  magnetic  "matter;"  effect  of  polar  aurorae  on  the  compass- 
needle. 

575.  Aldini,  G(iovanni).     (1762-1834.)     De  animalis  electricae  theoriae 

ortu  atque  incrementis.  xxvi  pp.  4to.  (Dissertatio.)  Mutinae, 
apud  Societatem  typographicam.  Modena,  1792 

Original   work   on   animal   electricity;   Aldini   upheld   the   views  of   Galvani, 
his    uncle,    on    animal    magnetism. 
— See  also  5703,  644,  660,  754. 

576.  Birch,  John.     (1745-1815.)     Letter  to  Mr.  George  Adams  on  the 

subject  of  medical  electricity.     57  pp.  8vo.     London. 

London,  1792 
Account  of  experiments  in  medical  electricity  extending  over  twelve  years; 

244 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER  GIFT 

details  of  numerous  cures.     "I   shall  hope  that  an  electrical  machine   may 
hereafter  be  considered  an  instrument  of  surgery,"  p.  57. 
— See  also  488. 

577-t  Brugnatelli,  Luigi  Valentino.  (1761-1818.)  Memorie  sull'  elet- 
tricita  animale  inserite  nel  Giornale  Fisico-medico  del  Sig. 
Brugnatelli.  147  pp.  8vo.  Pavia,  B.  Comini.  Pavia,  1792 

This  volume  contains  a  letter  from  Galvani  on  animal  electricity  and 
three  memoirs  by  Volta  on  the  same  subject,  all  of  which  were  published  by 
Brugnatelli  in  his  Giornale  "Fisico-Medico."  (See  No.  5703.) 

578.  Carminati,    Bassiano.      (1750-1830.)      Lettera    al    Signer    Luigi 

Galvani.  (Sull'  elettricita  animale.)  (Aldini,  "De  viribus 
electricitatis  in  motu  musculari,"  pp.  67-70).  4to.  Mutinae, 
Comes.  Modena,  1792 

Carminati's  letter  is  followed  by  an  answer  from  Galvani.      (See  No.   575.) 

579.  Robertson,  William.      (1721-1793.)      Historical   disquisition   con- 

cerning the  knowledge  which  the  Ancients  had  of  India;  and 
the  progress  of  trade  with  that  country  prior  to  the  discovery 
of  the  passage  to  it  by  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope.  With  an 
appendix  containing  observations  on  the  civil  policy,  the  laws 
and  judicial  proceedings,  the  arts,  the  sciences  and  religious 
institutions  of  the  Indians,  viii-j-366  pp.  2  maps.  I2mo.  Basil, 
Tourneisen.  Basle,  1792 

The  Scotch  historian  gives  on  p.  228  reasons  for  believing  that  the  compass 
was  unknown  to  the  Arabs  and  Chinese. 

580.  Young,  A(rthur).     (1741-1820.)     Travels  during  the  years   1787, 

1788,  and  1789,  undertaken  more  particularly  with  a  view  of 
ascertaining  the  cultivation,  wealth,  resources,  and  national 
prosperity  of  the  Kingdom  of  France.  v+s66  pp.  maps.  4to. 
Bury  St.  Edmunds.  J.  Rackham.  Bury  St.  Edmunds,  1792 

Words  transmitted  electrically  by  means  of  pith-balls,  p.  188. 

5803. (French  translation.)  Voyages  en  France,  pendant  les  annees 

1787,  1788,  1789  et  1790.  Entrepris  plus  particulierement  pour 
s'assurer  de  1'etat  de  1'agriculture,  des  richesses,  des  resources 
et  de  la  prosperite  de  cette  nation.  Traduit  de  1'Anglais  par 
F.  S(oules)  avec  des  notes  et  observations  par  M.  Decasaux, 
et  des  cartes  geographiques  de  la  navigation  et  du  climat. 
3  vols.  maps.  8vo.  Paris,  Buisson.  1'an  ii.  Paris,  1793 

5&ob. Nouvelle  traduction  par  Mr.  Lesage,  precedee  d'une  intro- 
duction par  M.  Leonnee  de  Lavergne.  2  vols.  I  map.  I2mo. 
Paris,  Guillaumin.  .  Paris,  1860 

581.  Bohnenberger,   G(ottlieb)    C(hristian).      (1732-1807.)     Beytraege 

zur  theoretischen  und  praktischen  Elektrizitaetslehre.  2  parts. 
2  plates.  8vo.  Stuttgart.  Metzler.  Stuttgart,  1793 

Part   i.    treats   of    the    electric   charges   of   clouds    during   thunderstorms,    p. 
73;    Wilson's    electrical    machine,    p.    96;    Part    ii.    consists    of    remarks    on 
Priestley's    "History    of    Electricity.       (See    No.    453).      The    complete    work 
comprises  5  parts,   1 793- 1795. 
— See  also  534. 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

582.  Dalton,    John.      (1766-1844.)      Meteorological    observations    and 

essays.     xvi+2o8  pp.  8vo.     London,  for  W.  Richardson. 

London,  1793 

Nature  and  cause  of  the  aurora  borealis  by  the  celebrated  author  of  the 
atomic  theory  of  matter  followed  by  a  list  of  essays  published  by  him, 

5823. — -  - — Second   edition.     With   appendix.     xx-J-244  pp.  8vo.     Man- 
chester, Baldwin.  Manchester,  1884 
— See  also  2626. 

583.  Fowler,    Richard.      (1765-1863.)      Experiments    and    observations 

relative  to  the  influence  lately  discovered  by  M.  Galvani  and 
commonly  called  animal  electricity.  iii+i;6  pp.  8vo.  Edin- 
burgh, for  T.  Duncan.  Edinburgh,  1793 
Professor  Cotugno  of  Naples,  in  1784  received  a  shock  while  dissecting  a 
mouse,  p.  2;  Sulzer  in  1767  experienced  a  peculiar  taste  when  plates  of 
lead  and  silver  were  placed  above  and  below  the  tongue  and  connected  at 
the  outer  end,  p.  169;  Professor  Robison  of  Edinburgh  made  a  rouleau 
of  zinc  plates  and  shilling  pieces,  p.  172,  in  the  year  1793,  seven 
years  before  the  invention  of  the  voltaic  pile. 

"I  had  a  number  of  pieces  of  zinc  made  the  size  of  a  shilling  and  made 
them  up  into  a  rouleau  with  as  many  shillings.  I  find  this  alternation 
in  some  circumstances  increases  considerably  the  irritation.  If  the  side 
of  the  rouleau  be  applied  to  the  tongue  so  that  all  the  pieces  are  touched 
by  it,  the  irritation  is  very  strong  and  disagreeable."  p.  173. 

584.  Peart,  Edward.     (1756-1824.)     On  electric  atmospheres,  in  which 

the  absurdity  of  the  doctrine  of  positive  and  negative  electri- 
city is  proved,  and  the  real  nature,  production,  mode  of 
existence  and  properties  of  atmospheres  in  an  electric  state, 
are  clearly  demonstrated  and  explained;  to  which  is  prefixed 
a  letter  addressed  to  Mr.  Read  of  Knightsbridge,  in  reply  to 
his  Remarks  on  the  author's  former  tract  on  electricity,  xliv 
-f  81  pp.  Svo.  Gainsborough,  for  W.  Miller. 

Gainsborough,  7793 
Belabored    refutation    of    the    doctrine    of    one    homogenous,    electric    fluid. 

585.  Read,  John.     ( .)     A  summary  view  of  the  spontaneous 

electricity  of  the  earth  and  atmosphere,  wherein  the  cause 
of  lightning  and  thunder,  as  well  as  the  constant  electrification 
of  the  clouds  and  vapours,  suspended  in  the  air,  are  explained. 
To  which  is  subjoined  the  atmospherico-electrical  journal, 
kept  during  two  years  as  presented  to  and  published  by 
the  Royal  Society  of  London.  viii4-l6o  pp.  I  plate.  Svo. 
London,  for  the  author.  London,  1793 

Double  burr  produced  by  the   spark  discharge,   p.   44;    Canton's  silk  rubber 
coated    with    amalgam    of    mercury    and    tin,    p.    89;    journal    relating    to 
atmospheric  electricity,  p.   109.     (See  No.  584.) 
— See  also  2494. 

586.  Valli,  Eusebio.     (.1755-1816.)     Experiments  on  animal  electricity 

with  their  application  to  physiology,  and  some  pathological 
and  medical  observations,  xvi+323  pp.  Svo.  London,  for  J. 
Johnson.  London,  1793 

Animal  electricity  and  the  nervous  fluid  are  assumed  to  be  one  and  the  same. 

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587.  Marum,    (Martin)   van.     (1750-1837.)      Beandwoording   der   aan- 

merkingen  von  B.  Tersier,  betreffende  het  gebruik,  van  zuivere 
lucht  en't  warme  bad,  ter  redding  van  Drenkelingen.  64  pp. 
8vo.  Haarlem,  A.  Loosjes.  Harlem,  1793 

Synthesis  of  water,   p.   26. 
—See  also  461. 

588.  Churchman,  John.     (1753-1805.)     The  magnetic  atlas,  or  varia- 

tion charts  of  the  whole  terraqueous  globe,  comprising  a 
system  of  the  variation  and  dip  of  the  needle,  by  which  the 
observations  being  truly  made  the  longitude  may  be  ascer- 
tained. 80  pp.  3  plates.  4to.  London,  for  the  author. 

London,  1794 

The  introduction  to  the  atlas  contains  a  brief  history  of  magnetic  discovery. 
Aurora  borealis,  xxvii.,  aurora  australis,  xxviii. ;  age  of  the  American 
continent,  p.  58;  magnetic  charts. 

5883. Fourth  edition.   xviii.-)-86  pp.  3  maps.  4to.      London,  1804 

—See  also  562. 

589.  Morgan,  G(eorge)  C(adogan).     (1754-1798.)     Lectures  on  electri- 

city.   2  vols.  2  plates.  I2mo.    Norwich,  J.  March.  Norwich,  1794 

Striking  distance  and  conducting  terminals,  vol.  ii.,  p.  61;  resistance  of 
vacuum  tubes,  p.  171;  origin  of  natural  electricity,  p.  303;  effect  of  electri- 
city on  vegetation,  p.  383;  on  animals,  p.  394;  construction  of  electrical 
apparatus,  p.  439- 

590.  Priestley,  Joseph.     (1733-1804.)     Heads  of  lectures  on  a  course 

of  experimental  philosophy,  particularly  including  chemistry, 
delivered  at  the  New  College  in  Hackney.  xxviii-(-i8o  pp. 
8vo.  London,  for  Johnson.  London,  1794 

Notes  on  electricity  and  magnetism. 
— See   also   422. 

591.  Reimarus,    J(ohann)    A(lbert)    H(einrich).      (1729-1814.)      Aus- 

fuehrliche  Vorschriften  zur  Blitz-Ableitung  an  allerley  Ge- 
baeuden.  46  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  Hamburg.  C.  E.  Bohn. 

Hamburg,  1794 

Lightning-conductors    for   dwelling-houses,    public   buildings,    and   ships. 
— See   also   474. 

592.  Walker,   Ralph.     ( .)     Treatise   on   magnetism;   with  a 

description  and  explanation  of  a  meridional  and  azimuth  com- 
pass for  ascertaining  the  quantity  of  variation,  without  any 
calculation  whatever,  at  any  time  of  the  day;  also  improve- 
ments upon  compasses  in  general  with  tables  of  variation  for 
all  latitudes  and  longitudes.  226  pp.  7  plates.  8vo.  London, 
Hindmarsh.  London,  1794 

Written  for  the  use  of  the  practical  man.  Magnetism  is  considered  a 
fluid  which  pervades  the  globe,  the  atmosphere  and  the  universe,  p.  9; 
bundle  of  needles  magnetized  by  a  flash  of  lightning,  p.  10;  tables  of 
declination  and  dip  at  various  places  and  times. 

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593.  Canali,  Luigi.     (1759-1841.)     Questions  sur  la  loi  decouverte  par 

Mr.  Le  Chevalier  Volta  relativement  a  1'electricite  des  vapeurs. 
(Mem.  Acad.  Sc.  Turin,  vol.  vi.,  part  2,  pp.  61-114).  4to. 

Turin,  1795 

The  electricity  of  vapors,  and  associated  atmospheric  phenomena;  Father 
Beccaria  is  frequently  quoted. 

594.  Lorimer,  John.     (1732-1795.)     Concise  essay  on  magnetism  with 

an  account  of  the  declination  of  the  magnetic  needle  and  an 
attempt  to  ascertain  the  cause  of  the  variation  thereof,  xv-f- 
34+7  PP-  6  plates,  portr.  4to.  London,  for  the  author. 

London,  1795 

Guyot  de  Provins  and  his  poem  on  the  magnet,  I2th  century;  Peregrinus, 
A.  D.  1269;  also  the  Belgian  plagiarist,  Taisnier;  Columbus  and  magnetic 
declination.  (See  No.  502.) 

5943. Second  edition.     53  pp.  4  plates.  8vo.     London,  Jones. 

London,  1800 
— See  also  2467. 

595.  Young,    (Sir)    William,    (ist    Bart.)      (1749-1815.)      Account   of 

the  Black  Charaibs  in  the  island  of  St.  Vincent's;  with  the 
Charaib  treaty  of  1779  (or  rather  1773),  and  other  original 
documents.  Compiled  from  the  papers  of  the  late  Sir  W.  Y. 
(by  Sir  William  Young,  2nd  Bart.)  125  pp.  8vo.  London, 
for  Sewell.  London,  1795 

596.  Entertaining  extracts,  being  a  select  collection  from  new  books 

of  merit,     iv-j-248  pp.  pis.  Sm.  4to.     Perth,  for  R.   Morison. 

Perth,  1795 
Description  of  an  optical  and  also  of  a  mechanical  telegraph,  p.   30. 

597.  Akenside,  Mark.     (1721-1770.)     The  pleasures  of  the  imagination, 

(poem  in  three  books),  to  which  is  prefixed  A  critical  essay 
on  the  poem  by  Mrs.  (Anne  Letitia)  Barbauld.  36+159  pp. 
4  plates.  I2mo.  London,  for  T.  Cadell.  London,  1796 

This  didactic  poem  contains  a  lengthy  reference  to  sympathetic  compasses. 
(Sec  No.  3857-) 

598.  Gregory,    George.      (1754-1808.)      The    economy   of   nature    ex- 

plained and  illustrated  on  the  principles  of  modern  philosophy. 
3  vols.  46  plates.  8vo.  London,  for  J.  Johnson.  London,  1796 

General  phenomena  of  electricity  popularly  treated,  vol.  i.;  animal  electricity, 

vol.  iii. 

— See  also  767. 

599.  (Harrington,  Robert.)     ( .)     A  new  system  on  fire  and 

planetary  life;  shewing  that  the  sun  and  planets  are  inhabited, 
and  that  they  enjoy  the  same  temperament  as  our  earth. 
Also  an  Elucidation  of  the  phenomena  of  electricity  and 
magnetism,  iv+75  pp.  8  vo.  London,  Cadell.  London,  1796 

Remarks  on   electrical   attraction  and   repulsion. 

600.  Kirwan,  Richard.     (1735-1812.)     Thoughts  on  magnetism.     17  pp. 

4to.     Dublin,  Bonhan.  Dublin,  1796 

Polarity  due  to  orientation,  p.  1 1 ;  broken  magnet,  p.  1 1 ;  magnetic  screen- 
ing, p.  12. 

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601.  Moore,  John  Hamilton.     (    ?    -1807.)     The  seaman's  complete 

daily  assistant,  and  new  mariner's  compass,  being  an  easy 
method  of  keeping  a  journal  at  sea;  to  which  is  prefixed  a 
short  and  easy  treatise  on  arithmetic;  to  this  edition  is  added 
The  use  of  Hadley's  quadrant,  and  Mercator's  chart.  Fifth 
edition.  iv-(-48+56  pp.  ill.  maps.  8vo.  London,  for  B.  Law. 

London,  1796 

Rules  for  finding  the  variation  of  the  compass.  The  first  edition  appeared  in 
1779. 

602.  Priestley,  Joseph.     (1733-1804.)      Experiments  and  observations 

relating  to  the  analysis  of  atmospherical  air;  also  farther 
experiments  relating  to  the  generation  of  air  from  water; 
to  which  are  added  Considerations  on  the  doctrine  of  phlo- 
giston, and  the  decomposition  of  water.  59  pp.  8vo.  Phila- 
delphia printed,  London  reprinted,  for  J.  Johnson. 

London,  1796 
— See  also  422. 

603.  Volta,  Alessandro.     (1745-1827.)     Schreiben  an  den  Herrn  Abt 

Anton  Maria  Vasali  ueber  die  thierische  Elektrizitaet  als  eine 
Fortsetzung  der  Schriften  desselben  ueber  die  thierische 
Elektrizitaet,  herausgegeben  von  Dr.  Johann  Mayer.  77  pp. 
I2mo.  Prag,  Calve.  Prague,  1796 

The    author    denies       Galvani's    conclusions    and    affirms    his    own    contact 

theory. 

— See  also  428. 

604.  Watkins,  J.  ( )  and  W.  Watkins.    (  —  - .)    A  short  account 

of  the  azimuthal  or  invariable  compass,  wherein  are  mentioned 
how  it  was  discovered;  the  private  trials  of  it;  its  utility  in 
navigation  and  surveying;  with  the  best  methods  of  proving 
its  true  and  permanent  polarity  at  sea  and  on  land.  16  pp. 
i  plate.  8vo.  London,  for  J.  and  W.  Watkins.  London,  1796 

It  is  here  claimed  that  the  compass-needle  "indicates  invariably  and  truly  the 
four  cardinal  points  of  the  horizon." 

605.  Edgeworth,  Richard  Lovell.    (1744-1817.)    A  letter  to  the  Earl  of 

Charlemont  on  the  tellograph  and  on  the  defence  of  Ireland. 
54  pp.  8vo.  Dublin,  1797 

The  tellograph  was  a  mechanical  device  for  the  transmission  of  signals, 
see  p.  s- 

606.  Galvani,  Luigi.     (1737-1798.)     Memorie  sulla  elettricita  animale 

al  celebre  Abbate  Lazzaro  Spallanzani,  aggiunte  alcune  elet- 
triche  esperienze  di  Gio.  Aldini.  105  pp.  2  plates.  4to. 

Bologna,  1797 

Papers  on  electricity  in  which  Galvani  criticizes  Volta's  views,  p.  i;  states 
his  own,  p.  31;  explains  the  function  of  the  metallic  arc-connection,  p.  49. 
— See  also  570. 

607.  Gamble,  John.     (  ?  -1811.)     Observations  on  telegraphic  experi- 

ments; or,  The  different  modes  which  have  been,  or  may  be 

1-17  249 


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adopted  for  the  purpose  of  distant  communication.  20  pp. 
I  plate.  4to.  London,  (/797?) 

Short  essay  on  different  modes  of  communication  by  signals  from  beacons 
down  to  telegraphs.  "Fully  as  many  objections  will,  I  believe,  operate 
against  every  mode  of  electricity  being  used  as  the  vehicle  of  information," 
p.  10. 

608.  Martin,  B(enjamin).     (1704-1782.)      Description  and  use  of  the 

pocket  case  of  mathematical  instruments,  wherein  are  particu- 
larly explained  the  nature  and  use  of  all  the  lines  contained 
on  the  plain  scale,  the  sector,  the  gunter,  and  proportional 
compasses:  also  their  practical  application,  exemplified  in 
a  variety  of  Mathematical  problems.  New  edition,  by  Will- 
iam Jones.  19  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  London,  for  W.  and  J.  Jones. 

London,  1797 

Concise,    explanatory    description    of   compasses,    parallel    rulers   and    various 
scales. 
— See  also  327. 

609.  Tremery,    (Jean    Louis).      (1773-1851.)      Observations    sur    les 

aimans  elliptiques  proposes  par  M.  Vassali.  (Jour,  des  Mines, 
vol.  ii.,  pp.  547-554).  I2mo.  Paris,  1797 

Objections   raised  against   Vassali's   elliptical   magnets. 

610.  Coulomb,  (Charles  Augustin).  (1736-1806.)    (Raphael)  Sabathier, 

( Charles )Pelletan  and  others.  Des  premieres  experiences  faites 
en  floreal  et  prairial  de  Tan  v,  par  la  commission  nommee 
pour  examiner  et  verifier  les  phenomenes  du  galvanisme. 
(Comptes  rendus  Instit.  Nationale.  Cl.  Sc.  Math,  e  Phys., 
107  pp.)  4to.  Paris,  1798 

Results    of    experiments    on    frogs    conducted    by    a    commission    of    savants 
together  with  an  inquiry  into  the  effect  of.  electric  currents  on  the  animal 
system;  the  existence  of  animal  electricity  denied. 
— See   also   490. 

6zi.  (Gilly,  David  (1748-1808)  and  Johann  Albert  Eytelwein.)  (1764- 
1848.)  Kurtze  Anleitung  auf  welche  Art  Blitzableiter  an  den 
Gebaeuden  anzubringen  sind.  23  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  Berlin, 
Reimer.  Berlin,  1798 

Practical  directions  for  the  erection  of  lightning-rods. 

612.  Langworthy,   Charles   Cunningham.      ( .)     A  view  of  the 

Perkinean  electricity,  or,  an  inquiry  into  the  influence  of 
metallic  tractors.  80  pp.  8vo.  Bristol,  W.  Bulgin. 

Bristol,  1798 

Method  of  Dr.  Perkins,  an  American,  for  curing  certain  diseases  by  static 
electricity. 

613.  Wilkinson,    C(harles)    H(enry).      (fl.    1800.)      An    essay   on   the 

Leyden  phial  ("with  a  view  of  explaining  this  remarkable 
phenomenon  on  pure  mechanical  principles")  by  which  all  the 
different  appearances  of  electricity  are  more  simply  demon- 
strated; to  which  is  added  an  Essay  on  medical  electricity; 

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Physiologically  investigating  the  nature  of  those  complaints, 
where  the  influence  of  this  fluid  may  prove  beneficial,  illus- 
trated with  a  variety  of  cases.  vii-f-86-fv-f65  pp.  3  plates. 
8vo.  London,  S.  Low.  London,  1798 

The  author  assumes  that  electricity  is  a  fluid  which  is  subject  to  the   same 
laws  as   ordinary   matter.      His   theory   of   the   Leyden   jar,   applying   purely 
mechanical  principles,  p.  34. 
— See  also  619,   667. 

614.  Arnim,  Ludwig  Achim  von.    (1781-1831.)    Versuch  einer  Theorie 

der  elektrischen  Erscheinungen.  146  pp.  i  plate.  I2mo.  Halle, 
J.  J.  Gebauer.  Halle,  1799 

Methods  of  electrifying  bodies,  p.  65;  electric  amalgams,  p.  67;  a  new 
"electrometer,"  p.  124.  — 

615.  (Bres,  Honore  de.)      (also  de   Bres,   Onorato.)      ( .)      Re- 

cherches  historiques  et  politiques  sur  Malta,  par  O.  B.  127 
pp.  I  map,  2  plates.  I2mo.  Paris,  Cramer.  Paris,  7799 

Notes  on  the  conquest  of  Malta  and  on  the  agriculture   and   industries  of 

the  island. 

616.  Humboldt,    Friedrich     Heinrich    Alexander    von.       (1769-1859.) 

Experiences  sur  le  galvanisme,  et  en  general  sur  1'irritation 
des  fibres  musculaires  et  nerveuses;  traduction  de  rAllemand 
par  J.  (Gravel)  avec  des  additions  par  J.  Fr.  N.  Jadelot  xlvi 
+53°  PP-  8  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  Fuchs.  Paris,  1799 

After  describing  Cotugno's  electro-physiological  experiment,  p.  26,  the  author 
discusses   various    galvanic    phenomena    and    refutes    Volta's    theory,    holding 
that  the  galvanic  and  the  electric  fluid  are  not  identical. 
— See  also  663,  677,  1159. 

617.  (Seiferheld,    Georg    Heinrich).       (1758-1818.)     Sammlung    elek- 

trischer  Spielwerke  fuer  junge  Elektriker.  84  pp.  10  plates. 
I2mo.  Nuernberg,  Mohnath  &  K.  Nuremberg,  1799 

Electric  toys.       This  collection  consists  of   10  parts,    1790-1808. 

618.  Walker,  A(dam).     (1731-1821.)     System  of  familiar  philosophy, 

in  twelve  lectures;  containing  the  elements  and  the  practical 
uses  to  be  drawn  from  the  chemical  properties  of  matter, 
the  principles  and  application  of  mechanics,  of  hydrostatics, 
of  hydraulics,  of  pneumatics,  of  magnetism,  of  electricity,  of 
optics,  and  of  astronomy.  xviii-f-57i  pp.  47  plates.  4to. 
London,  for  the  author.  London,  7799 

One  lecture  on  magnetism  and  two  on  electricity.  Lightning,  electricity, 
light  and  fire  are  considered  to  be  modifications  of  one  common  principle, 
p.  56;  the  whirl  and  orrery,  p.  338;  brush  and  star  discharge,  p.  346; 
Bennet's  gold-leaf  electroscope,  p.  358;  pointed  rods  and  flames  used  to 
determine  the  electrification  of  the  atmosphere,  p.  356;  thunderless  lightning 
due  to  rarefied  air,  long  vacuum  tube,  p.  390. 
— See  also  1192,  2522. 

619.  Wilkinson,    C(harles)     H)enry).       (fl.     1800.)       The    effects    of 

electricity  in  paralytic  and  rheumatic  affections;  to  which 
are  added  Some  observations  on  the  inefficacy  of  metallic 

251 


B  e  3r  t  r  a  g  e 

z   n   r     nahern     Kenntnifs 
des 

G  a  1  v  a  11  i  s  m  u  s 

u  n  (1 

der  Refultate  feiner  Unterfuchung. 

H  e  i  a  n  s  g  e  g  e  b  e  u 
von 

I.     W      R.    i    t  t    e   r. 


B  a  n  (1  e  s  e  r  ft  c  s  u  u  d  z  w  e  y  t  e  s  Stuck. 
Mit  drey  Knpf  er  t  a  f  eln. 

Jena, 

bci     Friedricli     Frommann 
I 

1800. 

623.  RI1TTER.    (Reduced.) 
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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

tractors  and  An  analysis  of  a  course  of  lectures  on  experi- 
mental philosophy.  220  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  London,  for  Allen. 

London,  1799 

Essay  on  the  medical  effects  of  electricity  with  numerous  examples  of  suc- 
cessful   treatment.      Lectures    on    mechanical    philosophy,    optics,    sound    and 
meteorology.     Reference  to  electricity  and  the  Leyden  jar,  p.  219. 
— See  also  613. 

621.  Darwin,  Erasmus.     (1731-1802.)     Phytologia;  or,  The  philosophy 

of  agriculture  and  gardening;  with  the  theory  of  draining 
morasses,  and  with  an  improved  construction  of  the  drill 
plough.  viii-(-6i2  pp.  pis.  4to.  London,  J.  Johnson. 

London,  1800 

A  few  pages  on  the  influence  of  electricity  on  vegetation. 
— See  also   555. 

622.  Jones,  William.     (1726-1800.)     Six  letters  on  electricity.     68  pp. 

8vo.      London,    F.    &    C.    Rivington.  London,   1800 

General    sketch    of    electricity    with    biographical    notice    of    some    pioneers; 
necessity  of  a  medium,  p.  44. 
— See  also  406. 

623.  Ritter,  (J(ohann)  W(ilhelm).  (1776-1810.)  Beytraege  zur  naehern 

Kenntniss  des  Galvanismus  und  der  Resultate  seiner  Unter- 
suchung.  Vol.  i.,  parts  1-4.  4  plates.  8vo.  Jena,  Fr.  Frommann. 

Jena,  1800-1802 

Inquiry  into  the  nature  of  the  electric  current.  This  pamphlet  contains  the 
earliest  account  of  the  decomposition  of  water  by  the  electric  current.  This 
gifted  scholar  confirmed  the  contact  theory  of  the  galvanic  cell,  which  is 
treated,  p.  278,  part  2  and  p.  141,  Section  23,  part  3;  he  also  rendered 
important  service  in  showing  the  relationship  between  chemical  and  galvanic 
phenomena,  as  well  as  in  the  discovery  of  the  principles  of  the  storage 
battery.  Complete  in  2  vols.  or  8  parts,  1800-1805. 
— See  also  673. 

624.  Signaux  generaux  de  jour  de  nuit  et  de  brume,  a  la  voile  et  a 

1'ancre,  a  1'usage  des  armees  navales  de  la  Republique  Fran- 
caise.  164  pp.  tab.  4to.  Paris,  (1800} 

Various  modes  of  signaling,  at  sea  by  day  and  by  night  as  well  as  in 
cloudy  and  foggy  weather. 

625.  Augustin,  Fr(iedrich)    Ludwig.       (1776  -  ?)     Vom   Galvanismus 

und  dessen  medicinischer  Anwendung.  64  pp.  I  plate.  8vo. 
Berlin,  Oehmigke,  jr.  Berlin,  iSoi 

Production    of   electric   currents   and    their    remedial   uses. 

626.  Chappe,    (Claude).      (1763-1805.)      Beschreibung   und    Abbildung 

des  Telegraphen;  oder,  Der  neuerfundenen  Fernschreibe- 
maschine:  16  pp.  pi.  I2mo.  Augsburg,  1801 

Description  of  the  author's  mechanical  telegraph. 

627.  Cuvier,      (George    Leopold)    C(hretien   Frederic    Dagobert   de.) 

(1739-1822.)  Sur  le  galvanisme.  (Journ.  de  Phys.,  Chem.  et 
Hist.  Nat.  Vol.  52,  pp.  318-321.)  410.  Paris,  1801 

Decomposition   of   water   by   the   electric   current. 
— See  also  702. 

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628.  D(uchesne,  H(enri  G(abriel).     ( .)     Notice  historique  sur 

la  vie  et  les  ouvrages  de  J.  B.  Porta,  par  M.  D. 383  pp.    I 

plate.   8vo.     An   ix.  Paris,   1801 

Sketch  of  Porta's  life  (1540-1615),  followed  by  an  analysis  of  each  of  his 
important  works. 

629.  Edelcranz,    (Richard    Lowell).      (1744-1817.)      Traite    des    tele- 

graphes,  et  essai  d'un  nouvel  etablissement  de  ce  genre; 
traduit  du  Suedois  par  Hector  B.  .  .  .  121  pp.  4  plates,  tab. 
8vo.  An  ix.  Paris,  1801 

History  of  the  various  systems  of  mechanical  transmission  of  signals. 

630.  Sue,   P(ierre).    (1/39-1816.)      Histoire  du   galvanisme   et   analyse 

des  differens  ouvrages  publics  sur  cette  decouverte  depuis  son 
origine  jusqu'a  ce  jour.  2  vols.  i  plate.  8vo.  Paris,  1801-1802 

This  important  work  is  mainly  the  history  of  experimental  investigations  to 
determine  the  effect  of  the  electric  current  on  the  animal  system.  Sue  was 
an  eminent  surgeon. 

6303. Histoire    complete    du    galvanisme,    depuis    sa    decouverte, 

jusqu'a  ce  jour,  avec  le  detail  des  experiences  faites  et  des 
ecrites  publics  sur  ce  phenomene.  Second  edition.  4  vols. 
8vo.  (See  No.  2499.)  Paris,  1805 

— See  also  651. 

631.  Ulrich,    Johann    August    David.      ( .  )      De    effectu    galva- 

nismi  in  aquam.     36  pp.  8vo.     (Inaugural  dissertation.) 

Halle,  1801 

The  electric  decomposition  of  water ;  reference  to  Carlisle  and  Nicholson, 
Ritter  and  others. 

632.  Alibert,  J(ean)-L(ouis).      (1766-1837.)      Elogio   storico   di   Luigi 

Galvani.     Traduzione  del  Francese.     153  pp.  410. 

Bologna,  1802 
Critical    examination    of   Galvani's    electrical   work   and    theory. 

633.  Biot,    (Jean   Baptiste).      (1774-1862.)      Sur   le   prix   fonde   par   le 

premier  Consul,  pour  les  decouvertes  relatives  a  1'electricite 
et  au  galvanisme.  (Programme,  Instit.  National  Cl.  Sci.  Math. 
et  Phys.)  7  pp.  4to.  Paris,  1802 

Prizes  founded  by  Napoleon  I.  for  the  advancement  of  electrical  knowledge. 
— See  also  663,  734,  809,  2602. 

633bis.     Birch,  John.    (1745-1815.)    An  essay  on  the  medical  application 
of  electricity.     iv-|-57  pp.     8vo.  London,  1802 

— See  also  488. 

634.  Davy,    (Sir)    Humphry.      (1778-1829.)      Syllabus   of  a   course    of 

lectures  on  chemistry  delivered  at  the  Royal  Institution  of 
Great  Britain.  91  pp.  8vo.  London,  1802 

Outlines  of  lectures  on  electrical  influence  and  on  current  electricity. 
— See  also  710,  829,  956,  2500. 

635.  Euler,    L(eonard).      (1707-1783.)      Letters    on    different    subjects 

in  physics  and  philosophy  addressed  to  a  German  Princess; 
translated  from  the  French  by  Henry  Hunter  with  original 
notes.  Second  edition.  2  vols.  8vo.  London,  1802 

The    letters    were    written    for    the    instruction    of    the    Princess    of    Anhalt- 

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Dessau.      There   are    17    on   magnetic   and    16   on    electrical    subjects.      The 
first  edition  appeared  in  1795. 
—See  also  366. 

636.*     Gale,  T.     ( .)     Electricity;  or,  Ethereal  fire,  considered 

ist,  naturally  as  the  agent  of  animal  and  vegetable  life.  2nd, 
astronomically,  or  as  the  agent  of  gravitation  and  motion. 
3d,  medically,  or  its  artificial  use  in  diseases.  Comprehend- 
ing both  the  theory  and  practice  of  medical  electricity  and 
demonstrated  to  be  an  infallible  cure  of  fever,  inflammation 
and  many  other  diseases;  constituting  the  best  family  physi- 
cian ever  extant.  276  pp.+2  1.  I2mo.  Troy,  N.  Y.,  1802 

This  book  is  among  the  first  works  on  electricity  printed  in  America.  The 
author  considers  electricity  to  be  the  main  cause  of  animal  and  vegetable 
life. 

637.  Libes,  A(ntoine).     (1752-1832.)     Traite  elementaire  de  physique, 

presente  dans  un  ordre  nouveau  d'apres  les  decouvertes  mo- 
dernes.  3  vols.  30  plates.  8vo.  An  x.  Paris,  1802 

This  third  volume  contains  an  elementary  treatise  on  electricity,  magnetism 

and  "galvanism." 

— See  also  705. 

638.  Negro,  Salvatore  dal.        (1768-1839.)       Dell'     elettricismo     idro- 

metallico.    2  parts,  i  plate.  8vo.  Padova,  1802-1803 

Description  of  a  voltaic  pile  consisting  of  150  discs  arranged  in  three 
"columns"  connected  in  series;  experiments  made  with  it;  static  and  current 
electricity  compared ;  theory  of  the  "pile." 

639.  Newton,   (Sir)    Isaac.     (1642-1727.)     Mathematical   principles  of 

natural  philosophy;  translated  into  English  and  illustrated 
with  a  commentary  by  Robert  Thorp.  Second  edition.  Book 
i.  21  plates.  4to.  London,  1802 

This   is   the    great   work   of   the    English    mathematician   with    copious    notes 
added  by  the  translator.     (See  Nos.  252,  260.) 
— See   also   250. 

640.  Petetin,    Jacques-Henri-Desire.      (1744-1873.)      Nouveau    meca- 

nisme  de  1'electricite  fonde  sur  les  lois  de  1'equilibre  et  du 
mouvement,  demontre  par  des  experiences  qui  renversent  le 
systeme  de  1'electricite  positive  et  negative,  et  qui  etablissent 
ses  rapports  avec  le  mecanisme  cache  de  1'aimant,  et  de 
1'heureuse  influence  du  fluide  electrique  dans  le  traitement 
des  maladies  nerveuses.  iv-f-xxviii.  299  pp.  10  plates.  8vo. 

Lyons,  1802 

The  author  disproves  the  electrical  theory  of  Franklin  as  well  as  the 
affluent  and  effluent  views  of  Abbe  Nollet;  experiments  on  statical  electricity; 
also  on  magnetism. 

641.  Strove,    Christian   August.      (1767-1807.)      System      der     medizi- 

nischen  Elektricitaets-Lehre,  mit  Ruecksicht  auf  den  Gal- 
vanismus.  2  parts.  xxiv+540  pp.  2  plates.  I2mo. 

Breslau,  1802 
Application   of  electricity   to   the  cure  of  disease. 

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O    R 

ETHEREAL    FIRE,. 

CONSIDERED: 

ift.    NATURALS,     AS     THE    I     AS  T  H  t  AoE  N  T   O  T   G  R  AV  IT  A 

AGENT  OF  ANIMAL  AND  vs-   |   TION  AND  MOTION: 
SIT.ADLE  LIFE:  3d.  MEDICAL  LY,  OR  ITS  A* 

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642.  Vassali-Eandi,  Giulio.    (1761-1825.)    Rapport  presente  a  la  classe 

des  sciences  exactes  de  1' Academic  de  Turin  le  27  thermidor, 
sur  les  experiences  galvaniques  faites  les  22  et  26  du  meme 
mois  sur  la  tete  et  le  tronc  de  trois  hommes  peu  de  temps 
apres  leur  decapitation.  19  pp.  4to.  An  x.  Turin,  1802 

Electrical  post-mortem  experiments  by  the  Italian  savant  who  is  said  by 
Valli  to  have  anticipated  Galvani. 

643.  Young,   (Sir)   Thomas.      (1773-1829.)      Syllabus   of   a   course   of 

lectures  on  natural  and  experimental  philosophy.  4  parts.  8vo. 

London,   1802 

Five  pages  on  electricity  and  magnetism. 
—See  also  686,  2546. 

644.  Aldini,  (Giovanni).     (1762-1834.)     An    account   of   the   late    im- 

provements in  galvanism,  with  a  series  of  curious  experi- 
ments performed  before  the  Commissioners  of  the  French 
National  Institute,  and  lately  repeated  in  the  Anatomical 
Theatre  of  London.  To  which  is  added,  an  appendix  con- 
taining the  author's  experiments  on  the  body  of  a  malefactor 
executed  at  Newgate.  n-j-22i  pp.  4  plates.  4to.  London,  1803 

Dissertation  on  animal  electricity;  galvanic  experiments  on  executed 
criminals.  "The  galvanism  excited  is  not  owing  to  the  communication  nor 
to  the  transformation  of  the  general  electricity  but  to  an  electricity  peculiar 
to  animals  which  plays  a  very  distinguished  part  in  the  animal  economy." — 
Aldini. 

6443. An  account  of  the  galvanic  experiments  performed  on  the 

body  of  a  malefactor  executed  at  Newgate,  Jan.  17,  1803.  vii 
+36  pp.  4to.  London,  1803 

Remarks  on  the  application  of  the  electrical  current  in  cases  of  suspended 
animation. 

644!}. Precis    des    experiences    galvaniques    faites    recemment    a 

Londres  et  a  Calais;  suivi   d'un  extrait  d'autres  experiences. 

48  pp.    I2mo.  Paris,  1803 

Early  experiments  showing  the  effect  of  the  electric  current  on  the  human 

organism. 

— See  also  575. 

646.  Carpue,    J(ohn)     C(onstantin).      (1764-1846.)       Introduction    to 

electricity  and  galvanism;  with  cases  showing  their  effects 
in  the  cure  of  diseases.  To  which  is  added  a  Description 
of  Mr.  Cuthbertson's  plate  electrical  machine.  viii-j-H2  pp. 
3  plates.  8vo.  London,  1803 

Text-book  of  static  and  voltaic  electricity  written  for  the  use  of  medical 
students. 

647.  Caustic,  Christopher,  pseud,     (i.  e.,  Thomas  Green  Fessenden.) 

(1771-1837.)  A  poetical  petition  against  tractorising  trumpery 
and  the  Perkinistic  Institution.  In  four  cantos.  92  pp.  8vo. 

London,  1803 
Reference  to  Aldini's  experiments. 

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6473. Terrible  tractoration !  A  poetical  petition  against  galvan- 
ising trumpery  and  the  Perkinistic  Institution  in  four  cantos. 
Second  edition.  xxxi+i86  pp.  pis.  I2mo.  London,  1803 

648.  Cavallo,  Tiberius.     (1749-1809.)     Elements  of  natural  or  experi- 

mental philosophy.    4  vols.  29  plates.  8vo.  London,  1803 

A  general  treatise  on  physics;  the  chapters  on  electricity  contain  many 
points  of  interest.  The  author  was  a  distinguished  electrical  investigator. 

6483. First  American  edition.     2  vols.     pis.    8vo. 

Philadelphia,  1813 
— See  also  463. 

649.  Imison,  John.     (  ?-i788.)     Elements  of  science  and  art;  being 

a  familiar  introduction  to  Natural  Philosophy  and  Chemistry, 
together  with  their  application  to  a  variety  of  elegant  and 
useful  arts.  Adapted  to  the  improved  state  of  science.  New 
edition,  vol.  i.  (complete  in  2  vols.)  24  plates.  8vo. 

London,  1803 

This  work  was  written  for  the  general  reader;  it  is  an  enlarged  edition  of 
the  School  of  Arts  or  Introduction  to  useful  knowledge,  1795. 

650.  Martens,  Franz  Heinrich.  (1778-1805.)     Vollstaendige  Anweisung 

zur  therapeutischen  Anwendung  des  Galvanismus,  nebst  einer 
Geschichte  dieses  Heilmittels  in  Hinsicht  auf  die  medizini- 
sche  Anwendung  vom  ersten  Ursprunge  der  Entdeckung 
bis  auf  die  neuesten  Zeiten.  xvi-(-336  pp.  8vo.  Leipzig,  1803 
Directions  for  the  application  of  electricity  to  therapeutics;  numerous  cures 
described. 

651.  Reinhold,  Johann  Christoph  Leopold.     (1769-1809.)     Geschichte 

des  Galvanismus;  nach  Sue  d.  a.  frey  bearbeitet,  nebst 
Zusaetzen  und  einer  Abhandlung  ueber  die  Anwendung  des 
Galvanismus  in  der  praktischen  Heilkunde.  2  parts.  2  plates. 
8vo.  Leipzig,  1803 

Sketch  of  Galvani's  life;  description  of  his  experiments;  application  of 
the  electric  current  to  therapeutics. 

652. Ueber  die  Wirkungen  des  Galvanismus  auf  thierische  Orga- 

nismen  und  die  Anwendung  desselben  als  Heilmittel  betrach- 
tet.  (Extract  from  his  "Geschichte  des  Galvanismus")-  176  pp. 
pis.  8vo.  Leipzig,  1803 

Effect  of  the  electric  current  on  the  animal  system.     (See  No.  630.) 

653.  Sestini,  (Domenico).  (1750-1832.)  Le  guide  du  voyageur  en 
Egypte;  ou;  Description  des  vegetaux  et  des  mineraux  qui 
existent  en  Egypte,  traduit  de  1'Italien  par  M.  .  .  .  (i.e.  Count 
de  Fleury?);  ouvrage  pouvant  faire  suite  au  Voyage  de  Denon 
en  Egypte.  vi+332  pp.  i  map.  4to.  Paris,  1803 

Author's  travels  in  Egypt;  his  appreciation  of  persons  and  things. 
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654.  Sigaud  de  la  Fond,  J(ean)  R(ene).  (1740-1810.)  De  1'electricite 
medicale.  2  l.-(-xxxii-|-586  pp.  4  plates.  8vo.  An  xi. 

Paris,  1803 

Work   of   considerable    fame,    treating   in    detail   of  the   effects   of    electricity 
on  the  human  system. 
— See  also  434. 

655-  Volta,  Alessandro.  (1745-1827.)  Schriften  ueber  Elektricitaet 
und  Galvanismus;  aus  dem  Italienischen  und  Franzoesischen 
uebersetzt  von  C.  F.  Nasse.  vol.  i.  (all  published).  I  plate. 
I2mo.  Halle,  1803 

Volta's  letter  to  de  Saussure  on  the  capacity  of  the  electric  current. 

656. Neueste    Versuche    ueber    Galvanismus;    Beschreibung    eines 

neuen  Galvanometers  und  andere  kleine  Abhandlungen  ueber 
diesen  Gegenstand.     130  pp.    2  plates.     I2mo.          Vienna,  1803 
Researches  on  the  theory  of  the  voltaic  pile. 
— See    also    428. 

657.  Walther,  Ph.  F.     ( .)     Ueber  die  therapeutische  Indica- 

tion und  Technicismus  der  galvanischen  Operation,  viii 
+278  pp.  2  plates.  3  tables.  8vo.  Vienna,  1803 

Technique  of  electro-therapeutics. 

658.  Young,    Matthew.      (1750-1800.)      Analysis    of    the    principles    of 

natural  philosophy.     450  pp.    3  plates.    8vo.  London,  1803 

Magnetic  phenomena  said  to  arise  from  atmospheric  causes,  p.  448;  electric 
and  magnetic  properties,  p.  449.  (First  (?)  edition  published  in  Dublin, 
1800.) 

659.  Loadstone.    (Dictionary  of  the  Wonders  of  Nature,  pp.  362-366.) 

8vo.  (1803} 

Special  reference  is  made  to  the  magnetic  condition  of  the  cross  on  the 
steeple  of  the  church  at  Chartres. 

660.  Aldini,  Giovanni.     (1762-1834.)     Essai  theorique  et  experimental 

sur  le  galvanisme  avec  une  serie  d'experiences  faites  en  France 
et  en  Angleterre.  2  vols.  10  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1804 

The  effects  of  the  electric  current  on  the  animal  system;  the  velocity  of 
electricity  through  water;  electrical  fishes;  conductivity  of  flames.  Benedetto 
Mojon  of  Geneva  in  1804  magnetizes  steel  needles  by  inserting  them  for 
20  days  in  a  voltaic  circuit  of  100  elements;  and  Romognosi  of  Trent 
deflects  an  insulated  compass-needle  by  the  electrostatic  effect  of  one  pole 
of  a  voltaic  pile,  vol.  i.,  p.  339. 
— See  also  575. 

661.  De   Luc,  Jean   Andre.      (1727-1817.)      Traite   elementaire   sur   le 

fluide  electro-galvanique.     2  vols.   I2mo.  Paris,  1804 

Researches  in  both  static  and  current  electricity. 
— See  also  704,  711,  2525. 

662.  Fenwick,     Thomas.       ( .)       Theoretical     and     practical 

treatise  on  subterraneous  surveying,  and  the  magnetic  varia- 
tion of  the  needle.  xiii-|-2O7  pp.  7  plates.  8vo.  Newcastle,  1804 

Surveys  in  mines  and  in  deep  excavations,  regard  being  paid  to  the  bearing 
of  the  compass,  corrected  for  various  changes. 

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6623. Treatise   on   subterraneous   surveying   and   the   variation   of 

the  magnetic  needle.     Second  edition.    227  pp.   8  plates.    8vo. 

Durham,  1822 

— See  also  5564. 

663.  Humboldt,  Friedrich  Heinrich  Alexander  von.     (1769-1859)  and 

Jean  Baptiste  Biot.  (1774-1862.)  Sur  les  variations  du  mag- 
netisme  terrestre  a  differentes  latitudes.  (Journ.  Phys.  Chim. 
et  Hist.  Natur.  vol.  59,  pp.  429-450).  i  table.  2  plates.  4to. 

Paris,  1804 

Magnetic    observations    made    in    America    and    in    Europe.       Biot's    well- 
known  hypothesis  of  a  short  central  magnet  to  account  for  the  phenomena  of 
terrestrial  magnetism,  p.   14.     (With  Humboldt's  autograph.) 
— See  also  616,  633. 

664.  Izarn,  Joseph.    (1766-1834.)     Manuel  du  galvanisme,  ou  Descrip- 

tion et  usage  des  divers  appareils  galvaniques  employes 
jusqu'a  ce  jour,  tant  pour  les  recherches  physiques  et 
chimiques  que  pour  les  applications  medicales.  xxii+304  pp.  6 
plates.  I2mo.  Paris,  1804 

Sulzer's  experiment  made  in  1767  with  strips  of  lead  and  silver  placed 
above  and  below  the  tongue,  p.  3;  Cotugno  of  Naples  dissected  a  mouse 
in  1784  and  felt  a  benumbing  sensation  in  his  hands,  p.  4;  Romagnosi,  a 
physician  of  Trent,  in  1802  deflected  an  insulated  compass-needle  by 
bringing  it  near  an  insulated  wire  connected  with  one  pole  of  a  voltaic  pile, 
p.  120;  Mojon  magnetized  steel  needles  in  1804.  (See  Nos.  974,  2548.) 

664*3. Another  edition.    xxii-{-3O4  pp.    6  plates.    8vo. 

Paris,  1805 

665.  Pfaff,   (Johann)    Wilhelm    (Andreas).     (1774-1835.)     Uebersicht 

ueber  den  Voltaismus  und  die  wichtigsten  Saetze  zu  Be- 
gruendung  einer  Theorie  desselben.  127  pp.  I2tno. 

Stuttgart,  1804 

Laws  and  theory  of  the  voltaic  cell. 

— See  also  836. 

666.  Webster,    John.      ( .)      Elements    of    natural    philosophy 

explaining  the  laws  and  principles  of  attraction,  gravitation, 
mechanics,  pneumatics,  hydrostatics,  hydraulics,  electricity 
and  optics;  with  a  general  view  of  the  solar  system,  xii-f- 
302  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1804 

The  volume  contains  a  popular  treatment  of  frictional  electricity.  A  new 
edition  with  additions  appeared  in  1807. 

667.  Wilkinson,   C(harles)    H(enry).      (fl.    1800.)      Elements   of   gal- 

vanism in  theory  and  practice;  with  a  comprehensive  view  of 
its  history  from  the  first  experiments  of  Galvani  to  the  pres- 
ent time,  containing  also  practical  directions  for  constructing 
the  Galvanic  apparatus,  and  plain  systematic  instructions  for 
performing  all  the  various  experiments.  2  vols.  13  plates. 
8vo.  London,  1804 

Volume   i.   is  chiefly   historical;    vol.    ii.   treats   of   the   method   of   producing 
the  electric  current  and   of  its  application  to  medical  cases. 
— See  also  613. 

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668.f  Rapport  fait  a  la  classe  des  sciences  mathematiques  et  physiques 
de  1'Institut  National,  sur  les  experiences  du  citoyen  Volta. 
(par  (Jean  Baptiste)  Biot,-  (Pierre)  de  la  Place,  (Charles) 
Coulomb,  (Jean)  Halle,  (Gaspard)  Monge,  (Antoine) 
Fourcroy,  (Louis)  Vauquelin,  (Pierre)  Pelletan,  (Jacques) 
Charles,  (Mathurin)  Brisson,  (Raphael)  Sabathier,  et  (Louis) 
Guyton.)  (Reprinted  from  Mem.  Inst.  Paris,  vol.  v.)  29  pp. 
4to.  Paris,  1804 

Views  of  the  committee  appointed  by  the  Academic  des  Sciences  to  report 
on  Volta's  contact-force  and  the  theory  of  the  voltaic  pile. 

669.  Azuni,   Dominique  Albert.     (1749-1827.)     Dissertation   sur   1'ori- 

gine  de  la  boussole.    xvi+133  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1805 

Extended   discussion   of   the   claims   which  have   been    advanced   at   various 

times  to  the  invention  of  the  mariner's  compass.  A  new  edition  with 
additions  appeared  in  1809. 

670.  Barrow,    (Sir)    John.     (1764-1848.)     Voyage  en  Chine  en  1794 

formant  le  complement  du  voyage  de  Lord  Macartney. 
Traduit  de  1'Anglais  avec  des  notes  par  J.  Castera.  vol.  i. 
(complete  in  3  vols.  and  i  vol.  Atlas.)  8vo.  Paris,  1805 

Use  of  the  lodestone  in  remote  antiquity  for  directive  purposes,  p.  60. 
— See  also  729. 

671.  Pacchiani,     Francesco     Giuseppe.       (1771-1835.)       Lettera     al 

Lorenzo  Pignotti.  8  pp.    I2mo.  Pisa,  1805 

Note  of  some  chemical  interest. 

672.  Popham,     (Sir)     Home     (Briggs).       (1762-1820.)       Telegraphic 

signals;  or,  Marine  vocabulary.    113  pp.  pi.  8vo.     London,  1805 

Special  system  of  flag-signaling  proposed. 

673.  Ritter,    J(ohann)    W(ilhelm).       (1776-1810.)       Das     elektrische 

System  der  Koerper.    412  pp.  21  tables.  8vo.        Leipzig,  1805 

Electrification  is  held  to  be  due  to  contact;  theory  of  the  voltaic  battery. 
— See  also  623. 

674.  Bryan,  Margaret,     (fl.   1815.)     Lectures  on  natural  philosophy; 

the  result  of  many  years'  practical  experience  of  the  facts 
elucidated,  with  an  appendix  containing  a  great  number  and 
variety  of  astronomical  and  geographical  problems;  also  some 
useful  tables,  and  a  comprehensive  vocabulary.  388  pp.  35 
plates.  4to.  London,  1806 

The  volume  contains  three  class-lectures  on  magnetism  and  electricity.  The 
authoress,  whose  portrait  is  given,  was  a  beautiful  and  accomplished  woman. 

675.  Franklin,  Benjamin.      (1706-1790.)      Complete  works  in  philos- 

ophy, politics  and  morals  of  the  late  Dr.  Benjamin  Franklin, 
now  first  collected  and  arranged,  with  Memoirs  of  his  early 
life  written  by  himself.  3  vols.  portr.  map.  pi.  8vo. 

London,  1806 

"The  appendix  to  vol.  i.  contains  communications  on  important  electrical 
matters.  The  editor  was  a  Mr.  Marshall.  His  name  is  not  connected  with 

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the  works;  but  he  performed  his  part  with  good  judgment,  and  used  much 
diligence  in  searching  for  essays  and  papers,  that  had  not  before  been 
comprised  in  any  collection.  Mr.  Benjamin  Vaughan  who  was  then  in 
London,  rendered  him  important  assistance." — Sparks. 

6753. Complete  works  in  philosophy,  politics  and  morals;  contain- 
ing besides  all  the  Writings  published  in  former  Collections, 
his  diplomatic  correspondence,  as  minister  of  the  United 
States,  at  the  Court  of  Versailles;  a  variety  of  literary  and 
epistolary  correspondence  never  before  published  with 
memoirs  and  anecdotes  of  his  life.  6  vols.  portr.  8vo. 

Philadelphia,  1809-1818 

Franklin's  electrical  work  will  be  found  in  vol.  iii.:  "This  edition  was 
begun  in  1808,  but  owing  to  the  delay  of  Temple  Franklin  (with  whom 
Duane  agreed  to  an  exchange  of  material),  in  printing  his  edition,  it  was 
not  completed  till  1818.  The  editor  added  many  pieces  to  what  had  hitherto 
been  printed  as  Franklin's,  derived  almost  wholly  from  the  books  and  MSS. 
which  came  into  his  possession  by  his  marriage  with  the  widow  of  Franklin 
Bache,  but  the  work  is  so  full  of  blunders  and  misstatements  that  its  chief 
value  has  been  to  other  editors  of  Franklin.  Vol.  vi.  has  on  the  title-page, 
'Published  from  the  originals  by  his  Grandson  William  Temple  Franklin.'  " 
— Ford.  P.  L.,  Franklin  Bibliography. 
— See  also  367. 

676.  Hudson,    Thomas.      ( .)      Electricity.      (The    Accom- 

plished Tutor,  vol.  ii.,  pp.  285-315.)  3  plates.  8vo.    London,  1806 

The  elements  of  static  electricity. 

677.  Humboldt,   (Friedrich   Heinrich)    Alexander   von.      (1769-1859.) 

Versuche  ueber  die  electrischen  Fische.     30  pp.    I2mo. 

Erfurt,  1806 

Study  of  the  electric  organs  of  the  gymnotus  and  the  torpedo. 
—See  also  616. 

678.  Magalotti,  Lorenzo.     (1637-1712.)     Saggi  di  naturali  esperienze 

fatte  nell'  Accademia  del  Cimento.   282  pp.   5  plates.   8vo. 

Milan,  1806 

Experiments  on  air-pressure,   humidity,   effects  of  heat  and  cold. 
— See  also  253. 

679.  Steinhaeuser,  Johannes  Gottfried.    (1768-1825.)     De  magnetismo 

telluris;  Sect.  i.  Magnetis  virtutes  in  genere  proponens.  52 
pp.  I  plate.  4to.  Wittenberg,  1806 

The  law  of  distance;   extensive  use  is  made  of  the  method  of  oscillations. 

6793. Sect.  ii.     De  inclinatione  acus  magneticae  cuius  innotescunt 

et  locus  et  efficiendi  facultas.   50  pp.  4to.    Wittenberg,  1810 

Mathematical  treatment  of  magnetic  dip. 

680.  Bidone,  Giorgio.     (1781-1839.)     Description  d'une  nouvelle  bous- 

sole  propre  a  observer  les  mouvements  de  rotation  et  de  trans- 
lation de  1'aiguille  aimantee,  et  experiences  faites  avec  cet 
instrument.  Lecture  du  28  Nov.  1807.  26  pp.-f-6  1.  3  plates. 
4to.  Turin,  1807 

Description  of  a  magnetometer  devised  by  the  author  and  used  by  him  in  a 
research  on  the  law  of  the  inverse  square  of  the  distance. 

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681.  Cuthbertson,    John.       ( .)       Practical    electricity,    and 

galvanism  containing  a  series  of  experiments,  calculated  for 
the  use  of  those  who  are  desirous  of  becoming  acquainted 
with  that  branch  of  science.  xx-f27i  pp.  9  plates.  8vo. 

London,  1807 

Series  of  experiments  in  static  electricity;  magnetism  developed  by  Leyden 
jar  discharges,  p.  233;  electrical  kite,  p.  237. 

68ia. Second    edition.      With    corrections    and    additions.      xxiii-f- 

294  pp.   9  plates.   8vo.  London,  1821 

— See  also  507. 

682.  Grigby,  G(eorge).     ( .)     Memoir  containing  a  descrip- 

tion of  the  construction  and  use  of  some  instruments,  to 
ascertain  the  heights  and  distances  of  inaccessible  objects 
without  the  necessity  of  reference  to  logarithmic  tables.  45 
pp.  2  plates.  4to.  London,  1807 

Determination  of  certain  problems  in  heights  and  distances  by  means  of 
proportions  derived  from  similar  triangles. 

683.  Hare,   R(obert).     (1781-1858.)     Animadversions   on   the   review 

of  his  theory  of  galvanism  by  Dr.  Patterson.  Published  in 
the  first  number  of  the  Philadelphia  Medical  and  Physical 
Journal.  18  pp.  8vo.  Philadelphia,  (1807) 

Paper  of  a  personal,  controversial  nature. 
— See  also  769,  895,  906,  2754. 

684.  Hauey,   R(ene)    J(ust).      (1743-1822.)      Elementary   treatise   on 

natural  philosophy,  translated  from  the  French  by  Olinthus 
Gregory.  2  vols.  24  plates.  8vo.  London,  1807 

Vol.  i.  theory  of  Aepinus,  p.  382;  von  Kleist,  p.  394;  function  of  lightning- 
rods,  p.  421;   tourmaline,  p.  427;  vol.  ii.  contains  a  discussion  of  terrestrial 
magnetism.     Abbe  Hauey  was  among  the  foremost  savants  of  his  day. 
— See  also  541. 

685.  Lucretius  Cams,  Titus.     (99-55  B.  C.)     De  rerum  natura,  libri 

sex,  quibus  interpretationem  et  notas  addidit  Thomas  Creech. 
Editio  nova,  xvi-j-495  pp.  8vo.  Oxford,  1807 

Allusions  to  the  magnet:  iron  filings  in  brass  basin  with  movable  lodestone 
underneath;  magnetic  attraction  and  repulsion;  Samothracian  rings,  p.  387. 
This  is  the  didactic  work  of  the  Latin  poet,  to  which  allusion  is  frequently 
made  by  writers  on  magnetism.  First  printed  edition,  1500. 

686.  Young,  (Sir)  Thomas.   (1773-1829.)   Course  of  lectures  on  natural 

philosophy  and  the  mechanical  arts.  2  vols.,  map,  5  plates. 
4to.  London,  1807 

This  celebrated  course  of  lectures  was  given  at  the  Royal  Institution,  Lon- 
don, when  the  author  was  Professor  of  Natural  Philosophy.  It  contains 
two  lectures  on  electricity  and  one  on  magnetism  with  bibliography. 

686a. New   edition  with   references   and  notes   by   P.   Kelland.     2 

vols.    8vo.  London,  1845 

—See  also  643. 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

687.  Gerboin,  A(ntoine)  Cl(aude).  (1758-1827.)  Recherches  experi- 
mentales  sur  un  nouveau  mode  de  1'action  electrique.  358  pp. 
i  plate.  8vo.  Strasburg,  1808 

Experiments  made  with  a  heavy  body  suspended  by  a  thread;  the  author 
holds  that  the  swing  of  the  pendulum  is  affected  by  neighboring  substances 
according  to  their  nature.  A  "dry"  pile  is  referred  to  in  a  note  on  p.  270. 

688.f    Limes,  J.  M.     ( .)     L'electricite,  sa  cause,  sa  nature,  sa 

theorie;  le  galvanisme,  le  magnetisme.    viii-f-io6-f-i2  pp.   8vo. 

Paris,  1808 

This  is  a  feeble  attempt  to  explain  electrical  phenomena  by  latent  caloric. 

689.  Macdonald,  John.    (1759-1831.)    Treatise  on  telegraphic  commu- 

nication, naval,  military  and  political,  in  which  the  known 
defects  of  the  present  system  of  telegraphic  practice  by  sea 
and  land  are  obviated  by  the  introduction  of  a  numerical 
portable  dictionary;  with  some  considerations  on  the  present 
state  of  the  marine  code  and  of  naval  signals.  186  pp.  5  plates. 
8vo.  London,  1808 

Volume  of  directions  for  flag-signaling. 
— See  also  739,  757,  2495. 

690.  Spratt,  James.    (1771-1853.)    Homograph;  or  Every  man  a  signal 

tower.    32  pp.    4  plates.    Sm.  4to.  London,  (1808) 

A  method  is  proposed  for  signaling  by  means  of  a  white  handkerchief; 
numerous  illustrations. 

691.  Trommsdorff,  Johann  B(artholomaeus).    (1770-1837.)  Geschichte 

des  Galvanismus;  oder,  der  Galvanischen  Elektricitaet,  vor- 
zueglich  in  chemischer  Hinsicht.  Second  edition.  264  pp. 
I  plate.  8vo.  Erfurt,  1808 

History  of  the  early  period  of  the  electric  current.    The  first  edition  of  this 

work  appeared  in  1803. 

692.  Venanson,  Flaminius.    ( .)    De  1'invention  de  la  boussole 

nautique.     172  pp.    8vo.  Naples,  1808 

The  invention  of  the  mariner's  compass  is  attributed,  after  much  discussion, 
to  Flavio  Gioja  of  Amalfi. 

693.  Cancellieri,    Francesco    Girolamo.      (1751-1826.)      Dissertatione 

epistolare  bibliograficha  sopra  Christoforo  Colombo  di  Cec- 
caro  nel  Monferrate,  discopritore  dell'  America,  e  Giovanni 
Gerson  di  Cavaglia  abate  di  S.  Stefano  in  Vercelli,  autore  del 
libro  De  imitatione  Christi,  al  ch.  sign,  cavaliere  Gioanfran- 
cesco  Galiani  Napione  di  Cocconato  Passano.  2  parts.  xi-f- 
415  pp.  port.  8vo.  Rome,  1809 

The  discovery  of  magnetic  declination  by  Columbus  is  discussed,  p.  58. 
Part  i.  contains:  Notizie  storiche  e  bibliografiche  di  Christoforo  Colombo. 
Part  ii.:  Notizie  storiche  e  bibliografiche  di  Giovanni  Gerson. 

694.  Capper,  James.      (1743-1825.)     Meteorological  and  miscellaneous 

tracts,  applicable  to  navigation,  gardening  and  farming,  with 

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calendars  of  Flora  for  Greece,  France,  England  and 
Sweden.  xix+2ii  pp.  tab.  8vo.  Cardiff,  (1809?) 

Observations  on  the  aurora  borealis  and  the  barometer  with  scattered  remarks 
on  atmospheric  electricity. 

695.  Delaunay,   Claude  Veau   (also  Veau  de   Launay,   Claude  Jean). 

(1755-1826.)  Manuel  de  1'electricite,  comprenant  les  principes 
elementaires,  1'exposition  des  systemes,  la  description  et  1'usage 
des  differens  appareils  electriques,  un  expose  des  methodes 
employees  dans  1'electricite  medicale;  avec  treize  planches; 
suivi  d'une  table  chronologique  de  tous  les  ouvrages  relatifs 
a  1'electricite.  iv+8o-|-22  pp.  13  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1809 

Careful  exposition  of  static  electricity  preceded  by  historical  sketch  and 
followed  by  a  bibliography  of  the  subject. 

696.  Franklin,  Benjamin.    (1706-1790.)    Works,  consisting  of  his  life, 

written  by  himself,  together  with  essays,  humorous,  moral 
and  literary.  2  vols.  portr.  I2mo.  Edinburgh,  1809 

The   autobiography   is   followed   by    Dr.    Stuber's   continuation   of    Franklin's 
life.     The  story  of  the  Lightning  Kite  is  given  on  p.   135. 
— See  also  367. 

697.*  (Green  and  Hazard.)  An  epitome  of  electricity  and  galvanism. 
By  two  Gentlemen  of  Philadelphia,  iv  pp.+2  l.-(-xlviii  pp.+ 
2l.-|-i59  pp.-f4l.  pi.  8vo.  Philadelphia,  1809 

This  is  one  of  the  earliest  works  on  electricity  published  in  America;  it 
contains  a  carefully  written  account  of  contemporary  discoveries,  experiments 
and  investigations. 

698.  Hager,  Joseph.     (1757-1819.)     Memoria  sulla  bussola  orientale. 

31  pp.  ill.    Folio.  Pavia,  1809 

The  author  gives  the  Chinese  credit  for  the  invention  of  the  mariner's 
compass  and  also  for  a  knowledge  of  magnetic  variation;  the  pamphlet  con- 
tains numerous  references. 

699.  Nicholson,     William.      (1755-1815.)      British     encyclopedia;     or 

Dictionary  of  arts  and  sciences,  illustrated  by  Messrs.  Lowry 
and  Scott.  5  vols.  pis.  8vo.  London,  1809 

There  are  short   articles  on   electric  and   magnetic   subjects;   also   a  lengthy 
account  of  the  life  and  works  of  Franklin. 
— See  also  510. 

700.  Wesley,  John.     (1/03-1791.)     Survey  of  the  wisdom  of  God  in 

the  creation;  or,  A  compendium  of  natural  philosophy.     5  vols. 

I2mo.  London,  1809 

A  handy  encyclopaedia  by  the   founder  of   Methodism;   electricity  and  mag- 
netism briefly  treated.     First  edition,   1763. 
— See  also  403. 

701.  Bywater,  John.     ( .)     Essay  on  the  history,  practice  and 

theory  of  electricity.  iii-fi27  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  London,  1810 
The  author  holds  that  there  are  two  electric  fluids,  vis.,  caloric  and  the 
constituent  parts  of  the  atmosphere,  p.  94. 

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697.*  GREEN  AND  HAZARD. 
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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER  GIFT 

702.  Cuvier,  (George  Leopold  Chretien  Frederic  Dagobert  de).    (1729- 

1822.)  Rapport  historique  sur  les  progres  sciences  naturelles 
depuis  1789,  et  sur  leur  etat  actuel  presente  au  gouvernement 
le  6  Feb.  1808.  xvi-}-394  pp.+l.  8vo.  Paris,  1810 

Brief  history  of  "galvanism"  p.  57;  Volta's  pil«,  p.  60. 
— See  also  627. 

703.  Delambre,    Jean    Baptiste    Joseph.      (1749-1822.)      Rapport    hi- 

storique sur  les  progres  des  sciences  mathematiques  depuis 
1789  et  sur  leur  etat  actuel.  vii+362  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1810 

This   historical   report   on   the   progress  of   mathematics   was   edited  by   Del- 
ambre, perpetual  Secretary  of  the  Academy  of  Sciences. 
— See  also  766. 

704.  De  Luc,  J(ean)  A(ndre).     (1727-1817.)     On  the  electric  column 

and  aerial  electroscope.  (Nicholson's  Philos.  Journ.  Sen  II., 
Vol.  27,  pp.  81-114.)  8vo.  London,  1810 

Electrification  due  to  contact;  general  effects. 
— See  also  66 1. 

705.  Libes,    A(ntoine.)      (1752-1832.)       Histoire     philosophique     des 

progres  de  la  physique.     Vols  I.,  II.  (cplte  in  4  vols.)     8vo. 

Paris,  1810 

The    progress   of    each    branch    of    physical    science    briefly    recorded;    work 
of  considerable  merit. 
— See  also  637. 

706.  Mackay,  Andrew.     (1760-1809.)     Theory  and  practice  of  finding 

the  longitude  at  sea  or  land,  to  which  are  added  various 
methods  of  determining  the  latitude  of  a  place  and  variation 
of  the  compass,  with  new  tables.  Third  edition.  2  vols. 
8  plates.  8vo.  London,  1810 

Chapter  on  the  compass  and  methods  of  finding  the  variation. 
(First  edition  published  in   1793.) 

707.  Yatman,  Matthew.    Familiar  analysis  of  the  fluid  capable  of  pro- 

ducing the  phenomena  of  electricity  and  galvanism,  or  com- 
bustion; with  some  remarks  on  simple  galvanic  circles,  and 
their  influence  upon  the  vital  principle  of  animals.  73  pp. 
8vo.  London,  1810 

Electrical  influence  is  the  vital  principle  by  which  all  nature  is  animated  and 
regulated.  Instances  are  given  of  its  curative  powers. 

708.  Firmas-Periez,  A(rmand)    C(harles)    D(aniel   de.)      Pasitelegra- 

phie.  360  pp.  2  plates,  portr.  I2mo.  Stuttgart,  1811 

Attempt    at    forming    a    universal    language. 

709.  Soemmering,    Samuel   Thomas.    (1755-1830.)    Ueber   einen    elek- 

trischen  Telegraphen.  (Denkschr.  Baier.  Akad.  der  Wiss. 
Muenchen,  1809-1810,  pp.  401-414.)  2  plates.  4to. 

Munich,  1811 

The  author's  telegraph  in  which  signals  are  made  by  the  decomposition  of 
water;  diagram  of  apparatus. 


709.  SOEMMERING.    (.Reduced.) 


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710.  Davy,  (Sir)  Humphry.  (1778-1829.)     Elements  of  chemical  phil- 

osophy.    Part  I.   (all  published)   10  plates,  portr.  8vo. 

London,  1X12 
Chapter  on  radiant  matter. 
— See  also  634. 

711.  De  Luc,  J(ean  Andre.)     (1727-1817.)     On  the  electrical  effects 

produced  by  friction  between  bodies.  (Extract,  Nicholson's 
Philos.  Journ.,  Vol.  33)  12  pp.  8vo.  London,  1812 

Electrical   experiments   with   glass,    ribbons,    sealing-wax. 
— See  also  66 1. 

712.  Kluge,   Karl   Alexander   Ferdinand.      Proeve    eener   voorstelling 

van  het  dierlijk  magnetismus  als  geneesmiddel,  uit  het  hoog- 
duitsch  met  eenige  byvoegseten  door  F.  van  der  Breggen. 
xx-}-55i  pp.  8vo.  Amsterdam,  1812 

Animal  magnetism  and  its  curative  powers. 

713.  (Southey,   Robert.)      (1774-1843.)     Omniana;   or   Horae   Otiosi- 

ores.     2  vols.     I2mo.  London,  1812 

In  the  Partidas  A.  D.  1250,  reference  is  made  to  the  magnetic  needle; 
original  Spanish  text  with  English  translation  p.  213.  Southey,  the  poet 
laureate,  was  an  accomplished  Spanish  scholar. 

714.  Zamboni,  Giuseppe.     (1776-1846.)     Delia  pila  elettrica  a  secco. 

55  PP-  3  plates.  8vo.  Verona,  1812 

Description  of  the  author's  "dry"  pile,  also  that  of  De  Luc. 
— See   also   775. 

715.  Costa-Saya,      Antonio.       Dinamometro     magnetico.       (Extract, 

Giorn.  del  Sc.  Contemporanea,  Year  I.,  Fasc.  5.)  31  pp.  I  plate. 
4to.  Messina,  1813 

The  author's  magnetic  dynamometer  and  its  use  in  establishing  the  law  of 
the  inverse  square  of  the  distance. 

716.  (Hodson,  F.  M.)   Encyclopedia    Mancuniensis,     or,     The     new 

school  of  arts,  science  and  manufactures.  Vol.  I.  (General 
account  of  electric  phenomena.)  10  plates.  8vo. 

Manchester,  1813 
7163. (Another  edition.)     Vol.  I.     8vo.  London,  1815 

This  edition  was  prepared  by  Dr.  Augustus  Chambers. 

717.  Macedo,   Jose  Agostinho   de.    (1770-1831.)      Newton,   poema.   95 

pp.  i6mo.  Lisbon,  1813 

Poem  in  Portuguese  on  the  achievements  of  Sir  Isaac  Newton. 

718.  Poisson,   (Simeon  Denis.)      (1781-1840.)    Second  memoire   sur  la 

distribution  de  1'electricite  a  la  surface  des  corps  conducteurs. 
112  pp.  410.  (Paris,)  1813 

Mathematical  investigation  of  the  distribution  of  charge  in  the  case  of  two 
spheres  in  contact  or  apart. 
— See  also  823,  1693,  2610. 

719.  Signaux    et    dictionnaire    telegraphiques    a    1'usage    des    armees 

navales.     103  pp.   3  plates.     8vo.  Paris,  1813 

Signaling  with  flags. 

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720.  Barlow,  Peter.     (1776-1862.)     A  new  mathematical   and  philo- 

sophical dictionary;  comprising  an  explanation  of  the  terms 
and  principles  of  pure  and  mixed  mathematics  and  such 
branches  of  natural  philosophy  as  are  susceptible  of  mathe- 
matical investigation.  With  historical  sketches  of  the  rise, 
progress  and  present  state  of  the  several  departments  of 
these  sciences,  and  an  account  of  the  discoveries  and  writ- 
ings of  the  most  celebrated  authors,  both  ancient  and  mod- 
ern. vii-j-772  pp.  13  plates,  tables,  diagr.  4to.  London,  1814 
The  author,  a  distinguished  mathematician,  is  best  known  by  his  contribu- 
tions to  terrestrial  magnetism  and  the  compensation  of  ships'  compasses. 
— See  also  765,  823,  1152,  2555. 

721.  Berzelius,  J(oens)   Jacob.      (1779-1848.)     An   attempt   to   estab- 

lish a  pure  scientific  system  of  mineralogy,  by  the  applica- 
tion of  the  electro-chemical  theory  and  the  chemical  pro- 
portions; translated  from  the  Swedish  by  John  Black.  138 
pp.  8vo.  London,  1814 

Work    of    the    great    Swedish    chemist    on    the    influence    of    electricity    on 
chemical  theory. 
-—See  also  755. 

722.  Higgins,  William   (Mullinger.)     Experiments  and   observations 

on  the  atomic  theory  and  electrical  phenomena.  180  pp. 
8vo.  Dublin,  1814 

Chemical  work  in  which  the  author  puts  in  a  prior  claim  for  the  atomic 
theory  against  Dalton;  heat  due  to  vibratory  motion,  p.  37. 

7223. Experiences  et  observations  sur  les  theories  atomistiques  et 

les  phenomenes  electriques.  (Extrait  par  M.  H.  Gaultier  de 
Clanbry.)  (Journ.  Phys.  et  Chim.,  Vol.  84,  pp.  392-394.)  4to. 

Paris,  1817 
— See  also  885,  932,  2676. 

723.  Mayer,   Jo(hann)    Tobias.      (1752-1830.)      Commentatio    de    usu 

accuratori  acus  inclinatoriae  magneticae.  (Comm.  Soc.  Sc. 
Goettingen,  Math.  Kl.,  Vol.  3.  pp.  3-38)  I  plate.  4to. 

Gottingen,  1814 

Construction  and  action  of  the  dipping  needle. 

724.  Schweigger,     J(ohann)     S(alomo)     C(hristoph).       (1770-1857.) 

Ueber  die  Umdrehung  der  magnetischen  Erdpole  und  ein 
davon  abgeleitetes  Gesetz  des  Trabanten-  und  Planetenum- 
laufes  in  Briefen  an  W.  Pfaff,  nebst  einem  Schreiben  des 
letztern  ueber  Kepler's  Weltharmonie.  90  pp.  I2mo. 

Nuremberg,  1814 

Change   in   position   of  the   earth's  magnetic   poles  and  its  influence   on   the 
motion  of  planets. 
—See  also   1339,   1371. 

725.  Singer,  George  John.   (1786-1817.)     Elements  of  electricity  and 

electro-chemistry.    xxvii-(-48o  pp.    I  plate.    8vo.    London,  1814 

The  principles  of  static  and  voltaic  electricity  with  numerous  experimental 
illustrations.  Two  plates  show  the  deflagration  of  wires  of  copper  and 
gold  by  Leyden  jar  discharges.  (See  No.  2528.) 

270 


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7253. (French     translation.)       Elements     d'electricite     et     de    gal- 

vanisme.  Traduit  de  1'anglais  et  augmente  de  notes  par  J. 
B.  J.  Thillaye.  655  pp.  5  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1817 

— See  also  2536. 

726.  (Volta,    Alessandro.)     (1745-1827.)       L'identita    del    fluido    elet- 

trico  col  cosi  detto  fluido  galvanico  vittoriosamente  dimo- 
strata,  con  nuove  esperienze  ed  osservazioni.  Memoria  comuni- 
cata  al  signore  Pietro  Configliachi.  E  aggiunto  il  catalogo 
delle  sue  opere  stampate  sino  a  tutto  1'aiino  1813.  vi-f-145+vii 
pp.  8vo.  Pavia,  1814 

The  matter  of  this  volume — the  identity  of  voltaic  and  galvanic  electricity — 
was   dictated   by   Volta   to   one   of   his   pupils   and   edited   by   professor   Con- 
figliachi. 
—See  also  428. 

727.  Wedgwood,   R(alph.)     Book  of   Remembrance,   the    outline    of 

an  almanack  constructed  on  the  ancient  cycles  of  times,  and 
proving,  by  an  harmony  of  prophetic  numbers  that  this  is 
the  predicted  era  of  new  things,  the  final  restitution  of  all 
things;  the  fulness  of  the  Gentiles.  Also  that  great  Baby- 
lon is  now  fallen,  and  Satan  binding,  in  the  empire  and  per- 
son of  Napoleon,  etc.  (Appendix  to  vol.  I.  only  published)  2 
vols.  ill.  24mo.  London,  1814 

Brief  notice  of  a  writing  telegraph;  see  the  Electrician,  July  4,  1862. 

728.  Forster,   Thomas.     Researches    about   atmospheric    phenomena. 

Second  edition  corrected  and  enlarged.  With  a  series  of  en- 
gravings illustrative  of  the  modifications  of  the  clouds,  etc. 
xvi+27i  pp.  6  plates.  8vo.  London,  1815 

Work  of  interest  on  general  meteorology;  numerous  quotations  from  classi- 
cal writers;  prevalent  superstitions;  atmospheric  electricity. 

7283. Third  edition,  corrected  and  enlarged  to  which  is  added  the 

calendar  of  nature,    xiv+448  pp.     6  plates.    8vo. 

London,  1823 
— See  also  2523. 

729.  Barrow,  (Sir)  John.     (1764-1848.)     Facsimile  copy  of  letter  of 

August  1816  to  Francis  Ronalds  relative  to  the  electric  Tele- 
graph, i  p.  4to.  1816 

The  message  of  the  letter  is  "Telegraphs  of  any  kind  are  now  wholly  unnec- 
essary." 
— See  also  670. 

730.  Donovan,  M(ichael.)      (1790 — ?)     Essay  on  the  origin,  progress 

and  present  state  of  galvanism;  containing  investigations, 
experimental  and  speculative  of  the  principal  doctrines 
offered  for  the  explanation  of  its  phenomena;  and  a  state- 
ment of  a  new  hypothesis.  xviii+3oo  pp.  I  plate.  8vo. 

Dublin,  1816 

History  and  discussion  of  the  early  theories  of  voltaic  electricity. 
— See  also  2526. 

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731.  Volta,  (Alessandro.)     (1745-1827.)     Collezione  dell  opere  del  cav- 

aliere  conte   Alessandro  Volta.     3  vols.   in  5.   pi.  portr.  8vo. 

Florence,  1816 

Part  I.  Vol.  i.  The  electrophorus,  p.  103;  electrical  condensation,  p.  219; 
Vol.  2,  animal  electricity;  Part  II.  Vol.  i,  clouds  electrified  by  friction 
sometimes  positively  and  sometimes  negatively,  p.  270;  the  aurora  borealis, 
p.  428;  Part  II,  Vol.  2,  letter  to  Sir  Joseph  Banks  announcing  discovery 
of  battery,  p.  95.  (See  No.  2497.)  For  early  work  on  electric  telegraph,  see 
Ronald's  letter,  No.  32533  (reproduced  on  preceding  pages.) 
— See  also  428. 

732.  Weber,  Joseph.     (1753-1831.)     Vom  dynamischen  Leben  der  Na- 

tur  ueberhaupt,  und  vom  elektrischen  Leben  im  Doppelelek- 
trophor  insbesondere,  151  pp.  I2mo.  Landshut,  1816 

Experiments   with   the   electrophorus. 
—See  also  477- 

733.  Bain,   William.      (1775-1853.)       Essay  on    the  variation    of   the 

compass;  with  observations  and  remarks.  140  pp.  I  map. 
8vo.  Edinburgh,  1817 

Discussion  of  agonic  lines,  magnetic  dip,  variation  and  direction  of  ship's 
head;  Flinder's  rules. 

734.  Biot,  J(ean)   B(aptiste).     (1774-1862.)     On  the  laws  of  terres- 

trial magnetism  in  various  parts  of  the  earth.  Translated 
with  notes,  by  T.  S.  Evans,  24  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  London,  1817 

Chapter  from  the  author's  Traite  de  Physique,  1816. 
— See  also  633. 

735.  Bompass,    Charles    Carpenter.      Essay   on   the   nature   of   heat, 

light  and  electricity,  x+266  pp.    8vo.  London,  1817 

The  nature  of  electric  attraction  is  discussed,  electricity  being  considered  a 
material  entity;  turmaline,  p.  236;  cause  of  magnetism,  a  peculiar  ethereal 
fluid,  p.  247. 

736.  Bondioli,  Pietro  Antonio.     (1765-1808.)     Sopra  1'aurora  boreale. 

(Nuovi  Saggi  sc.  e  lett.  Acad.  Sc.  Padova,  Vol.  i,  pp.  55-79.) 
I2mo.  Padua,  (1817) 

This   pamphlet   contains   a   long   letter   from   Volta    on   the   cause    of   polar 

aurorae. 

737.  Clark,   Hewton,  and  John   Dougall.     (1787-1832?)     Cabinet  of 

arts;  or  General  instructor  in  arts,  science,  trade,  practical 
machinery.  859  pp.  7  plates.  8vo.  London,  1817 

A  short  section  on  electricity  and  another  on  magnetism. 

738.  (Gregory,    Olinthus    Gilbert.)      (1774-1841.)        Dissertation      on 

weights  and  measures  and  the  best  means  of  revising  them. 
40  pp.  8vo.  London,  1817 

Pamphlet  containing  points  of  historic  interest  on  standards. 
— See  also  811,   1142. 

739.  Macdonald,   John.      (1759-1831.)      Naval,    military    and    political 

telegraphic  dictionary  numerically  arranged.  8vo.  London,  1817 

Comprehensive    telegraphic    dictionary    in   which    numbers    stand    for    words; 
it   cost   the   author    15   years   of   continued   work. 
—See  also  689. 

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740.  Oppian.     (Second  century.)     Les  Halientiques  traduits  du  Grec 

du  poeme  d'Oppien,  ou  traite  de  la  peche  et  des  moeurs 
des  habitans  des  eaux,  par  J.  M.  Limes.  396  pp.  i  plate.  8vo. 

Paris,  1817 

Poetic  description  of  the  electric  powers  of  the  torpedo  fish,  p.  88,  by  the 
celebrated  Greek  poet. 

741.  Ozeray,    Michel-Jean-Frangois.      (1764-1859.)      Recherches     sur 

Buddou  ou  Bouddou  (Foe),  instituteur  religieux  de  1'Asie 
orientale;  precedees  de  considerations  generates  sur  les  pre- 
miers hommages  rendus  au  Createur;  sur  la  corruption  de  la 
religion,  1'etablissement  des  cultes  du  soleil,  de  la  lune,  des 
planetes,  du  ciel,  de  la  terre,  des  montagnes,  des  eaux,  des 
forets,  des  hommes  et  des  animaux.  xxxv+137  pp.  8vo. 

Paris,  1817 
Religion  and  practices  of  the  Buddhists. 

742.  Achmed,    Teifaschius.    Fior    di   pensieri    sulle    pietre    preziose, 

opera  stampata  nel  suo  originale  Arabo,  colla  traduzione 
Italiana  appresso,  e  diverse  note  di  Antonio  Raineri.  31  l.-j- 
118  pp.  4to.  Florence,  1818 

Work  on  precious  stones  with  a  few  pages  on  the  magnet  and  its  properties: 
Arabic  text  with  Italian  translation. 

743.  Bostock,  John.     (1774-1846.)     Account  of  the  history  and  pres- 

ent state  of  galvanism.  164  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  London,  1818 
The  greater  part  of  the  work  is  a  critical  history  of  the  subject;  the  rest 
treats  of  the  theories  advanced  by  Galvani  and  Volta. 

744.  Clarke,  George.     Treatise  on  the  magnetism  of  the  needle;  on 

the  Great  Luminary,  or  reservoir  of  light  called  the  Sun;  the 
properties  of  light,  etc.  24  pp.  I2mo.  London,  1818 

"The  sun's  path  at  the  equator  being  east  and  west,  it  is  evident  that  its 
attraction  for  oxygen  must  be  north  and  south  and  constitutes  the 
magnetism  of  the  needle",  p.  12.  (First  edition  published,  i?i6). 

745.  Delafosse,    (Gabriel.)       (1796-1878.)      Memoire    sur    1'electricite 

des   mineraux.      (Ann.    Mines,   Vol.   3  pp.   209-226)    8vo. 

Paris,  1818 

Electrification  of  certain  minerals  by  rubbing  and  by  heating. 

746.  Joyce,  J(eremiah.)     (1763-1816.)     Scientific  dialogues,  in  which 

the  first  principles  of  natural  and  experimental  philosophy  are 
fully  explained.  Vol.  6:  Electricity  and  Galvanism.  i6mo. 

London,  1818 

The   elements    of   natural    philosophy.      (A   complete    set   comprises    7   vols.) 

7463. (New  edition.)  Scientific  dialogues.  Intended  for  the  in- 
struction and  entertainment  of  young  people:  in  which  the 
first  principles  of  natural  and  experimental  philosophy  are 
fully  explained.  By  the  Rev.  Jeremiah  Joyce,  with  correc- 
tions by  Dr.  Olinthus  Gregory.  A  new  and  enlarged  edition 
containing  the  recent  additions  to  science.  By  Charles 
V(incent)  Walker,  xvi+495  pp.  ill.  diagr.  London,  1853 

276 


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747.  La  Beaume   (Michael.)    Observations   on   the  properties   of  the 

air-pump,  vapour-bath,  pointing  out  their  efficacy  in  the  cure 
of  gout,  rheumatism,  palsy,  etc.,  with  remarks  on  factitious 
airs  and  on  the  improved  state  of  medical  electricity.  88  pp. 
8vo.  (London,  1818?) 

— See  also  770,  843,  868,  923. 

748.  Lynn,  Thomas.     Improved    system    of  telegraphic  communica- 

tion. Second  edition  carefully  revised  and  improved.  (Con- 
tinuation of  the  General  Vocabulary.  Supplementary  Vo- 
cabulary) xxxvi  pp.  ill.  3  plates.  I2mo.  London,  1818 
Signaling  with  flags. 

749.  Maissiat,      (Michel.)        (1770-1822.)        Memoire      stir      quelques 

changements  fails  a  la  boussole  et  au  rapporteur,  suivi  de  la 
description  d'un  nouvel  instrument,  nomme  grammometre 
servant  a  disposer  sur  les  plans  et  cartes,  les  hauteurs  et 
1'inclinaison  des  ecritures  et  a  diviser,  sans  compas,  les  lignes 
droites.  178  pp.  8  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1818 

Construction  and  use  of  the  surveying  compass  preceded  by  a  short  history 
of  the  mariner's  compass. 

750.  Marryat,  Frederick.     (1792-1848.)  Code  of  signals  for  the  use  of 

vessels  employed  in  the  Merchant  Service;  including  a  cy- 
pher for  secret  correspondence.  Added  a  list  of  the  agents 
to  Lloyd's.  Second  edition.  3  plates.  L.  8vo.  London,  1818 

Signaling  with   flags. 

75oa. Universal  code  of  signals  for  the  mercantile  marine  of  all 

nations,  with  a  selection  of  sentences  adapted  for  convoys, 
and  systems  of  geometrical,  night  and  fog  signals.  By  G. 
B.  Richardson.  7  plates.  8vo.  London,  1864 

Practical  handbook  of  flag-signaling. 

751.*  Salgues,  J(acques)  B(arthelemy.)  (1760-1830.)  Des  erreurs 
et  des  prejuges  repandus  dans  les  diverses  classes  de  la  soci- 
ete.  Troisieme  edition,  revue  et  corigee.  3  vols.  8vo. 

Paris,  1818-1823 

Discussion  of  erroneous  views  popularly  entertained  concerning  the  divin- 
ing-rod, lightning  conductors,  thunderbolts  and  the  ringing  of  bells  during 
thunderstorms. 

752.  Vene,  A.   Essai   sur  une  nouvelle  theorie   de   1'electricite  conte- 

nant  une  refutation  du  systeme  des  deux  fluides  vitre  et  re- 
sineux  et  une  explication  de  plusieurs  phenomeries  meteoro- 
logiques.  118  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  Arras,  (i8i8J~) 

The  author  admits  only  one  electrical  fluid  held  in  a  body  by  molecular 
attraction. 

753.  Vogel,    (Johann)    Ludwig    (Andreas.)      (1771-1840.)      Die   Wun- 

der  des  Magnetismus.    280  pp.  8vo.  Erfurt,  (1818*) 

Chapter  on  animal  electricity. 

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754-t  Aldini,  Giovanni.  (1762-1834.)  General  views  on  the  applica- 
tion of  galvanism  to  medical  purposes  principally  in  cases 
of  superseded  animation.  viii-(-96  pp.  8vo.  London,  1819 

Apparatus    and    application    in    certain    cases    of    difficult    breathing    or    sus- 
pended   animation.      Sulzer's    experiment    on    "Galvanic    taste"    anticipating 
Galvani   and  Volta. 
— See  also  575. 

755.  Berzelius,  Joens  Jacob.     (1779-1848.)     Essai   sur  la  theorie  des 

proportions  chimiques  et  sur  1'influence  chimique  de  1'elec- 
tricite,  traduit  du  Suedois  sous  les  yeux  de  1'auteur  et  public 
par  lui-meme.  xvi+i9O-(-i20  pp.+l  1.  8vo.  Paris,  1819 

Electricity,   the   cause   of   chemical   affinity;    light   and   heat   are   some   of   its 
modifications,  p.  91. 
— See  also  721. 

756.  Hansteen,    Christopher.       (1784-1873.)       Untersuchungen     ueber 

den  Magnetismus  der  Erde,  uebersetzt  von  P.  Treschow 
Hanson.  Part  i.  With  Atlas.  xxx-f5O2+i48  pp.  7  maps,  5 
plates.  4to.  Folio.  Christiania,  1819 

The    fifth    chapter    deals    with    the    mathematical    theory    of    magnetism;    the 
author    favors    Halley's    views    regarding    terrestrial    magnetism,    which    as- 
sign to  the  earth  two  magnetic  axes.      (See  Nos.  2649,  2698.) 
— See  also  860,  1018,  1321,  1458,  2S7sbis. 

757.  Macdonald,  John.    (1759-1831.)     Circumstantial  and  explanatory 

account  of  experiments  lately  made  at  the  Royal  Artillery 
Depot  at  Woolwich,  with  a  view  of  ascertaining  the  com- 
parative accuracy  of  the  relative  times  of  burning  of  fuzes 
driven  by  a  machine,  opposed  to  those  of  the  common  de- 
scription, with  a  correspondence  carried  on  in  the  years 
1817  and  1818  on  this  and  other  important  branches  of  the 
science  of  artillery,  liv+272  pp.  pi.  8vo.  London,  1819 

The  appendix  contains  lengthy  account  of  signaling  by  means  of  mechanical 
telegraphs. 
— See  also  689. 

758.  Mitchell,  James.   (1786-1844.)     Elements  of  natural  philosophy, 

illustrated  by  experiments  which  may  be  performed  with- 
out regular  apparatus,  xx-j-362  pp.  I  plate.  I2mo. 

London,  1819 

Elementary  textbook;  magnetic  declination,  p.  279. 
— See  also  834. 

759.  Muncke,  G(eorg)  W(ilhelm.)   (1772-1847.)     Anfangsgruende  der 

Naturlehre.  2  vols.  2  plates.  8vo.  Heidelberg,  1819-1820 

Textbook  with  chapters  on  electricity  and   magnetism. 
— See  also  850. 

760.  Redern,  (Sigismond  Ehrenreich  von.)     On  the  sentient  faculty, 

and  principles  of  human  magnetism;  translated  from  the 
French  and  elucidated  with  notes  by  Francis  Corbaux.  217 
pp.  8vo.  London,  1819 

Brief  history  of  mesmerism. 

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CATALOGUE  OF  WHEELER  GIFT 

761.  Marum,  Martin  van.     (1750-1837.)     Sur  la  theorie  de  Franklin, 

suivant  lequel  les  phenomenes  electriques  sont  expliques  par 
un  seul  fluide.  29  pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  (Harlem,)  1819 

The  one-fluid  theory  of  electricity  and  its  modification  by  Aepinus. 

76ia. Observations    on    a   memoir.    "On   the   theory   of   Franklin 

according  to  which  electrical  phenomena  are  explained  by  a 
single  fluid."  Read  at  the  Royal  Institution  of  Sciences  at 
Amsterdam  by  M.  Martin  van  Marum.  (Ann.  of  Philos. 
N.  S.  Vol.  I,  pp.  181-186.)  I  plate.  8vo.  London,  1821 

"Franklin    impeded    the    progress    of    science    by    his    hypothesis    respecting 
electricity  which   seems  inevitably  doomed  to  death,"   p.    182. 
— See  also  461. 

762.  Ampere,  Andre  Marie.   (1775-1836.)     Memoires  sur  1'action  mu- 

tuelle  de  deux  courants  electriques,  sur  celle  qui  existe  entre 
un  courant  electrique  et  un  aimant  ou  le  globe  terrestre,  et 
celle  de  deux  aimans,  1'un  sur  1'autre.  (Ann.  Chim.  Phys., 
Vol.  15,  pp.  59-76+170-218)  5  plates. — Conclusions  de  Me- 
moires. 2  pp.  8vo.  4to.  Paris,  1820 

Three  classical  papers  on  the  fundamental  principles  of  electro-dynamics. 
(See  No.  838bis.) 

763. Notes  sur  les  lectures  qu'il  a  faites  a  1'Academie  des  Sci- 
ences. (On  the  mutual  action  of  two  electrical  elements  and 
on  electro-magnetism.)  (Journ.  Phys.  Vol.  91,  pp.  226-230; 
Vol.  92,  pp.  304-309)  4to.  Paris,  1820-1821 

Abstract  of  the  author's  communications  to  the  French  Academy  in  1820- 
1821. 

7633. Note  sur  un  memoire  lu  a  1'Academie  Royale  des  Sciences 

dans  la  seance  du  4  Dec.  1820  (Extract,  Journ.  Phys.,  1820)  4 
pp.  4to.  Paris,  1820 

— See  also  777,  784,  796,  SaSbis,  1853,  ipaobis,  2561. 

764.  Barclay,  John.     Elements  of  natural  and  experimental  philoso- 

phy. xvii-f-45O  pp.  ill.  5  plates.   I2mo.          .  London,  1820 

General  phenomena  of  electricity  and  magnetism. 

765.  Barlow,   Peter.      (1776-1862.)      Essay   on    magnetic    attractions; 

particularly  as  respects  the  deviation  of  the  compass  on  ship- 
board occasioned  by  the  local  influence  of  the  guns,  etc., 
with  an  easy  practical  method  of  observing  the  same  in  all 
parts  of  the  world,  xii-j-145  pp.  i  plate.  8vo. 

London,  1820 

Experiments  made  to  ascertain  the  local  attraction  of  ship's  guns  on  the  com- 
pass. Remarks  on  the  reversal  of  polarity  in  steel  bars,  p.  124;  Morichini's 
observation  of  the  supposed  magnetic  effect  due  to  violet  rays,  p.  130; 
beams  of  magnetic  matter  in  the  atmosphere  p.  131. 

7653. Essay  on  magnetic  attractions  and  on  the  laws  of  terres- 
trial and  electro-magnetism  comprising  a  popular  course  of 
.curious  and  interesting  experiments  on  the  latter  subject, 
and  an  easy  experimental  method  of  correcting  the  local 
attraction  of  vessels  on  the  compass  in  all  parts  of  the  world. 

279 


PREMIER  MEMOIRE. 

De  V Action  exercee  sur  un  eourant  electrique , 
par  un  autre  eourant ,  le  globe  tetrestre  ou  uh 
aimanti 

J  ier.  De  T  Action  mutuelle  dc  deux  courans  electriques* 

.L/ACTio*  e*tectro-motrice  se  manifesto  par  deux  sortes 
d'efFetS  ique  je  fcrbis  devoir  d'abord  distinguer  par  uns 
definition  precise. 

J'appellerai  le  premier  tension  electrique ,  le  second 
eourant  clectriqut . 

Le  premier  s'observe  lorsque  les  deux  corps  eiiire  les- 
quels  1'aetion  electro-niotrice  A  lieu  sont  separes  1'un  dd 
1'auire  (i)  par  des  corps  non  conducleurs  dans  tons  Ie3 
points  de  leur  surface  autres  tjue  ceux  ou  elle  est  eia- 
blie  5  le  second  est  celui  ou  ils  font,  au  cbutfaire,  panic 
d'un  circuit  de  corps  conducteurs  qui  les  font  cooimu- 
niquer  par  des  points  de  leur  surface  diflferens  de  ceux  ou 
se  produit  Taction  e'lectro-moirice  (2).  Dans  le  premier 

(1)  Quand  cette  separation  a  lieu  par  la  simple  interrup- 
tion des  corps  conducteurs  ,  c'est  encore  par  un  corps  non 
cfcnducleur,  par  Pair,  qu'ils  sont  separes. 

(2)  Ce  cas  comprend  celui  ou  les  deux  corps  on  sjstomes 
de  corps  eotre  lesquels  a  lieu  ('action  electro-molrice,  se- 
raient  en  communication  complete  avec  le  reservoir  cooitnun 
qui  ferait  alors  partie  du  circuit. 

762.  AMPERE. 
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Second  edition,  much  enlarged  and  improved.  Illustrated 
with  plates  by  Lowry.  xii+303  pp.  6  plates.  8vo. 

London,  1823 

Important  additions  made  to  the  first  edition;  rate  of  chronometer  as  affected 
by   magnetism   of   ships;    the   author's   two-fluid   theory;    magnetic   action    of 
iron  spheres,  bars  and  masts;   experiments  in  electro-magnetism.      (See  Nos. 
SS7I,  26553.) 
— See  also  720. 

766.  Delambre,  (Jean  Baptiste  Joseph.)   (1749-1822.)     Memoires  con- 

tenant  des  experiences  relatives  a  1'action  mutuelle  de  deux 
courants  electriques,  et  a  celle  qui  existe  entre  un  courant 
electrique  et  le  globe  de  la  terre  ou  un  aimant;  par  M.  Am- 
pere. (Extract,  1'Analyse  des  travaux  de  1' Academic  des 
Sciences,  Partie  Mathematique)  15  pp.  4to.  Paris,  1820 

The  mutual  action  of  conductors  conveying  currents;  Ampere's  laws;  Arago's 
discoveries  in  electromagnetism,    1820. 
— See  also  703. 

767.  Gregory,  G(eorge.)     (1754-1808.)  Lectures  on  experimental  phil- 

osophy, astronomy  and  chemistry.  Second  edition.  2  vols. 
35  plates.  i2mo.  London,  1820 

Two  short  lectures  on  electricity. 
— See  also  598. 

768.  Hachette,   (Jean  Nicholas   Pierre.)      (1769-1834.)     Sur  les  expe- 

riences electro-magnetiques  de  MM.  Oersted  et  Ampere. 
(Journ.  Phys.,  Vol.  91,  pp.  161-169)  4to.  Paris,  1820 

Use  of  mariner's  compass  in  France  in  1260,  p.  i;  Oersted's  experiment, 
p.  2;  polarity  of  ship's  compass  reversed  by  lightning,  p.  4;  Ampere's  ex- 
periments with  solenoids,  p.  5 ;  magnetic  action  of  current  through  battery 
itself,  p.  5;  action  of  earth  on  conductor  carrying  current,  p.  7. 

769.  Hare,  R(obert.)     (1781-1858.)     Memoir  on  some  new  modifica- 

tions of  galvanic  apparatus,  with  observations  in  support  of 
his  new  theory  of  galvanism.  17  pp.  i  plate.  8vo. 

(Philadelphia),  (1820 f) 

Description    of    "deflagration."      Dr.    Hare    was    a    distinguished    American 
chemist  and  physicist. 
— See  also  683. 

770.  La  Beaume,   (Michael.)     Remarks  on  the  history  and  philoso- 

phy, but  particularly  on  the  medical  efficacy  of  electricity  in 
the  cure  of  nervous  and  chronic  disorders  and  in  various 
local  affections,  as  blindness,  deafness,  etc.,  together  with 
observations  on  galvanism  as  an  efficient  substitute  for  mer- 
curial remedies  in  bilious  and  stomach  complaints.  Second 
edition,  greatly  enlarged,  xix,  21-273  pp.  2  plates.  I2mo. 

London,  1820 

Brief  history  of  electricity;   its  properties  and  curative   powers  in   cases   of 
nervous   and   chronic   disorders. 
— See  also  747. 

771.  Lapostolle,    (Alexandre      Ferdinand        Leonce.)        Traite      des 

parafoudres    et   des    paragreles    en   cordes    de   paille    precede 

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d'une  meteorologie  electrique  presentee  sous  un  nouveau 
jour  et  terminee  par  1'analyse  de  la  bouteille  de  Leyde.  v+ 
320  pp. — Premier  Supplement:  Appel  a  1'opinion  publique, 
ou  Reponse  a  un  rapport  fait  a  1'Academie  Royale  des  Sci- 
ences de  Paris,  dans  sa  seance  du  24  juillet,  1820.  24  pp.  8vo. 

Amiens,  1820 

After  considering  the  effects  of  lightning  and  describing  his  straw-rope 
lightning-rod,  the  author  proposes  similar  means  to  prevent  the  destruction 
of  crops  by  hailstorms. 

772.  Lecount,    P(eter.)      A   description   of   the    changeable    magnetic 

properties  possessed  by  all  iron  bodies,  and  the  different 
effects  produced  by  the  same  on  ships'  compasses,  from  the 
position  of  the  ship's  head  being  altered.  55  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

London,  1820 
General  theory  and  practise  of  compass  compensation. 

773.  Oersted,    H(ans)    C(hristian.)      (1770-1851.)      Experimenta    circa 

effectum  conflictus  electrici  in  acum  magneticam.     4  pp.  Sm. 

4to.  Copenhagen,  1820 

The  celebrated  and  excessively  rare  four-page  announcement  of  the  discovery 
of  the  magnetic  effect  of  the  electric  current.  A  translation  into  English, 
dated  July  21,  1820,  was  made  by  Oersted  for  Thomson's  Annals  of  Philos- 
ophy (pp.  273-275,  vol.  xvi.,  1820),  to  which  is  appended  a  note  by  the 
author  as  follows:  "I  have  demonstrated  in  a  book  published  five  years  ago 
that  heat  and  light  consist  of  the  conflict  of  the  electricities.  From  the  ob- 
servations now  stated,  we  may  conclude  that  a  circular  motion  likewise  occurs 
in  these  effects."  The  Latin  text  and  an  English  translation  by  Rev.  J.  E. 
Kempe,  accompanied  by  a  fac-simile  signature  and  brief  biography  of  Oersted, 
are  printed  in  the  Journal  of  the  Society  of  Telegraph  Engineers,  vol.  v., 
1876,  pp.  459-469. 

773a. (French  translation.)     Experiences  sur  un  effet  que  le  cou- 

rant  de  la  pile  excite  dans  1'aiguille  aimantee.  (Journ.  Phys. 
Chim.  et  d'Hist.  Nat.,  Vol.  91,  pp.  72-80.)  i  plate.  4to. 

Paris,  1820 

The  magnetic   effect   of  the  electric   current  discovered  by  the  author;   also 
note  by  Ampere  containing  the  electrodynamical  laws. 
— See  also  1184,  2580. 

774.  Seebeck,    (Johann    Thomas).      (1770-1831.)      Ueber    den    Mag- 

netismus  der  galvanischen  Kette.  (Abh.  Akad.  Wiss.  Ber- 
lin, 1820-1821,  pp.  289-346)  3  plates.  4to.  Berlin,  1820-1821 

Action  of  the  electric  current  on  a  magnetic  needle;  research  on  the  Oersted 
effect.      Seebeck's   earliest    magnetic   work   of    importance. 
— See  also  806. 

775.  Zamboni,    Giuseppe.      (1776-1846.)        L'elettromotore      perpetuo. 

Trattato.     Parte  prima  e  seconda.    298+361  pp.     111.    8vo. 

Verona,  1820-1822 

General  electrical  phenomena;  details  of  the  author's  "dry"  pile. 
— See  also  714. 

776.  Althaus,  Julius  von.     (1791 — ?)     Versuche    ueber    den    Elektro- 

magnetismus   nebst   einer  kurzen   Pruefung   der  Theorie   des 

282 


EXPERIMENTA 

CIRCA    EFFECTUM 

CONFLICTUS    ELECTRICI    IN    ACUM 
MAGNETICAM. 


p-ima  experimcnta  circa  rem,  quara  illustrare  aggredior,  in  scholis  de  Electricitate. 
Galvanismo  et  Magnelismo  proxiine-superiori  hieme  a  me  habitis  instituta  sum.  His 
expcrimeulis  monstrari  videbatur ,  acum  magnelicam  ope  apparatus  galvanic!  c  situ 
movcri ;  idque  circulo  galvanico  closo ,  non  apcrto ,  ut  frustra  lentaverunt  aliquot 
abhiuc  anais  physici  quidam  ccleberrimi.  Cum  a u tern  haec  experimenta  apparatu  mi- 
nus cfEcaci  instiiuta  essent ,  ideoque  phenomena  cdita  pro  rci  gravitate  non  satis  lu- 
culunia  vidcrcntur,  socium  adscivi  amicum  Esmarch,  regi  a  con.'iliis  justitirc ,  ut  .x- 
pcrimenta  cum  mag  no  apparatu  galvaaico,  a  nobis  conjunctim  instructo,  repeteren- 
tur  ct  augercntur.  Etiam  vir  egregius  Wleugcl,  cques  auratus  ord.  Dan.  et  apud  uos 
pvirffctus  rci  gubernatorial,  experimenlis  intcrfuit,  nobis  socius  et  tcslis.  Praeterea 
testes  fucrunt  horum  experimentorum  vir  cxcclK  utissimu.s  ct  a  rege  summis  honoribus 
decoratus  llauch.  cujus  in  rebus  naturalibus  scicutia  jam  diu  inclaruit,  vir  acuiissi- 
mus  Reinliardt ,  Historiae  naturalis  Professor,  vir  in  cxperimeutis  ioslituendis  saga- 
cissimus  Jacobsen,  Medicinae  Professor,  ct  Chemicus  expcrientissimus  Zeise,  Philoso- 
phia;  Doctor.  Saepius  cquidem  solus  cxpcriracuta  circa  materiam  propositam  insti- 
tui,  qua;  a  u  tern  ita  mihi  contigit  delegere  phenomena ,  in  conventu  horum  virorum 
doctissimorum  repetivi. 

la  experimentis  recensendis  omnia  praeteribo,  quse  ad  rationem  rei  iuvenien- 
dam  quidem  conduxerunt,  hac  autem  inventa  rem  amplius  illustrate  nequcunt;  in  ei» 
igitur,  quae  rei  rationem  perspicue  demonstrant,  acquiescamus. 

Apparatus  galvanicus ,.  quo  usus  summus ,  constat  viginti  rcceptaculis  cupreis 
rectangularibus ,  quorum  et  longitudo  et  altitudo  duodecim  aequaliter  est  pollicum, 
latitado  autem  duos  pollices  et  dimidium  vix  excedit.  Qvodvis  reccptaculum  dua- 
bus  laminis  cupreis  inslrnctum  cst  ita  inclinatis,  ulbaculum  cupreum,  qui  laminamzin- 
ceam  in  aqua  receptaculi  proximi  sustcntat,  porlare  possint.  Aqua  rcccptaculorum 
^  sui  ponderis  acidi  sulphurici  et  pariter  »V  addi  nitrici  coniinet.  Pars  cujusquc 
laminae  Zinccae  in  aqua  aubmcrsa  Qradramm  est,  cujns  latus  circiter  longitudincm 
10  pollicum  habet.  Etiam  apparatus  minores  adhibcri  possunt,  si  modo  filuuj  me- 
tallicum  candcfaccre  valeani. 

773.  OERSTED.    (Reduced.) 


283 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

Hernn  Ampere;  mit  einer  Vorrede  vom  Hofrath  Muncke.  57 
pp.  I  plate.  I2mo.  Heidelberg,  1821 

Remarks  on  Ampere's  electrodynamical  experiments. 

777.  Ampere,   (Andre  Marie.)      (1775-1836.)     Reponse  a  la   lettre  de 

M.  van  Beek,  sur  une  nouvelle  experience  electro-magnetique. 
(Journ.  Phys.  Chim.  et  d'Hist.  Nat.,  Vol.  93,  pp.  447-467)  4to. 

Paris,  1821 

Reply  to  van  Beck's  criticism.  (See  No.  783.) 
— See  also  762. 

778.  Cumming,  J(ames.)      (1777-1861.)     On   the  application  of  mag- 

netism as  a  measure  of  electricity.  (Trans.  Cambridge 
Philos.  Soc.,  Vol.  I,  pp.  15-20)  i  plate.  4to. 

Cambridge,  1821 

Early  form  of  the  tangent  galvanometer;   first  recorded  use  of  a  wire  sur- 
rounding a  pivoted  needle  to  measure  strength  of  current. 
— See  also  786,  827,  2572. 

779.  Enfield,   W(illiam.)        Scientific     amusements     in     philosophy 

and  mathematics;  including  arithmetic,  acoustics,  electricity, 
magnetism,  optics,  pneumatics,  together  with  amusing 
secrets  in  various  branches  of  science,  xii-f-276  pp.  i  plate. 
I2mo.  London,  1821 

780.  Erman,  P(aul.)    (1764-1851.)     Umrisse  zu  den  physischen  Ver- 

haeltnissen  des  von  Herrn  Oersted  entdeckten  elektroche- 
mischen  Magnetismus.  112  pp.  i  plate.  2  tables.  8vo. 

Berlin,  1821 

Observations  and  experiments  on  the  effect  of  a  current  on  the  dipping  and 
compass  needles;  Zamboni's  "pile". 

781.  Oersted,  J.  B.     Considerations  sur  relectro-magnetisme.  (Journ. 

Phys.  Chim.  et  d'Hist.  Nat,  Vol.  93,  pp.  161-180)  i  plate.  4to. 

Researches  on   electro-magnetism.  Paris,   1021 

782.  Schrader,  C.     De  electro-magnetismo.     Quam  consensu  illustris 

medicorum  ordinis  in  inclyta  Academia  Fridericiana  Halensi 
defendit.  35  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  (Dissertatio  inauguralis  med- 
ico-physica.)  Halle,  1821 

Schweigger's  multiplier;  some  medical  uses  of  the  voltaic  current. 

783.  Beek,  A(lbert)  van.     (1787-1856.)     Lettre  a  M.  Ampere.     (Journ. 

Phys.  Chim.  et  d'Hist.  Nat.,  Vol.  93,  pp.  312-320)  4to. 

Paris,  1821 

Remarks  on  Ampere's  theory  of  magnetism.     (See  No.  777.) 

784.  Ampere,    (Andre   Marie.)      (1775-1836.)      Recueil    d'observations 

electro-dynamiques,  contenant  divers  memoires,  notices,  ex- 
traits  de  lettres,  relatifs  a  1'action  mutuelle  de  deux  courants 
electriques,  a  celle  qui  existe  entre  un  courant  electrique  et 
un  aimant  ou  le  globe  terrestre  et  a  celle  de  deux  aimans  1'un 
sur  1'autre.  344  pp.  9  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1822 

The  author's  classical  investigations  in  electro-dynamics  together  with  ex- 
perimental illustrations.  Also  a  paper  by  De  la  Rive  on  the  action  of  the 
earth  on  a  movable  circuit  carrying  a  current. 

284 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

785. —  • — Notice  sur  les  nouvelles  experiences  electro-magnetiques 
faites  par  differens  physiciens,  depuis  le  mois  de  mars  1821. 
(Journ.  Phys.  Chim.  et  d'Hist.  Nat.,  Vol.  94,  pp.  61-66)  4to. 

Paris,  1822 

Brief  exposition   of  the  author's  theory  of  magnetism. 
See  also  762. 

786.  Gumming,  J(ames).     (1777-1861.)    On  the  connexion  of  galvanism 

and  magnetism.  (Trans.  Cambridge  Philos.  Soc.,  Vol.  I,  pp. 
269-280)  4to.  Cambridge,  1822 

Discussion  of  several  effects  of  the  current  especially  its  action  on  a  mag- 
netic needle. 
— See  also  778. 

787.  Faraday,  Michael.     (1791-1867.)     Description  of  an  electro-mag- 

netical  apparatus  for  the  exhibition  of  rotatory  motion. 
(Quart.  Journ.  Sc.,  Vol.  12,  pp.  283-285)  I  plate.  8vo. 

London,  1822 

Rotation  of  a  current  round  the  pole  of  a  magnet.     (Autograph  copy). 
7873. — •  — Note  on   new  electro-magnetical   motions.      (Quart.   Journ. 
Sc.,  Vol.  12,  pp.  416-421)  8vo.  London,  1822 

— See  also  959,  1282,  1353,  1488,  2549. 

788.  Luscombe,  E(dmund)  and  M(atthias)  Luscombe.     Langue  tele- 

graphique  universelle,  ou,  Code  de  signaux  adoptes  dans  les 
marines  marchandes  de  France  et  d'Angleterre  et  transmis 
par  ordre  du  gouvernement  britannique  aux  commandants 
de  tous  les  batiments  du  Roi,  pour  leur  servir  de  communica- 
tion avec  les  navires  marchands,  adapte  a  1'usage  du  commerce 
maritime  de  France.  3  plates.  8vo.  Havre,  (1822!) 

Flags  for  signaling  in  the  navy;  the  authors  are  said  to  have  been  the  first 
to  use  colored  flags  for  the  purpose. 

789.  Moll,   G(erit.)      (1785-1838.)      Sur   des   experiences   electro-mag- 

netiques. (Journ.  Phys.  Chim.  et  d'Hist.  Nat.,  Vol.  94,  pp. 
379-388)  4to.  London,  1822 

Magnetization  of  needles  by  the  current. 

790.  Roberts,   G(eorge.)     Catechism   of  electricity.     Second   edition. 

(Pinnock's  Catechisms)  71  pp.  ill.    i6mo.  Berlin,  (1822) 

—See  also  826. 

791.  Robison,  John.     (1730-1805.)     System  of  mechanical  philosophy, 

with  notes  by  David  Brewster.  4  vols.   8vo.       Edinburgh,  1822 

Lengthy  treatment  of  static  electricity;  discussion  of  magnetic  declination, 
its  cyclic  and  irregular  changes.  Earthquakes  and  the  compass,  p.  371. 

792.  Heyden,  J.  M.  van  der.     Lettre  a  M.  Ampere.     (Journ.  Phys. 

Chim.  et  d'Hist.  Nat.,  Vol.  94,  pp.  67-71)  4to.  Paris,  1822 

Reference  to  the  author's  memoir  on  electro-magnetism. 

793- Memoire  sur  1'electro-magnetisme.     (Journ.   Phys.   Chim.   et 

d'Hist.  Nat.,  Vol.  94,  pp.  284-296-1-321-344)   i  plate.  4to. 

Paris,  1822 

Series  of  electro-magnetical   experiments. 
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787.  FARADAY.     (Reduced.) 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

794.  Wit,  Aegidius  de.     Responsio  ad  quaestionem  propositam:  De- 

scribantur.  et  quantum  id  experientia  duce  fieri  potest,  ex- 
plicentur  acus  magneticae  phaenomena.  Ostendatur  illius 
usus  in  nautica  arte,  atque  viae  maxima  expeditae,  quibus  eius 
declinatio,  inclinatio,  atque  vis  magneticae,  qua  praedita  est, 
intensitas,  definiri  possint.  (Ann.  Acad.  Rheno-Trajectinae, 
1821-1822)  78  pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  Utrecht,  1822 

This  dissertation  offers  a  physical  explanation  of  magnetic  attraction,  re- 
pulsion, declination  and  dip. 

795.  Primum  mobile;  or,  Solar  repulsion;  being  a  query  concerning 

the  primary  cause  of  motion  in  the  solar  system,  as  connec- 
ted with  gravity.  By  the  Author  of  "Creation,"  a  poem.  ii-f- 
264  pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  (Privately  printed.)  Liverpool,  1822 

Speculations  on  the  cause  of  the  changes  in  magnetic  decimation,  the 
nature  of  negative  electricity,  the  zodiacal  light,  and  polar  aurorae. 

796.  Ampere,   (Andre  Marie.)     (1775-1836.)     Expose  methodique,  des 

phenomenes  electro-dynamiques  et  des  lois  de  ces  phenomenes 
(Journ.  Phys.  Chim.  et  d'Hist.  Nat.,  Vol.  96.  pp.  248-257)  4to. 

Paris,  1823 

Consecutive  account  of  electrodynamic  phenomena  beginning  with  the  mutual 
repulsion  of  the  elements  of  a  rectilinear  current. 
— See  also  762. 

797.  Demonferrand,  J(ean)  B(aptiste)  F(irmin.)     (1795-1844.)  Manuel 

d'electricite  dynamique,  ou,  traite  sur  1'action  mutuelle  des  con- 
ducteurs  electriques  et  des  aimants.  210  pp.  10  plates.  8vo. 

Paris,  1823 

Fundamental  phenomena  and  laws  of  electro-dynamics.     (See  No.  827.) 

798.  Donker,  Curtius  Boudewin.    Commentatio  ad  quaestionem  physi- 

cam  de  convenientia  atque  differentia  effectuum  tensionis  elec- 
tricae  et  fluxus  electrici.  53  pp.  4to.  Leyden,  1823 

Electro-magnetic  phenomena;   Ampere's  theory. 

799.  Eyk,  S.  Speyert  van  der.     Verhandeling  over  het  electro-mag- 

netismus.     30  pp.     i  plate.     8vo.  Harlem,  1823 

Polarity  and  magnetic  action  of  solenoids. 

800.  Ferguson,  James.     (1710-1776.)     Essays  and  treatises,  with  an  ap- 

pendix relative  to  electricity,  galvanism  and  electro-magne- 
tism by  David  Brewster.  v-|-382  pp.  14  plates.  8vo. 

Edinburgh,  1823 

Forty  pages  on  elementary  electricity. 
— See  also  429. 

801.  Harris,  (Sir)  William  Snow.     (1792-1867.)     Observations  on  the 

effects  of  lightning  on  floating  bodies,  with  an  account  of  a 
new  method  of  applying  fixed  and  continuous  conductors  of 
electricity  to  the  masts  of  ships;  in  a  letter  addressed  to  Sir 
Thomas  Byam  Martin.  89  pp.  5  plates.  4to.  London,  1823 

— See  also  838,  841,  1019,  1043,  1114,  1143,  1180,  1230,  1358,  1676,  2556. 

287 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

802.  Kaemtz,  Ludwig  Friedrich.  (1801-1867.)     De  legibus  repulsionum 

electricarum  mathematicis.  (Inaugural  dissertation.)  29  pp. 
i  plate.  8vo.  Halle,  1823 

Criticism  of  the  evidence  given  by  Coulomb  and  others  for  the  law  of  the 
inverse  square  of  the  distance. 
— See  also  1076. 

803.  Ronalds,  (Sir)  Francis.     (1788-1873.)     Descriptions  of  an  electri- 

cal telegraph  and  of  some  other  electrical  apparatus.  83  pp. 
8  plates.  8vo.  London,  1823 

Buried  conductors,  p.  17;  experiments  on  atmospheric  electricity,  p.  28; 
"dry"  pile,  p.  66.  Account  of  experiments  on  signaling  by  static  electricity 
undertaken  in  1816.  The  apparatus  of  Ronalds  was  the  prototype  of  elec- 
trical dial-telegraphs;  pamphlet  of  historic  interest.  (See  No.  729.) 

8033. Description  of  an  electrical  telegraph.     Second  edition.     25 

pp.     4  plates.     8vo.  London,  1871 

— See  also  846,  1149,  1338,  2207,  2534. 

804.  Savary  (Savart   Felix).     (1797-1841.)     Memoire  sur  1'application 

du  calcul  aux  phenomenes  electro-dynamiques.  26  pp.  I  plate. 
4to.  Paris,  1823 

Discussion  of  Ampere's  mathematical  formulae. 
— See  also  2612. 

805.  Scoresby,  William.    (1789-1857.)      Description  of  a   magnetome- 

ter, being  a  new  instrument  for  measuring  magnetic  attrac- 
tions, and  finding  the  dip  of  the  needle;  with  an  account  of 
experiments  made  with  it.  (Trans.  Roy.  Soc.  Edinburgh,  Vol. 
9,  pp.  243-258)  I  plate.  4to.  Edinburgh,  1823 

The  paper   contains   a   number  of   remarks   and   experiments  on   magnets  in 
general;  illustration  of  the  author's  dipping  needle. 
— See  also  1070,  1466,  2545. 

806.  Seebeck,   (Johann  Thomas.)      (1770-1831.)     Magnetische  Polari- 

sation der  Metalle  und  Erze  durch  Temperatur-Differenz. 
(Abh.  Akad.  Wiss.  Berlin,  1822-1823,  pp.  265-373)  2  plates.  4to. 

Berlin,  1823 

Researches  in  thermo-electricity;  the  author  was  one  of  the  earliest  investi- 
gators. 
— See  also  774. 

807.  Smith,  James.  Panorama  of  science  and  art.    2  vols.  i  plate.  8vo. 

Liverpool,  1823 

The  leading  facts  and  principles  of  magnetism  and  electricity. 

808.  Yelin,   Julius    (Konrad)    von.      (1771-1826.)      Neue    elektro-mag- 

netische  Versuche;  die  magneto-motorische  Wirkung  der 
fluessigen  Saeuren,  Basen  und  Salze  mittelst  einfacher  metal- 
lischer  Leiter  und  einer  einfachen  Ladungssaeule  mit  trenn- 
baren  einpoligen  Elementen.  15  pp.  4to.  Munich,  1823 

The  magnetic  effect   of  the    electric   current. 

809.  Biot,    J(ean)    B(aptiste.)      (1774-1862.)      Precis    elementaire    de 

physique  experimentale.  Troisieme  edition.  2  vols.  18  plates. 
8vo.  Paris,  1824 

Manual  of  general  physics;   standard  text-book.      (First  edition  published  in 

1807). 

— See  also  633. 


CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

810.  Chappe,  (Ignaz  Urbain  Jean.)  (1760-1828.)  Histoire  de  la  tele- 
graphic. 268  pp.  24  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1824 
Description  of  the  various  mechanical  methods  employed  for  transmitting 
signals. 

Six.  Gregory,  Olinthus  Gilbert.  (1774-1841.)  Lessons,  astronomical 
and  philosophical,  being  an  attempt  to  explain  the  most  usual 
appearances  in  nature.  Sixth  edition.  xii-|-334  pp.  2  plates. 
I2mo.  London,  1824 

Brief  account  of  electricity,  lightning  and  polar  aurorae. 
— See  also  738. 

812.  Pfaff,   C(hristian)    H(einrich.)    (1773-1852.)      Der    Elektro-Mag- 

netismus,  eine  historisch  kritische  Darstellung  der  bisherigen 
Entdeckungen  auf  dem  Gebiete  desselben;  nebst  eigenthuem- 
lichen  Versuchen.  xiv-|-288  pp.  8  plates.  8vo.  Hamburg,  1824 
Critical  history  of  electro-magnetism  to  which  the  author  adds  some  experi- 
ments of  his  own. 
— See  also  1083. 

813.  Vernier,  Hippolyte.     De  la  distribution  de  1'electricite  a  la  sur- 

face des  corps  conducteurs.   (These  de  mecanique.)    16  pp.  4to. 

Paris,  1824 

Mathematic  treatment  of  the  distribution  of  electricity  on  the  surface  of  the 
conductors. 

814.  Description   d'un    appareil   electro-dynamique,   construit   par    M. 

Ampere.  24  pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  Paris,  1824 

Ampere's  table;  paper  on  electromagnetic  reactions. 

815.  Electricity   and    Magnetism.      (Preliminary    dissertations,    Diss. 

iv.  pp.  617-630.)     4to.  (London,  1824?) 

The   article    contains   biographical    and    critical    foot-notes. 

816.  Hulde  aan  de  nagedachtenis  van  Jean  Henri  van  Swinden.   x-f-122 

pp.  portr.  8vo.  Amsterdam,  1824 

The  first  part  is  a  panegyric  of  the  author  and  the  second  a  eulogy  in  verse. 
These  are  followed  by  a  list  of  van  Swinden's  works. 

817.  Bremner,  James.    Mystery  of  magnetism,  fully  discovered  by  ex- 

periments intuitively  evident,  which  admit  of  no  question.  105 
pp.  8vo.  London,  1825 

Metaphysical  rather  than  physical  treatment  of  the  subject. 

818.  De  la  Rive,  Auguste   (Arthur.)    (1801-1873.)     Recherches  sur  le 

mode  de  distribution  de  1'electricite  dynamique  dans  les  corps 
qui  lui  servent  de  conducteurs.  (Mem.  Soc.  Phys.  et  d'Hist. 
Nat.,  Vol.  3.  pp.  109-129)  4to.  Geneva,  1825 

Distribution  of  current  in  a  linear  conductor. 

— See  also  824,  902,  957,  976,  996,   1251,  1450,  1670,  1767,  1794,   1827,  2627. 

819.  Ferguson,  James.     (1710-1776.)     Lectures  on  electricity,  a  new 

edition  corrected,  with  an  appendix  by  C(harles)  F(red)  Par- 
tington.  102  pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  London,  1825 

Some  experiments  on  static  electricity  with  application  to  medical  cases. 
— See  also  429. 

290 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

820.  Gehler,  Johann  Samuel  Traugott.     (1751-1795.)      Physikalisches 

Woerterbuch.  Neu  bearbeitet  von  (Heinrich  Wilhelm) 
Brandes,  (Leopold)  Gmelin,  (Johann  Caspar)  Homer,  (Georg 
Wilhelm)  Muncke,  (Christian  Heinrich)  Pfaff,  (Joseph  Jo- 
hann) von  Littrow  und  (Ludwig)  von  Littrow.  II  vols.  in  23 
and  atlas  (278  plates,  6  maps)  8vo.  Leipzig,  1825-1845 

Dictionary  of  physical  terms. 

821.  Jackson.     Substance  of  twelve  lectures  on  select  subjects  in  nat- 

ural philosophy,  intended  to  illustrate  the  present  state  of 
science,  xviii+444  pp.  i  plate.  I2mo.  London,  1825 

General  illumination  by  means  of  vacuum  tubes,  p.   104. 

822.*  Richardot,  C(harles).  (1771-1852.)  Nouveaux  appareils  centre 
les  dangers  de  la  foudre  et  le  fleau  de  la  grele  ou  systeme 
general  des  paragreles.  Second  edition.  44  pp.  8vo. 

Paris,  1825 

Hail  being  often  accompanied  by  strong  electrical  manifestations,  lightning- 
rods   and   vertical   wires   ending   in    points   are    recommended   as   means   for 
preventing  the  formation  of  hail;  description  of  simple  forms  of  paragreles 
for  use  on   farms. 
— See  also  1105. 

823.  Magnetism.     Essay  on  magnetic  attraction.     By  P(eter)  Barlow. 

— Magnetism  (Encyclopaedia  Metropolitana) — Recherches 
sur  le  magnetisme.  By  (Simeon  Denis)  Poisson.  (Westmin- 
ster Review,  Vol.  3.  pp.  333-358)  8vo.  London,  1825 
General  magazine  review  of  the  above-named  works;  Gilbert's  De  magnete 
(see  No.  72),  Norman's  New  Attractive  (see  No.  66),  work  of  Hansteen, 
Biot  and  Barlow. 
— See  also  718,  720. 

824.  De  la  Rive,  A(uguste  Arthur).    (1801-1873.)    Recherches  sur  une 

propriete  particuliere  des  conducteurs  metalliques  de  1'elec- 
tricite.  (Mem.  Soc.  Phys.  et  d'Hist.  Nat.,  Vol.  3,  pp.  201-216) 
4to.  Geneva,  1826 

Polarization    of    electrodes. 
— See   also   818. 

825.  Pohl,  Georg  Friedrich.     (1788-1849.)     Der  Process  der  galvani- 

schen  Kette.    xxiv+43O  pp.    8vo.  Leipzig,  1826 

Nature  of  the  action  of  the  voltaic  pile;  properties  of  the  electric  current. 
— See  also  1145,  2640. 

826.  Roberts,   G(eorge.)      Catechism   of    chemistry.      Fifth    edition. 

(Pinnock's  catechisms)  72  pp.  ill.,  portr.  of  Franklin.  i6mo. 

London,  (1826?) 
— See  also  790. 

827.  Gumming,  James.     (1777-1861.)     A  manual  of  electrodynamics, 

chiefly  translated  from  the  Manuel  d'electricite  dynamique;  or 
Treatise  on  the  mutual  action  of  electric  conductor's  and  mag- 
nets of  J(ean)  F(irmin)  (Baptiste)  Demonferrand  with  notes 

291 


Die 


galvanische  Kette, 


mathematlscb    bearbcitet 


von 


Dr.    G.     S.    O  h  m. 


Mil  einem  Figurenblatte, 


Berlin,  1827, 
B  e  i    T.    fl.    R  i  e  m  a  n  ti, 


835.  OHM. 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

and  additions  comprehending  the  latest  discoveries  and  im- 
provements.    viii+291  pp.  7  plates.  8vo.  Cambridge,  1827 
The  main  feature  of  the  work  is  a  description  of  Ampere's  theory  and  ex- 
periments in  electro-dynamics.     (See  No.  797.) 
— See  also  778. 

828.  Daniell,  J(ohn)    Frederic.      (1790-1845.)      Meteorological   essays 

and  observations.    Second  edition.    viii-{-643  pp.  5  plates.  8vo. 

London,  1827 

Aurora  borealis;  new  hygrometer;  determination  of  heights  by  means  of 
barometers.  The  author  invented  the  primary  battery  which  bears  his  name. 
— See  also  955,  2704. 

829.  Davy,  (Sir)  Humphry.  (1778-1829.)     Six  discourses  delivered  be- 

fore the  Royal  Society  at  their  anniversary  meetings,  on  the 
award  of  the  Royal  and  Copley  medals;  preceded  by  an  ad- 
dress to  the  Society  on  the  progress  and  prospects  of  science. 
4to.  London,  1827 

Arago's  discoveries  in  magnetism  and  Barlow's  method  of  correcting  compass 
errors   are   dwelt  upon   by   Davy   in   his   presidential   discourse,    1825. 
— See  also  634. 

830.  Ermerins,  Jacob  Janus.  De  lege  repulsionis  electricae.  (Inaugural 

dissertation)  54  pp.  2  tables.  1.  8vo.  Leyden,  1827 

Coulomb's  law  of  electrical  repulsion. 

831.  Green,  Jacob.  (1793-1841.)     Electro-magnetism,  being  an  arrange- 

ment of  the  principal  facts  hitherto  discovered  in  that  science. 
216  pp.  pi.  i6mo.  Philadelphia,  1827 

Epitome  of  electro-magnetism;  Magnetic  telegraph  deemed  impossible  by 
Barlow,  p.  39;  rubbing  glass  of  compass  deflects  needle,  p.  104;  pyro-elec- 
tricity, p.  107;  Cumming's  experiments,  p.  125;  diurnal  variation  due  to 
thermo-electric  currents,  p.  145. 

832.  Le  Baillif,  (Alexandre  C.  M.)     (1764-1831.)     Notice  sur  la  con- 

struction du  sideroscope.  (BuH.  Sc.  Math.,  Phys.  et  Chim., 
Vol.  8,  pp.  87-95)  8vo.  Paris,  1827 

Diamagnetic  repulsion  of  bismuth,  p.  6.  The  author  recognized  in  1827 
the  diamagnetic  property  of  antimony. 

833.  Lewis,  W(illiam)  Greathead.    A  catechism  of  electricity.    46  pp. 

111.     i6mo.  London,  1827 

834.  Mitchell,  James.     (1786-1844.)     First  lines  of  science;  or,  A  com- 

prehensive and  progressive  view  of  the  leading  branches  of 
modern  scientific  discovery  and  invention,  xi+347  pp.  18 
plates.  I2mo.  London,  1827 

Two  chapters  on   electricity  and   magnetism. 
— See  also  758. 

835.  Ohm,  G(eorg)    S(imon).      (1787-1854.)      Die   galvanische   Kette, 

mathematisch  bearbeitet.  iv-j-245  pp.  pi.  8vo.  Berlin,  1827 

Memorable  work  containing  the  rationale  of  the  electric  circuit;  the  funda- 
mental differential  equation,  p.  112. 

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ELECTRICITY  AND  MAGNETISM. 


GEORGE   GREEN. 


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8353. (English    translation.)       The    galvanic    circuit    investigated 

mathematically.  (Translated  by  William  Francis.)  (Taylor's 
Scientific  Memoirs,  Vol.  II,  pp.  401-506.)  i  plate.  8vo. 

London,  1841 

835!). (French  edition.)     Theorie  mathematique  des  courants  elec- 

triques.  Traduction,  preface  et  notes  de  J.  M.  Gaugain.  202  pp. 
8vo.  Paris,  1860 

The  translation  is  preceded  by  a  critical  preface  and  by  a  sketch  of  the 
author's  life;  also  valuable  notes  by  the  translator,  himself  a  distinguished 
electrician. 

835fc. (Reprint  of  Francis  translation.)    269  pp.    i6mo. 

New  York,  1891 

This  reprint  is  accompanied  by  a  preface  and  notes  by  Mr.  Thomas  D.  Lock- 
wood. 
— See  also  1266. 

836.  Pfaff,  J(ohann)  W(ilhelm  Andreas.)     (1774-1835.)     Die  Umkeh- 

rung  der  voltaischen  Pole  durch  Herrn  Pohl,  oder  die  durch 
seine  Philosophic  geheilte  25Jaehrige  Blindheit  der  Natur- 
forscher.  138  pp.  8vo.  Nuremberg,  1827 

Theoretical  considerations  regarding  the  voltaic  pile. 
—See  also  665. 

837.  Spilsbury,  Francis  Gybbon.     Extract  from  a  memoir  on  a  pecu- 

liar connexion  which  exists  between  the  magnetism  evolved 
by  a  single  galvanic  combination,  and  the  relative  magnitude 
of  the  opposing  surfaces  of  that  combination.  (Trans.  Cam- 
bridge Philos.  Soc.,  Vol.  2,  pp.  77-83)  i  plate.  4to. 

Cambridge,  1827 

Early  thermo-electric  experiment. 

838.  Electricity.    Second  edition.    (Library  of  Useful   Knowledge)   2 

parts.    64  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1827-1828 

Comprehensive  article  on  electrostatics  by   Sir  William   Snow  Harris. 
— See  also  80 1. 

838-j-bis.  Ampere,  (Andre  Marie.)  (1775-1836.)  Note  sur  1'action  mu- 
tuelle  d'un  aimant  et  d'un  conducteur  voltaique.  (Extract, 
Ann.  Chem.  Phys.,  1828.)  29  pp.,  i  plate.  8vo.  Paris,  1828 

A    mathematical    treatment    supplementing    a    previous    consideration    of    the 
same  subject.      (See  No.  762.) 
— See  also  762. 

839.  Arnott,    Neil.      (1788-1874.)      Elements   of   physics;    or.    Natural 

philosophy,  general  and  medical  explained  independently  of 
technical  mathematics.  Third  edition.  xlviii-(-647  pp.  8vo. 

London,  1828 
Work  famous  in  its  day;  no  reference  to  electricity  or  magnetism. 

840.  Green,  George.     (1793-1841.)     An  essay    on  the    application    of 

mathematical  analysis  to  the  theories  of  electricity  and  mag- 
netism. viii-}-72  pp.  4to.  Nottingham,  1828 

Important    contribution   to    electric    and    magnetic    science;    first   use   of   the 
term  potential  function,  p.  9.     This  original  edition  is  excessively  rare. 
— See  also   1801. 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

841.  Harris,  (Sir)  W(illiam)  S(now.)     (1792-1867.)     Experimental  in- 

quiries  on   electrical    accumulation.       (Extract,    Trans.     Ply- 
mouth Institution)  53  pp.  4  plates.  4to.  Plymouth,  1828 
Electrical  condensation;  experiments  with  Leyden  batteries. 
—See  also  80 1. 

842.  Irving,  Washington.     (1783-1859.)     History  of  the  life  and  voy- 

ages of  Christoph  Columbus.  4  vols.   map.  8vo.     London,  1828 

Columbus  records  change  in  magnetic  declination  with  change  of  place, 
Vol.  I,  p.  197;  St.  Elmo's  fire,  Vol.  II,  p.  6. 

843.  La  Beaume,  (Michael.)     Du  galvanisme  applique  a  la  medecine, 

et  de  son  efficacite  dans  le  traitement  des  affections  nerveuses, 
avec  des  notes  sur  quelques  remedes  auxiliares,  traduit  de 
1'anglais  et  precede  de  remarques  et  d'observations  pratiques 
sur  le  galvanisme  par  B.  R.  Fabre-Palaprat.  xxvi+438  pp.  8vo. 

Paris,  1828 

Physiological  effects  of  the   "galvanic  fluid"  with  numerous  practical  obser- 
vations. 
— See  also  747. 

844.  Legrand,  J.  N.    Du  magnetisme  terrestre.     (Extract,  Memoire  lu 

a  1'Academie  des  Sciences)  15  pp.  i  plate.  4to.          Dijon,  1828 

The  author's  method  for  finding  the  direction  and  intensity  of  magnetic 
force  at  any  point  on  the  globe. 

845.  Partington,  Charles  Frederick.)     (? — 1857.)   Manual  of  natural 

and  experimental  philosophy,  being  the  substance  of  a  series 
of  lectures.  xxviii+4O4-|-x  pp.  ill.  4  plates.  8vo.  London,  (1828 J) 

Magnetism   and   electricity,   elementary;    Ampere's  telegraphy,   p.    332. 

846.  Ronalds,  (Sir)  Francis.    (1788-1873.)    Mechanical  perspective;  or, 

Description  and  uses  of  an  instrument  for  sketching  from 
nature,  accurately  and  of  a  machine  for  drawing  in  perspective 
architectural  and  other  subjects  from  measurements.  Second 
edition,  vii-f-36  pp.  12  plates.  8vo.  London,  1828 

Describes  two  kinds  of  perspective  tracing  instruments. 
— See  also  803. 

847.  Watkins,  Francis.   Popular  sketch  of  electro-magnetism,  or  elec- 

trodynamics and  outline  of  the  parent  sciences  electricity  and 
magnetism.  iv-|-83  pp.  3  plates.  8vo.  London,  1828 

Recently  discovered  electro-magnetic  phenomena;  effect  of  solar  rays  on 
magnets,  observations  of  Prof.  Morichini,  Mrs.  (Mary  Fairfax)  Somerville 
and  Mr.  Christie,  p.  23. 

8473. Second  edition,  revised.   76  pp.    ill.    I2mo.      London,  1856 

— See  also  2678. 

848.  Exley,  Thomas.     (? — 1855.)     Principles  of  natural  philosophy,  or, 

A  new  theory  of  physics,  founded  on  gravitation  and  applied 
in  explaining  the  general  properties  of  matter,  the  phenomena 
of  chemistry,  electricity,  galvanism,  magnetism  and  electro- 
magnetism.  xxxii-f-478  pp.  4  plates.  8vo.  London,  1829 
Elementary  treatment  of  the  subject;  aurora  borealis,  p.  344;  table  of  de- 
clination for  London  and  Paris,  p.  408;  discussion  of  same,  p.  412. 

296 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

849.  Fechner,  Gustav  Theodor.     (1801-1887.)     Lehrbuch  des  Galvanis- 

mus  und  der  Elektrochemie.  xvi-(-564  pp.  2  plates.  8vo. 

Leipzig,  1829 

Textbook  of  current  electricity.      (Vol.  III.  of  Blot's  Lehrbuch  der   Experi- 
mental Physik.) 
— See  also  859,  865,  892. 

850.  Muncke,  G(eorg)  W(ilhelm).  (1772-1847.)    Handbuch  der  Natur- 

lehre.  2  vols.  8vo.  Heidelberg,  1829-1830 

The  first  volume  treats  of  general  physics;  the  second  of  mathematical  geo- 
graphy. 
— See  also  759. 

851.  Pope,  William.  Triumphal  chariot  of  friction;  or,  A  familiar  elu- 

cidation of  the  origin  of  magnetic  attraction,  etc.  vii-f-io8  pp. 
12  plates.  4to.  London,  1829 

Description  of  the  author's  patent  dipping  needle. 

852.  Salverte,  (Anne  Joseph)  Eusebe  (Baconniere).   (1771-1839.)   Des 

sciences  occultes;  ou,  Essai  sur  la  magie,  les  prodiges  et  les 
miracles.  2  vols.  8vo.  Paris,  1829 

Vol.  II  of  this  book  on  the  wonders  of  magic  contains  references  to  the 
mariner's  compass  among  the  Chinese,  the  Greeks  and  the  Finns. 

853.  Delia  vita  del  Conte  Alessandro  Volta  patrizio  comasco.  138  pp. 

portr.  8vo.  Como,  1829 

Life  and  work  of  Volta. 

854.  Macvicar,  J(ohn)  G(ibson).    (1800-1884.)    Elements  of  the  econ- 

omy of  nature;  or,  The  principles  of  physics,  chemistry  and 
philosophy  founded  on  the  recently  discovered  phenomena  of 
light,  electro-magnetism  and  atomic  chemistry.  xxiv-|-63i  pp. 
3  plates.  8vo.  Edinburgh,  1830 

A  chapter  on  "matter"  and  another  on  the  "radiant  medium". 

855.  Murphy,  P(atrick.)     (? — 1847.)     Rudiments  of  the  primary  forces 

of  gravity,  magnetism,  and  electricity,  in  their  agency  on  the 
heavenly  bodies,  xlviii+513  pp.  8vo  London,  1830 

856.  Murray,  John.     (i786?-i8si.)     Treatise  on  atmospherical   elec- 

tricity; including  lightning  rods,  and  paragreles.  149  pp.  I 
plate.  8vo.  London,  1830 

Historical  sketch,  lightning  conductors;  precautions  for  personal  safety; 
lambent  (electric)  flames,  p.  38;  meteorites,  p.  44;  electric  discharges  and 
volcanic  eruptions;  ascent  of  the  spider,  p.  74. 

8563. Nouveau    manuel    complet    de     1'electricite    atmospherique. 

Translated  by  A(natole)  Riffault.  (Manuels-Roret.)  vi+264 
pp.  3  plates.  i6mo.  Paris,  (,1874) 

Treatise  on  atmospheric  electricity  to  which  are  added  notes  on  dew,  hail  and 
lightning-rods. 
— See  also  880. 

857.  Perrot,  A.  M.    (1795-?.)    La  conquete  d'Alger;  ou  Relation  de  la 

Campagne  d'Afrique,  comprenant  les  motifs  de  la  guerre,  les 
details  des  preparatifs  de  1'expedition  et  des  evenements  qui 
ont  precede  le  debarquement,  la  composition  de  1'armee  de 
terre  et  de  1'armee  navale,  les  noms  des  officiers  superieurs  et 


1—20 


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DE    ROBESPIERRE.  167 

dant  pats  un  mot  a  la  question  ,  la  jugerent  romme 
anraient  fait  les  juges  du  quinzieme  siecle,  et  con- 
damnerent  M.  de  Vissery  a  demolir  la  fleche  ma- 
lencontreuse.  M.  de  Vissery  ne  se  tint  pas  pour 
battu  ;  il  vint  me  consulter,  et  je  1'engageai  forte- 
ment  a  se  pourvoir,.par  appel ,  pour  faire  refor- 
mer ce  ridicule  jugement.  Je  fus  charge  de  le  de- 
fendre  devant  le  conseil  superieur.  Comme  il  s'a- 
gissait  d'une  these  qui  occupait  alors  tons  ies 
esprits ,  je  voulus  appeler  sur  la  cause  1'attention 
publique  ,  persuade  que  mes  juges  hesiteraient  a 
heurter  de  front  1'opinion  qui  commencait  deja  a 
etre  une  puissance  ,  quelque  velleite  qu'ils  eprou- 
vassent  desuivrerornierede  la  routine.  Je  publiai 
un  memoire  que  je  fis  repandre  avec  profusion  a 
Arras  el  a  Paris.  J'y  Iraitai  la  question  legale ;  mais 
surtout  ,  ce  qui  etait  une  innovation  dans  notre 
barreau  de  province  ,  je  m'occupai  de  la  question 
physique  que  j'examinai  sous  toutes  ses  faces.  Mon 
roemoire  fut  gorjte  et  me-valut  des  lettres  flatteu- 
ses  de  la  part  des  hommes  les  plus  dislingues  dans 
les  sciences.  Des-lors  ma  cause  futgagnee  ,  et  le 
succes  de  1'audience  me  devint  facile.  Par  son  arret 
du  3 1  mai  17 83,  la  Cour  reforma  le  jugement  des 
echevins  de  Saint-Omer,  et  permit  a  M.  de  Vissery 
de  retablir  son  paratonnerre. 

Cetle  affaire  acheva  ma  reputation ,  et  1'etendit 
meme  hors  des  limites  de  ma  ville  natale  ;  le  car- 

858.  ROBESPIERRE. 


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un  precis  des  operations  militaires,  d'apres  les  documents  offi- 
ciels  et  particuliers,  recueillis  et  mis  en  ordre  par  A.  M.  Per- 
rot.  vii+145  pp.  maps.  8vo.  Paris,  1830 

Account  of  the  conquest  of  Algiers  by  the  French  in  1820. 

858.  Robespierre,  Maxmilien  (Marie  Isidore  de.)     (1758-1794.)     Me- 

moires  authentiques.     2  vols.     portr.     I2mo.       Brussels,  1830 

Interesting  defense  Vol.  i,  p.  167,  of  the  lightning-rod  by  the  French  re- 
volutionist. When  a  young  lawyer  he  successfully  defended  a  client  who 
had  been  prosecuted  for  erecting  a  lightning-rod  on  his  house,  the  charge 
being  that  the  act  was  irreligious.  The  University  of  Pennsylvania  has  a 
letter  from  Robespierre  to  Franklin  transmitting  a  copy  of  the  plea.  While 
apocryphal,  this  work  (written  by  C.  Reybaud)  is  reliable  in  its  statements. 

859.  Fechner,    Gustav    Theodor.      (1801-1887.)       Massbestimmungen 

ueber  die  galvanische  Kette.    xii+26o  pp.    I  plate.    8vo. 

Leipzig,  1831 

Inquiry  into  the  nature  and  measurement  of  the  electric  current  with  num- 
erous examples. 
— See  also  849. 

860.  Hansteen,  (Christopher.)  (1784-1873.)    Ueber  die  magnetische  In- 

tensitaet  der  Erde.  (Astronomische  Nachrichten,  Vol.  9,  pp. 
303-315)  i  map.  4to.  Altona,  1831 

Short  paper  on  the  magnetic  intensity  of  the  earth  with  remarks  on  methods 
of  determining  it,  accompanied  by  chart  of  isodynamic  lines. 
— See  also  756. 

861.  Paris,  John  Ayrton.     (1785-1856.)     Life  of  Sir  Humphry  Davy. 

xv-j-547  pp.  portr.  4to.  London,  1831 

Account  of   Davy's  Bakerian  lectures  and  electrical  work. 

862.  Riess,  P(eter)  Th(eophil).    (1804-1883.)    De  telluris  magnetismi 

mutationibus  et  diurnis  et  menstruis.  62  pp.  i  plate.  4to.  (In- 
augural dissertation.)  Berlin,  1831 
This  thesis   discusses   the   daily  and   monthly  variations   of  the  earth's  total 
(magnetic)   force  and  seeks  to  determine  the  cause. 
— See  also  1130,  1783,  2000,  2168,  3250. 

863.  West,   Francis.     (1810-1868.)     The   electrician's  guide;   being  a 

brief  outline  of  the  science  of  electricity.  38  pp.  2  plates. 
i6mo.  London,  1831 

Note  on  the  progress  of  medical  electricity. 

864.  Belli,  Giuseppe.     (1791-1860.)     Riflessioni  sulla  legge  dell  'attra- 

zione  molecolare.    23  pp.  4to.  Padova,  1832 

The  laws  of  molecular  not  the  same   as  that  of  molar  attraction;   Laplace 

criticized. 

— See  also  899,  916,  3049. 

865.  Fechner,  Gustav  Theodor.   (1801-1887.)    Repertorium  der  Experi- 

mentalphysik  enthaltend  eine  Zusammenstellung  der  neueren 
Fortschritte  dieser  Wissenschaft.  (Als  Supplement  zu  neueren 
Lehr-  und  Woerterbuechern  der  Physik.)  3  vols.  10  plates. 
8vo.  Leipzig,  1832 

Extensive   treatment  of   electricity  and   magnetism   with   bibliography   of  the 

subject. 

— See  also  849. 

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300 


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866.  Julia-Fontenelle,  Jean  Sebastian  Eugene  de.    (1790-1842.)    Manuel 

de  physique  amusante;  ou  nouvelles  recreations  physiques.  4. 
edition.  460  pp.  pi.  i6mo.  Paris,  1832 

Recreative   experiments   in   physics. 

867.  Gauss,   Karl   Friedrich.      (1777-1855.)    Intensitas   vis   magneticae 

terrestris  ad  mensuram  absolutam  revocata.     (Comment.  Soc. 

Sc.  Goettingen,  Vol.  8,  pp.  3-44)  4to.  Gottingen,  1832 

Classical  memoir  on  the  measurement  of  magnetic   force;   a  translation  will 
be  found  in  Taylor's  Scientific  Memoirs. 
— See  also  905,  920. 

868.  La  Beaume,  (Michael.)     On  the  portable  sudatory;  or  Hot-air- 

baths;  with  cases  illustrative  of  its  medical  powers  in  various 
disorders,  and  its  great  utility  in  cholera  morbus,  with  direc- 
tions for  its  administration,  together  with  remarks  on  the  ap- 
plicability of  galvanism  in  the  first  stage  of  that  disease.  Sec- 
ond edition.  84  pp.  I  plate.  I2mo.  London,  1832 
Galvanism,  "an  elixer  of  life." 
— See  also  747. 

869.  Majocchi,  (Giovanni  Alessandro.)     (?-:854.)     Sulle  correnti  mag- 

neto-elettriche  e  sulla  calamita  elettrica,  lettera  scritta  al  Prof. 
Cav.  Carlini.  19  pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  Milan,  1832 

Remarks   on    Faraday's   discovery   of   magneto-electric   currents. 

870.  Pollock,  Thomas.     Attempt  to   explain  the  phenomena  of  heat, 

electricity,  galvanism,  magnetism,  gravitation  and  light  on  the 
assumption  of  one  cause,  or  universal  principle.  xi-|-i58  pp. 
8vo.  London,  1832 

"Electricity   is   defined   as   the   effect   of   the   accumulation   of   the   universal 
principle  on  the  surfaces  of  bodies,  or  its  abstraction  from  them." 
— See  also  1181,  2731. 

871.  Roget,  P(eter)   M(ark.)     (1779-1869.)     Treatises    on    electricity, 

galvanism  and  electro-magnetism.  vii+64-f32+96-f99  pp.  ill. 
8vo.  London,  1832 

Local  attraction,  p.  61;  magnetic  intensity  at  different  heights  from  ground, 
p.  87;  magnetic  influence  of  light,  p.  97.     By  the  author  of  the  well-known 
Roget's  Thesaurus. 
— See  also  873,  2611. 

872.  Schelling,    Fr(iedrich)    W(ilhelm)    J(oseph)    von.      (1775-1854.) 

Ueber  Faraday's  neueste  Entdeckung.     31   pp.     8vo. 

Munich,  1832 
Discourse  on  Faraday's  discovery  of  magneto-electricity. 

873.  Natural  philosophy,  with  an  explanation  of  scientific  terms,  and 

index.  (Library  of  Useful  Knowledge,  Vol.  2).  lxiv-f-528  pp. 
ill.  pi.  8vo.  London,  1832 

The  parts  on  electricity  and  magnetism   (Sections  5-8),  were  written  by  Dr. 
Peter  Mark  Roget. 
— See  also  871. 

874.  The  Spectator.    xiv-fgiS  pp.    pi.   8vo.     (Reprint,  1711.) 

London,  1832 

Strada's  sympathetic  needles  and  allusion  to  magnetic  telegraphy,  p.  345. 
(See  No.  90.) 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

8743. 2  pp.     (MS.  copy  of  the  article  on  Strada's  needles.)     Folio. 

London,  1877 

875.  Gorton,  John.     (     ?  -1835.)     General  biographical  dictionary.    3 

vols.     8vo.  London,  1833 

Short  sketches  of  noted   electricians. 

876.  Lardner,  Dionysius.  (1793-1859.)    Treatise  on  heat.     (The  Cabinet 

Encyclopaedia)   viii-f429  pp.   I2mo.  London,  1833 

Electrification     a  source  of  heat,  p.   382. 

— See  also    1062,    1236,    1286,    1323,    1395,    1681,    1915. 

877.  Lenz,  (Heinrich)   F(riedrich)   E(mil).     (1804-1865.)     Ueber  die 

Leitungsfaehigkeit  der  Metalle  fuer  die  Elektricitaet  bei  ver- 
schiedenen  Temperaturen.  (Mem.  Acad.  Sc.  Ser.  II.,  Vol.  2, 
pp.  631-656.)  4to.  St.  Petersburg,  1833 

Variation  of  electric  conductivity  with  temperature. 
— See  also  937. 

878.  Metcalf,  Samuel  L.  (also  Metcalfe).     (1798-1856.)     New  theory 

of  terrestrial  magnetism.  (Read  before  The  New  York  Ly- 
ceum of  Natural  History.)  158  pp.  8vo.  New  York,  1833 
The  theory  is  that  "Caloric"  is  the  cause  of  atmospheric  electricity,  gravi- 
tation, magnetic  polarity  etc. 

879.  Murphy,   R(obert.)      (1806-1843.)      Elementary  principles   of  the 

theories  of  electricity,  heat  and  molecular  actions.  Part  I.  On 
electricity,  vi+145  pp.  8vo.  Cambridge,  1833 

Mathematical  treatment  of  some  phenomena  in  static  and  dynamic  electricity. 

880.  Murray,  John.      (i786?-i85i.)      Description   of   a   new   lightning 

conductor  and  observations  on  the  phenomena  of  the  thunder- 
storm.    63  pp.     I  plate.     8vo.  London,  1833 
Classification  of  storms;  effects  of  lightning,  p.  22;  ships  struck,  p.  43. 
See  also  856. 

881.  Book  of  science  laid  open;  or,  Recreations  in  natural  philosophy. 

iv-|-48o  pp.  i  plate.  I2mo.  London,  1833 

Twenty  pages  on  the  elements  of  static  and  current  electricity. 

882.  Becquerel,  (Antoine  Cesar).     (1788-1878.)     Traite  experimental 

de  1'electricite  et  du  magnetisme  et  de  leurs  rapports  avec  les 
phenomenes  naturels.  6  vols.  in  8  and  atlas.  8vo. 

Paris,  1834-1840 

Comprehensive   treatise   on   electricity   and   magnetism,    theoretical,   practical 
and  historical.     Vol.   i   deals  with  the  history  of  the  subject;   Vol.  VI,  Part 
2,  is  devoted  to  terrestrial  magnetism.     The  first  thorough  treatise  on  modern 
electricity. 
— See  also  1093,  1112,   1310,  1406,  2564. 

883.  Cunningham,  P(eter.)  On  the  motions  of  the  earth  and  heavenly 

bodies  as  explainable  by  electro-magnetic  attraction  and  re- 
pulsion and  on  the  conception,  growth,  and  decay  of  man, 
and  cause  and  treatment  of  his  diseases,  as  referable  to  gal- 
vanic action.  xii+iii-f-28i  pp.  8vo.  London,  1834 

An  effort  is  made  to  explain  the  motion  of  the  heavenly  bodies  on  the  sup- 
position that  they  consist  of  electro-magnetic  matter;  magnetic  action  of  ultra- 
violet light,  p.  3. 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

884.  Enschede,  Wilhelm  Adrian.     De  calore  qui  excitatur  electricitate 

quam  annuente  summo  numine.  (Inaugural  dissertation)  77 
pp.  4to.  Leyden,  1834 

Thesis  on  the  heat  due  to  electric  discharge. 

885.  Higgins,  W(illiam)    Mullinger.     Alphabet  of  electricity  for  the 

use  of  beginners.  viii+ii6  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  London,  1834 

Interesting    from    its    historical    references.      The    author    neglects    electro- 
magnetism,  the  work  of  Oersted,  Arago  and  Faraday  receiving  no  notice. 
— See  also  722. 

886.  Klaproth,  J(ulius.)     (1783-1835.)     Lettre  a  M.  le  Baron  A.   de 

Humboldt,  sur  1'invention  de  la  boussole.  138  pp.  3  plates.  8vo. 

Paris,  1834 

Important  contribution  to  the  history  of  the  magnetic  compass  on  land  and 
sea. 

887.  Nobili,  Leopoldo.  (1784-1835.)  Memorie  ed  osservazioni  colla  des- 

crizione  ed  analisi  de'suoi  apparati  ed  instrumenti.  2  vols.  16 
plates.  8vo.  Florence,  1834 

Researches  on  electrical  phenomena. 
— See  also  943. 

888.  Poppe,  J(ohann)   H(einrich)   M(oritz.)     (1776-1854.)     Die  Tele- 

graphen  und  Eisenbahnen  im  ganzen  Umfange;  ihr  Nutzen, 
ihre  verschiedenen  Arten  and  die  damit  bis  auf  die  neueste  Zeit 
vorgenommenen  neuen  Einrichtungen  und  Verbesserungen.  vi 
+162  pp.  6  plates.  I2mo.  Stuttgart,  1834 

Bibliography  of  the  telegraph;  electric  telegraph  for  railroad  purposes. 

889.  Powell,  Baden.     (1796-1860.)     History  of  natural  philosophy  from 

the  earliest  periods  to  the  present  time.  (Lardner's  Cabinet 
Cyclopaedia)  xvi-f-396  pp.  I2tno.  London,  1834 

No  reference  to  electricity  or  magnetism. 

890.  Somerville,    (Mrs.)    Mary   (Fairfax.)      (1780-1872.)    On   the  con- 

nexion of  the  physical  sciences.  458  pp.  I2mo. 

London,  1834 

This  well-known  work  contains  chapters  on  electricity,  magnetism  and 
currents  due  to  rotation;  supposed  magnetic  effect  of  violet  light. 

8goa. Eighth  edition,     xvi-f-524  pp.  ill.  5  plates.  I2mo. 

London,  1849 
— See  also  2613. 

891.  Barlow,  James.  A  new  theory,  accounting  for  the  dip  of  the  mag- 

netic needle,  being  an  analysis  of  terrestrial  magnetism,  with 
a  solution  of  the  lines  of  variation  and  no  variation,  and  an  ex- 
planation of  the  nature  of  a  magnet.  xxvii-j-i83  pp.  I  map,  I 
plate.  8vo.  New  York,  1835 

The  theory  here   advanced  is  that  "caloric"  is  the  cause  of  polarity. 

892.  Fechner,  Gustav  Theodor.     (1801-1887.)     De  nova  methodo  mag- 

netismum  explorandi,  qui  per  actionem  galvanicam  in  ferro 
ductili  excitatur.  (Inaugural  dissertation)  25  pp.  4to. 

Leipzig,  1835 

Magnetism  induced  in  needles  by  the  passage  of  a  current  through 
a  surrounding  coil. 

303 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

893. De  variis  intensitatem  vis  galvanicae  metiendi  methodis.     (In- 
augural dissertation.)    32  pp.    4to.  Leipzig,  1835 
The   three   methods   given   for   measuring   magnetic    force   are   by   deflection, 
torsion,   and  oscillation. 
— See  also  849. 

894.  Gherardi,  Silvestro.     (1802-1879.)     De  quadam  appendice  ad  gal- 

vanometrum  multiplicans,  et  de  ejus  usu  in  profluviis  variis 
ac  praecipue  Faradayeis  expendendis.  (Extract,  Act.  Acad. 
Scient.  Instit.  Bonon.  Vol.  3)  42  pp.  4to.  Bologna,  1835 

Dissertation  on  the  use  of  the  galvanometer  for  comparison  of  currents  of 
various  orign  i.  e.  thermo-electric,  voltaic,   magneto-electric. 
— See  also  929,  1571,  1595,  1720,  1742,  1798,  1831,  1865,  1976,  3130. 

895.  Hare,  Robert.  (1781-1858.)    A  brief  exposition  of  the  science  of 

mechanical  electricity.    48  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Philadelphia,  1835 

Elementary  electrostatic  phenomena. 
— See  also  683. 

896.  Leigh,  John  Jr.     Directions  for  insuring  personal  safety  during 

storms  of  thunder  and  lightning  and  for  the  right  application 
of  conductors  to  houses  and  other  buildings.  41  pp.  8vo. 

London,  1835 

General  recommendations  derived  from  the  writings  of  Sir  William  Snow 
Harris. 

897.  Ross,  (Sir)  John.     (1777-1856.)     Narrative  of  a  second  voyage  in 

search  of  a   North-West   passage  and  of  a   residence   in   the 

Arctic   regions   during   the   years    1829,    1830,    1831,    1832,    1833. 

xxxiii-|-740  pp.  map.  pi.  4to.  London,  1835 

Remarks  on  magnetic  dip,  pp.   117,   118,   131,  381;  table  of  dip  observations, 

p.   566;   north   magnetic   pole,   p.   556;   location  of   pole,    p.   567;    aurorae,   p. 

223. 

— See  also  2714. 

898.  Whewell,  W(illiam.)      (1794-1866.)      Report   on   the   recent   pro- 

gress and  present  condition  of  the  mathematical  theories  of 
electricity,  magnetism  and  heat.  34  pp.  8vo.  London,  1835 

The  electrical   work  of  Aepinus,   Coulomb  and  Poisson.      Fourier's   differen- 
tial equation;  also  critical  remarks  on  the  "fluid"  theory  of  electricity. 
— See  also  927,   1814. 

899.  Belli,  G(iuseppe.)     (1791-1860.)     Sul  dissiparsi  piu  facilmente  nell' 

aria  comune  1'elettricita  negativa  che  non  la  positiva.  (Biblio- 
teca  Italiana,  Vol.  81.  pp.  189-193)  8vo.  Milan,  1836 

Note   on   the   electric   properties   of   pointed   conductors. 
— See   also   864. 

900.  Brande,  William  Thomas.    (1788-1866.)    A  manual  of  chemistry. 

Fourth  edition,  xx+1317  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1836 

One    chapter    of    100    pages    by    the    eminent    chemist    on    general    electrical 

phenomena. 

— See  also  2516. 

901.  Davy,  Edward.     (1806-1885.)     An  experimental  guide  to  chem- 

istry.    iv-p-98  pp.     i  plate.     I2mo.  London,  1836 

Presentation  copy,  with  letter,  from  Henry  Davy,  uncle  of  the  author. 
— See  also  4988. 

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902.  De  la  Rive,  Auguste  (Arthur.)      (1801-1873.)     Recherches  sur  la 

cause  de  1'electricite  voltaique.   174  pp.   I  plate.  4to. 

Geneva,  1836 

Denies  the  contact  and  defends  the  chemical  theory  of  the  voltaic  cell. 
— See  also  818. 

903.  Despretz,   C(esar   Mensuete).      (1792-1863.)      Traite   elementaire 

de  physique.     4.  edition.  xvi-fpiS  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1836 

Work  on  general  physics,  especially  electricity  and  magnetism. 
— See  also  1155,  2898. 

904.  Eisenlohr,  W(ilhelm.)      (1799-1872.)     Lehrbuch  der  Physik  zum 

Gebrauche  bei  Vorlesungen  und  beim  Unterricht.  viii-(-448  pp. 
8  plates.  8vo.  Mannheim,  1836 

Work  on  general  physics  written  while  the  author  was  Professor  in  the 
Polytechnische  Schule,  Karlsruhe. 

9043. Third  edition.     vi-|-664  pp.     10  plates.    8vo. 

Mannheim,  1841 
— See  also  1672. 

905.  Gauss,    (Karl    Friedrich.)       (1777-1855.)       Erdmagnetismus    und 

Magnetometer.     (Schumacher's  Jahrbuch,  1836,  pp.  1-47)  I2mo. 

Stuttgart,  1836 
On  terrestrial   magnetism. 
— See  also  867. 

906.  Hare,  R(obert).     (1781-1858.)     An  examination  of  the   question 

whether  the  discordancy  between  the  characteristics  of  me- 
chanical electricity  and  the  galvanic  or  voltaic  fluid,  can  arise 
from  difference  of  intensity  and  quantity.  II  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

Philadelphia,  1836 

"Heat,  light  and  electricity  are  all  concomitant  products  of  electro-chemical 
reaction,"   p.   u.     The  author  was  a  distinguished  American   chemist. 
—See  also  683. 

907.  Jacobi,  M(oritz)  H(ermann)  von.  (1801-1874.)  On  the  application 

of  electro-magnetism  to  the  movement  of  machines.  (?  pp. 
503-554)  I  plate.  8vo.  (London,  1836?) 

Jacobi's  electromagnetic  motor  with  diagrams;   paper  of  historic  interest. 

9073. (French  translation.)      (Biblioth.   Univers.    [Suppl.]    Geneve, 

N.  S.  Vol.  47,  pp.  233-344.)    8vo.  Geneva,  1843 

— See  also  933,  938,  982,  1046,  1362,  1394,  1837. 

908.  Karsten,  K(arl)  J(ohann)  B(ernhard.)     (1782-1853.)     Ueber  Con- 

tact Elektricitaet.  150  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  Berlin,  1836 

Lengthy    paper   on    the    "contact"    theory. 

909.  Lame,  G(abriel.)     (1795-1870.)  Cours  de  physique  de  1'ecole  poly- 

technique.    2  vols.  15  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1836-1837 

Vol.  II  contains  a  resume  of  the  lectures  on  electricity  and  magnetism. 

9093. (German    translation.)    Lehrbuch    der    Physik    fuer   hoehere 

polytechnische  Lehranstalt.  Deutsch  bearbeitet  und  mit  noe- 
thigen  Zusaetzen  versehen  von  C.  H.  Schnuse.  Vol.  III.  Elek- 
tricitaet— Magnetismus — Elektrodynamik.  (Physikalische  Ar- 
beiten.)  7  plates.  8vo.  Darmstadt,  1841 

305 


306 


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910.  Michel,  Francisque  (Xavier).    (1809-1887.)    Lais  inedits  des  XII« 

et  XHIe  siecles,  public  pour  la  premiere  fois.   v+154  pp.  I2mo. 

Paris,  1836 

In  the  preface  will  be  found  a  metrical  composition  of  the  Xlllth  century 
on  the  mariner's  compass. 

911.  Mueller,  Johann  (Heinrich  Jakob.)     (1809-1875.)    Kurze  Darstel- 

lung  des  Galvanismus.  Nach  Turner  mit  Benutzung  der  Ori- 
ginal-Abhandlungen  Faraday's  bearbeitet.  Mit  einem  Vorwort 
von  J.  Liebig.  vi-(-ioi  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Darmstadt,  1836 

Analysis  of  the  discoveries  of  Ampere  and   Faraday;  general  phenomena  of 
the  electric  current;  theory  of  the  voltaic  cell. 
— See  also   1119. 

912.  Pouillet,  Claude  Servais  Mathias.    (1791-1868.)    Elements  de  phy- 

sique experimentale  et  de  meteorologie.  Second  edition.  572 
pp.  32  plates,  i  map.  8vo.  Brussels,  1836 

This  is  the  second  edition  of  a  standard  work  on  physics;  it  contains  a  chart 
showing   the   position   of  the  magnetic   equator  as   determined   from  the   ob- 
servations of  Duperrey,   1822-1825. 
— See  also  1908,  3469. 

913.  Rijke,  P(ieter)   L(eonhard.)      (1812-1901.)     De  origine  electrici- 

tatis  voltaicae.    81  pp.   4to.    (Inaugural  dissertation.) 

Maastricht,  1836 

Dissertation  on  the  theory  of  the  voltaic  cell. 
— See  also  3202. 

914.  Weber,  Eduard  (Friedrich.)    (1806-1871.)     Quaestiones  physiolo- 

gicae  de  phenomenis  galvano-magneticis  in  corpore  humano 
observatis.  26  pp.  4to.  (Inaugural  dissertation.)  Halle,  1836 
The  electric  resistance  of  the  human  body  and  kindred  subjects. 

915.  Arago,  (Dominique  Francois  Jean.)    (1786-1853.)    Notices  scien- 

tifiques  sur  le  tonnerre.  (Annuaire  pour  1'an  1838,  pp.  221-632.) 
I2mo.  Paris,  1837 

This  is  the  author's  celebrated  monograph  on  lightning  and  thunder. 
— See  also  1309,  2444,  2671. 

916.  Belli,  Giuseppe.  (1791-1860.)     Sulla  dispersione  delle  due  elettri- 

cita  e  sui  residui  delle  scariche  delle  bocce  di  Leida.  27  pp.  i 
plate.  8vo.  (Milan,  1837) 

Experiments  with  Leyden  jars;  loss  of  charge. 
— See   also   864. 

917.  Braham,  John.     Outlines  of  the  science  of  magnetism,  electro- 

magnetism,  voltaic,  thermo,  and  magneto-electricity.  56  pp. 
i  plate.  I2mo.  Bristol,  1837 

"There  is  little  doubt  it  (the  magneto-electric  spark)  will  ultimately  be  used 
in  the  place  of  gas  in  illuminating  our  streets  and  houses",  p.  5. 

918.  Desains,  E(douard  Francois.)     (1812-1865.)     These  de  physique 

sur  la  mesure  des  courants  electriques.    22  pp.    i  plate.  4to. 

Paris,  1837 

Galvanometric  measurement  of  currents. 
307 


the  Gases,  and  Sir  H.  Davey's  discovery  of 
Chlorine  and  its  application,  have  enabled  the 
linens  manufactured  in  this  country  to  be  readily 
bleached,  which  were  formerly  sent  to  Holland, 
and  to 'attain  a  perfect  whiteness  took  many 
months,  and  in  some  instances  a  year,  which  is 
now  done  in  a  few  hours  t  Wedgewood's  inven- 
tions and  improvements  in  Pottery,  which  have 
made  the  articles  admired  and  in  demand 
throup-hoirj  the  world,  giving  employment  to 
thousands,  have  all  ^arisen  from  a  simple  experi- 
ment; and  the  late  discoveries  of  Professor 
Faraday  and  other  eminent  men,  have  struck 
out  a  new  path  of  enquiry.  The  suggestion  of 
Professor  Hare  in  the  use  of  the  Galvanic  Spark, 
for  igniting  powder  in  blasting  rock§,  will 
no  doubt,  on  being  more  generally  known,  pre- 
vent the  sacrifice  of  human  life.  It  also  may  be 
noticed,  that  rapid  communication  could  be 
effected  by  the  Magneto-electric  Spark,  and  will 
in  all  probability  be  so  used  as  the  science 
is  more  studied  ;  and  as  the  spark  is  so 
constant,  there  is  little  doubt,  it  win  ultimately 
be  used  in  the  place  of  gas  in  illuminating  our 
streets  and  houses. 

This  science,  so  pleasing  and  so  readily  under- 
stood, must  afford  great  pleasure  to  the  enquirer; 

917.  BRAHAM. 


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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

919.  Fotheringhame,  Thomas.  Directions  for  ascertaining  and  coun- 

teracting the  local  attraction  of  the  mariner's  compass,  by  day, 
and  by  night,  on  board  all  vessels,  steamers  included,  at  sea, 
or  in  a  roadstead,  and  on  land,  with  cases,  to  which  is  added, 
a  few  practical  hints  on  the  variation  of  the  compass,  and 
the  utility  of  the  lead  and  charts.  xiv-j-6o  pp.  4to. 

London,  1837 

Special  remarks  on  the  experiments  and  rules  of  Captain  Flinders. 

920.  Gauss,  Karl  Friedrich  (1777-1855)  and  (Wilhelm  Eduard)  Weber 

(1804-1891.)  Resultate  aus  den  Beobachtungen  des  Magneti- 
schen  Vereins  1836-1837. — Atlas  des  Erdmagnetismus  nach  den 
Elementen  der  Theorie  entworfen,  Supplement  zu  den  Resul- 
taten  aus  den  Beobachtungen  des  Magnetischen  Vereins  unter 
Mitwirkung  von  C.  W.  B.  Goldschmidt.  2  vols.+iv+36  pp. 
8vo.  and  4to.  Leipzig,  1837-1840 

Magnetic   observations;   declination   at   Goettingen,   magnetism   of  the   earth 
in  absolute  measure;  variation  of  magnetic  declination.     Notes  on  the  mag- 
netic poles,  the  axes  and  magnetic  moment  of  the  earth;  charts  showing  the 
isomagnetic  lines. 
— See  also  867,  mo. 

921.  Hales,  Charles.    The  theory  of  electric  repulsion  examined,  in  a 

series  of  experiments  on  certain  properties  attributable  to  the 
elements  which  constitute  electric  excitation,  adduced  princi- 
pally to  show  the  non-existence  of  repulsion.  22  pp.  I  plate. 
8vo.  London,  1837 

922.  Kenwood,  W(illiam)  J(ory).   (1805-1875.)    Memoire  sur  les  cour- 

ants  electriques  observes  dans  les  filons  de  Cornouailles. 
(Ann.  Mines,  vol.  II,  pp.  585-604.)  8vo.  Paris,  1837 

Earth-currents  considered  as  due  to  differences  of  temperature. 

923.  La  Beaume,  (Michael.  )  Facts  and  observations  on  the  extraordi- 

nary efficacy  of  galvanism  in  the  cure  of  nervous,  bilious  and 
other  constitutional  and  local  diseases.  178  pp.  I2mo. 

London,  1837 

List  of  cures  effected  by  "galvanism"? 
— See  also   747. 

924.  Leithead,  William.  Electricity;  its  nature,  operation,  and  impor- 

tance in  the  phenomena  of  the  universe,  xiv-j-399  pp.  ill.  I2mo. 

London,  1837 

Popular  exposition  of  the  subject;  effects  of  electricity  on  animals  and 
vegetables,  p.  102;  animal  electricity,  p.  128;  electro-physiology,  p.  300; 
epidemics  and  electricity,  p.  331. 

925.  Sturgeon,  William.  (1783-1850.)  Experimental  and  theoretical  re- 

searches in  electricity.  I.  Memoir.  (Electric  Soc.  Trans., 
1837,  pp.  17-44+79-96.)  42  pp.  i  plate.  4to.  London,  1837 

Atmospheric  electricity;  electrical  theories  discussed. 
— See  also  1032,  1054,  1190,  2945. 

926.  Webster,    Thomas.    (1772-1844.)      Elements    of   physics.    xii+4OO 

pp.  I2mo.  London,  1837 

Chapters  on  electricity  and  magnetism,  popularly  explained. 

309 


CATALOGUE  OF  WHEELER  GIFT 

927.  Whewell,  William.    (1794-1866.)    History  of  the  inductive  sciences 

from  the  earliest  to  the  present  times.  3  vols.  8vo. 

London,  1837 

First  edition  of  this  great  work  on  the  history  and  philosophy  of  the  phy- 
sical  sciences. 
— See  also  898. 

928.  Bachhoffner,  George  H(enry).    (1810-1879.)    Popular  treatise  on 

voltaic  electricity  and  electro-magnetism.  35  pp.  i  plate.  8vo. 

London,  1838 

Sturgeon's  experiments  in  electro-magnetism. 

929.  Gherardi,  Silvestro.  (1802-1879.)  Delia  misura  delle  correnti  Fara- 

diane  del  loro  confronto  reciproco  colle  correnti  elettriche 
d'altra  origine,  mediante  il  comune  galvanometro  fornito  di 
particolare  appendice.  38  pp.  8vo.  Bologna,  1838 

Galvanometer   comparisons    between    magnets   and   battery   currents. 

930. Relazione  ragionata  sui  fatti  e  le  cognizioni  piu  vere,  o  in- 

teressanti  che  si  possedevano  intorno  alia  singolare  virtu  dei 
pesci  elettrici  prima  della  scoperta  del  galvanismo  e  della  pila 
voltiana.  66  pp.  8vo.  Bologna,  1838 

Discussion   of  Walsh's  researches  on  the  torpedo    (electric  fish).      See   Phil. 
Trans.   1773. 
— See  also  894. 

931.  Griffin,  John  Joseph.   (1802-1877.)   Chemical  recreations;  a  com- 

pendium of  experimental  chemistry.  Eighth  edition.  Part 
I.  ill.  I2mo.  Glasgow,  1838 

932.  Higgins,  W(illiam)    Mullinger.     The   experimental   philosopher. 

viii-f  488  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  London,  1838 

Two  hundred  pages  devoted  to  the  laws  and  phenomena  of  magnetism  and 

electricity. 

— See  also  722. 

933.  Jacobi,  (Moritz  Hermann)  von.   (1801-1874.)    Lettre  de  M.  Jacobi 

a  M.  Fuss  (Bull.  Scient.  L'Acad.  Sc.  St.  Petersbourg,  Vol.  III.) 
5  pp.  8vo.  St.  Petersburg,  (1838?) 

The  time  element  in  the  establishment  of  the  electric  current  considered. 

934. Ueber  den  galvanischen  Funken.  (Bull.  Scient.  Acad.  Sc.  St. 

Petersbourg,  Vol.  IV,  pp.  102-106.)   8vo.       St.  Petersburg,  1838 

Spark   due   to    the   extra-current. 

935.—  — Ueber  die  Inductions-Phenomene  beim  Oeffnen  und  Schlies- 
sen  einer  Volta'schen  Kette.  (Ann.  Phys.  Chem.  Vol.  45,  pp. 
132-148.)  8vo.  Berlin,  1838 

Phenomena  of  the  extra-current.      [Autograph  copy,  dedicated  to  Professor 
Moser.] 
— See  also  907. 

936.  Kyan,  John  Howard.  (1775-1850.)  On  the  elements  of  light  and 
their  identity  with  those  of  matter,  radiant  and  fixed,  xiv-f  130 
pp.  3  plates.  8vo.  London,  1838 

The  author  defines  light,  p.  12,  as  "that  radiant  state  to  which  fixed  or  inert 
matter  is  resolved";  on  p.  24,  oxygen  is  said  to  be  identical  with  positive 
electricity. 

310 


933.  JACOBI.     (See  No.   4377.) 


311 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

937.  Lenz,    (Heinrich    Friedrich)      E(mil.)       (1804-1865.)    Ueber    das 

Gesetz  der  Leitungsfaehigkeit  fuer  Elektricitaet  bei  Draehten 
von  verschiedenen  Laengen  und  Durchmessern.  (Mem.  Acad. 
Sc.  St.  Petersbourg,  Ser.  II.,  Vol.  3,  pp.  187-204)  4to. 

St.  Petersburg,  1838 

Variation  of  resistance  of  electric  conductors  with  length  and  cross-section. 
— See  also  877. 

938.  Lenz,  (Heinrich  Friedrich)  E(mil)   (1804-1865)  &  (Moritz  Her- 

mann) von  Jacobi.  (1801-1874.)  Ueber  die  Gesetze  der  Elek- 
tromagnete.  (Bull.  Acad.  Sc.  St.  Petersbourg,  Ser.  II..  Vol. 
4,  PP-  337-367;  Vol.  5,  pp.  257-272.)  8vo. 

St.  Petersburg,  1838-1839 

The  magnetism  produced  in  a  bar  of  soft  iron  varies  as  the  current  strength 
and  number  of  turns  in  the  magnetizing  helix. 
— See  also  877,  907. 

939.  Libri,  Guillaume.     (1803-1869.)     Histoire  des  sciences  mathema- 

tiques  en  Italic,  depuis  la  renaissance  des  lettres  jusqu'  a  la 
fin  du  dix-septieme  siecle.  4  vols.  8vo.  Paris,  1838-1841 

Learned  work  containing  references  to  the  mariner's  compass,  Vol.  i,  p. 
136,  Vol.  II,  p.  62;  also  text  of  the  famous  letter  of  Petrus  Peregrinus 
on  the  magnet  from  the  MS.  in  the  Bibliotheque  National,  Paris.  (See  No. 
46.) 

940.  Magrini,  Luigi.     (i8o4?-i868.)     Telegrafo  elettro-magnetico  prati- 

cabile  a  grandi  distanze  imaginato  ed  eseguito.  86  pp.  4 
plates.  8vo.  Venice,  1838 

Observations  on  the  electric  telegraph. 
— See  also  1078. 

941.  Masson,  A(ntoine  Philibert.)     (1806-1860.)     Theorie  physique  et 

mathematique  des  phenomenes  electro-dynamiques  et  du  mag- 
netisme.  90  pp.  12  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1838 

Magnetic  theory  discussed. 
— See  also  io78bis,  1287,  1575.  2938. 

942.  Moser,   Ludwig,     (Ferdinand.)       (1805-1880.)     Magnetismus    und 

einige  Nachtraege  zum  Galvanismus  und  zum  induzierten  Mag- 
netismus. (Repertorium  der  Physik,  Vol.  II.,  pp.  100-284)  8yo. 

Berlin,  1838 

The  three  magnetic  elements. 
— See  also  2696. 

943.  Nobili,  Leopoldo.   (1784-1835.)     Nuovi  trattati  sopra  Jl  calorico 

1'elettricita  e  il  magnetismo.  viii-f-4Oi  pp.  8vo.  Modena,  1838 

Discussion  of  general  electric  and  magnetic  subjects. 
—See  also  887. 

944.  Peltier.  (Jean  Charles  Athanase.)     (1785-1845.)     Recherches  ex- 

perimentales  sur  les  quantites  d'actions  dynamiques  et  stati- 
ques  que  produit  1'oxidation  d'un  milligramme  de  zinc.  (Ex- 
tract, Ann.  Chim.  Phys.  Vol.  67,  pp.  422-446)  8vo.  Paris.  1838 
Beginning  of  a  dynamical  theory  of  the  voltaic  current.  (Autograph  copy, 
dedicated  to  Faraday). 
— See  also  966,  987,  1026,  2684. 

312 


CATALOGUE  OF  WHEELER  GIFT 

945.  Sabine,  (Sir)  Edward.     (1788-1883.)     Report  on  the  variations  of 

the  magnetic  intensity  observed  at  different  points  of  the 
earth's  surface.  85  pp.  5  plates.  8vo.  London,  1838 

Contains   discussion    of   observations   made    in   all    parts   of   the    world;    also 
general   conclusions   in    regard    to    the   distribution   of   terrestrial   magnetism 
deducible  from  them;  magnetic  charts.      (See  No.  2649.) 
— See  also  969,   1050,  1555,  2544. 

946.  Sleigh,  Adderley,  W.     Newly  invented  portable  field  telegraph. 

24  pp.  4  plates.  4to.  London,  1838 

Mechanical   method   of   transmitting   signals. 

947.  Steinheil,   K(arl)    A(ugust.)      (1801-1870.)      Ueber   Telegraphic, 

insbesondere  durch  galvanische  Kraefte. — Beschreibung  und 
Abbildung  des  galvano-magnetischen  Telegraphen  zwischen 
Muenchen  und  Bogenhausen.  30  pp.  2  plates.  4to. 

Munich,  1838 

Description    of    the    author's    magneto-electric    telegraph;    use    of    the    earth 
for  the  "return",  p.   16. 
— See  also  1166. 

948.  Tomlinson,  Charles.     (1808-1897.)     Student's  manual  of  natural 

philosophy,     xi+624  pp.     ill.     8vo.  London,  1838 

Manual  for  beginners;  chapters  on  the  magnet  and  on  the  compass. 
— See  also  1469,   1676,  3421. 

949.  Wenckebach,    E(duard.)      (1813-1874.)      De    magneto-elektrische 

Telegraaf  van  Gauss  en  Steinheil.  16  pp.  i  plate.  8vo. 

The  Hague,  1838 

Description  of  Steinheil's  magneto-electric  telegraph. 

950.  Zantedeschi,  Francesco.     (1797-1873.)     Ricerche  sul  termo-elet- 

tricismo  dinamico  e  luci-magnetico  ed  elettrico.  viii-(-72  pp.  i 
plate.  8vo.  Milan,  1838 

The   (supposed)   magnetic  effect  of  violet  and  ultra-violet  rays;   observations 
of  Morichini,  Zantedeschi,  and  Mrs.   Somerville;  also  history  and  properties 
of  thermo-electric   currents. 
— See  also  1055,  1090,  1475,  2876. 

951.  Botto,   (Giuseppe  Domenico)    (1791-1865)   and   (Amedeo)   Avo- 

gadro  (Conte  de  Quaregna).  (1776-1856.)  Memoire  sur  les 
rapports  entre  le  pouvoir  conducteur  des  liquides  pour  les 
courants  electriques  et  la  decomposition  chimique  qu'ils  en 
eprouvent.  (Mem.  Accad.  Sc.  Torino,  Vol.  I.,  pp.  179-217.)  i 
plate.  4to.  Turin,  1839 

Relations  between  conductivity  and  electrolytic  decomposition. 
— See  also  1008,  1037. 

952.  Carnevale-Arella,  Antonio.     Storia  dell'  elettricita.  2  vols.  8vo. 

Alessandria,  1839 

Historical  sketch  of  electric  discovery,  followed  by  discussion  of  the  nature 
and  phenomena  of  electricity. 

953.  Chevalier,  Charles  (Louis.)     (1804-1859.)     Des  microscopes  et  de 

leur  usage.  Description  d'appareils  et  des  precedes  nouveaux, 
suivie  d'experiences  microscopiques  puisees  dans  les  meilleurs 


1—21 


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ouvrages  ancients  et  les  notes  de  M.  le  Baillif,  et  d'un  memoire 
sur  les  diatomees  etc.,  par  M.  de  Brebisson.  Manuel  complet 
du  micrographe.  284  pp.  5  plates.  1.  8vo.  Paris,  1839 

Theory  and  use  of  microscopes. 

954.  Dalton,   J.    S.      Book   of   experiments,    illustrating   the    principal 

facts  and  curious  phenomena  of  electricity,  galvanism,  mag- 
netism, etc.  xvi+268  pp.  ill.  i  plate.  i6mo.  London,  1839 

955.  Daniell,  (John)  Frederic.    (1790-1845.)    Introduction  to  the  study 

of  chemical  philosophy;  being  a  preparatory  view  of  the  forces 
which  concur  to  the  production  of  chemical  phenomena.  xvi+ 
565  pp.  ill.  4to.  London,  1839 

Treatise  on  chemistry,  with  chapters  on  the  electrical  work  which  Faraday 
was  carrying  on  at  the  time. 

9553. Second  edition.  xvi-|-764  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1843 

— See  also   828. 

956.  Davy,    (Sir)    Humphry.      (1778-1829.)      Collected   works    of    Sir 

Humphry  Davy,  edited  by  his  brother  John  Davy.  Vols.  2, 
4,  5.  8vo.  London,  1839-1840 

These  volumes  contain  a  few  pages  on  static  and  a  considerable  number  on 
voltaic  electricity;  electrolytic  decomposition  of  the  alkalies,  Vol.  5,  p.  57. 
— See  also  634. 

957.  De  la  Rive,  Auguste    (Arthur.)    (1801-1873.)    Recherches   sur  les 

proprietes  des  courants  magneto-electriques.  (Mem.  Soc. 
Phys.  et  d'Hist.  Nat.  Geneve,  Vol.  8,  pp.  191-248)  4to. 

Geneva,  1839 

—See  also  818. 

958.  Euler,  (Leonard.)     (1707-1783.)   Letters  on  different  subjects  in 

natural  philosophy,  with  notes  and  a  life  of  Euler  by  David 
Brewster,  containing  a  glossary  of  scientific  terms  with  addi- 
tional notes  by  John  Griscom.  (Harper's  Family  Library,  No. 
55-56)  2  vols.  i  plate.  i6mo.  New  York,  1839 

Letters   written   for  the   instruction      of   a   German   Princess;   some  treat  of 
magnetic  and  electrical  phenomena,  and  many  of  metaphysical  subjects. 
—See  also  366. 

959.  Faraday,  Michael.     (1791-1867.)     Experimental  researches  in  elec- 

tricity. (Reprinted  from  the  Philos.  Trans.  Roy.  Soc.  1831- 
1838)  viii+574  pp.  8  plates.  8vo.  London,  1839 

First  edition  of  this  epoch-making  work. 

959a- Experimental  researches  in  electricity    reprinted    from    the 

Philosophical  Transactions  of  1831-1852,  with  other  electrical 
papers  from  the  Quarterly  Journal  of  Science,  Proceedings 
of  Royal  Institution  and  Philosophical  Magazine.  3  vols.  (588 
+302+574  pp.)  ill.  8vo.  London,  1*44-1855 

— See  also  787. 

960.  Hedgcock,  Thomas.     Multum  in  parvo,  a  new  work  on  astron- 

omy, the  magnet,  tides,  etc.  Second  edition.  Book  i,  2.  (no 
more  published)  117  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  London,  1839 

Three   pages  on   magnetic   variation. 


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959.  FARADAY.     (Reduced.) 
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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

961.  Laming,  Richard.    De  1'application  des  axiomes  de  la  mecanique 

et  du  calcul  geometrique  aux  phenomenes  de  1'electricite.    28 
pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  Paris,  1839 

Electrical  phenomena  are  due  to  a  material  cause. 
— See  also  1207,  1418,  3098. 

962.  Maurogordatos,  N.  A.  G.     Sur  les  causes  de  la  production  de 

1'electricite  dans  la  pile.  20  pp.  4to.  (These.)  Paris,  1839 

The  author  defends  the  contact  theory  pure  and  simple. 

963. Sur  les  decompositions  qu'on  opere  par  la  pile.   15  pp.  4to. 

(These.)  Paris,  1839 

Electrolytic   effects   of   the    current. 

964.  Moseley,  H(enry.)     (1800-1872.)     Treatise  on  mechanics,  applied 

to  the  arts;  including  statics  and  hydrostatics.   Second  edition. 
310  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1839 

An  elementary  treatise. 

965.  Noel,  (Francois  Joseph  Michel)  (1783-1856),  (L.  J.  M.)  Carpen- 

tier  &  Puissant.  Dictionaire  des  inventions,  des  origines 
et  des  decouvertes  dans  les  arts,  les  sciences.  562  pp.  1.  8vo. 

Brussels,  1839 

Short  articles  on  electric  and  magnetic  subjects. 

966.  Peltier,  (Jean  Charles  Athanase.)     (1785-1845.)     Notice  des  faits 

principaux  et  des  instrumens  nouveaux  ajoutes  a  la  science  de 
1'electricite.  8  pp.  4to.  Paris,  1839 

Physical  instruments  devised  by  the  author;  quantity  and  intensity  of  cur- 
rent. 

967. Observations  sur  les  multiplicateurs  et  sur  les  piles  thermo- 

electriques.  (A  digest  of  his  article  cm  "thermo-electricity" 
in  Ann.  de  Chim.  Vol.  71,  pp.  235-313.)  14  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1839 

The    ordinary    galvanometer;    Melloni's    thermo-pile;    the    author    did    much 
original  thermo-electric  work. 
— See  also  944. 

968.  Quetelet,  (Lambert)  A(dolphe  Jacques.)     (1796-1874.)     Note  sur 

le  magnetisme  terrestre  a  Bruxelles.  (Bull.  Acad.  Sc.  Bel- 
gique,  Vol.  5,)  n  pp.  8vo.  Brussels,  1839 

Magnetic  intensity  at  London,  Paris  and  Brussels. 

g68a. Second  memoire.  (Bull.  Acad.  Sc.  Belgique,  Vol.  27)  27  pp. 

I  plate.     8vo.  Brussels,  1840 

Horizontal  force  and  dip  in  1839. 
— See  also  1003,  1187,   1296,  2649. 

969.  Sabine,  (Sir)  Edward.     (1788-1883.)     Report  on  the  magnetic  iso- 

clinal and  isodynamic  lines  in  the  British  Islands  from  ob- 
servations by  Prof.  Humphrey  Lloyd,  (viii.  Report,  British 
Ass.  Adv.  Sc.  pp.  49-196)  3  maps.  8vo.  London,  1839 

The  magnetic  survey  details  of  which  are  given,  was  made  in  1837-1838. 
— See  also  945. 

316 


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970.  Vorsselman  de  Heer,  Pieter  Otto  Coenraad.     (1809-1841.)   The- 

orie  de  la  telegraphic  electrique  avec  la  description  d'un  nou- 

veau    telegraphe    fonde    sur    les    actions    physiologiques    de 

1'electricite.    30  pp.  pi.  8vo.  Deventer,  1839 

Physiological  effects  of  the  electric  current  as  used  for  the  transmission  of 

signals. 

— See  also  992. 

971.  Handbook  of  electricity.     By  a  professor  of  natural  philosophy.  . 

50  pp.  ill.  24mo.  London,  1839 

972.  Popular  treatise  on  animal  electricity,  and  the  use  of  the  medical 

electrometer.     By  a  physician.  61  pp.  8vo.  London,  1839 

"The  nervous  agent  and  the  electrical  agent  are  two  principles  perfectly 
identical",  p.  12. 

973.  Bailey,  J.  N.     Monthly  messenger;  a  repository  of  information 

comprising  original  articles  and  select  extracts  interspersed 
with  remarks  by  J.  N.  Bailey.  236  pp.  I2mo.  London,  1840 

Resume  of  the  electrical  knowledge  of  the  ancients,  p.  237;  the  lapis  lyn- 
curius,  p.  232;  shock  of  the  torpedo,  p.  233. 

974.  Cantu,  Cesare.     (1807-1895.)     Notizia  di  G.  D.  Romagnosi,  con 

1'aggiunta  di  alcuni  opuscoli  intorno  alia  vita  ed  alle  opere 
del  medesimo.  2.  edition.  238  pp.  8vo.  Prato,  1840 

Romagnosi  of  Trent  noticed  in  1802  that  an  insulated  electrode  of  a  voltaic 
pile  affects  a  neighboring  compass,  p.  182,  (see  Izarn  No.  664,  Govi  No. 
1744,  Tommasi  No.  2301.) 

975.  Clement-Mullet,  J.  J.    Sur  les  belemnites,  les  pierres  de  foudre  et 

les  aerolithes.  25  pp.  8vo.  Troyes,  1840 

Remarks  on  lyncurium  and  fulgurites. 

976.  De  la  Rive,  Auguste  (Arthur.)     (1801-1873.)     Notice  sur  un  pro- 

cede  electro-chimique  ayant  pour  objet  de  dorer  1'argent  et  le 
laiton.  (Biblioth.  Univers.  Sc.  Geneve,  Vol.  25,  pp.  407-422) 
8vo.  Geneva,  1840 

New  process   for  electro-plating  silver   and  tin  with   gold. 

976a (German  translation.)     (Journ.  PrakL  Chemie,  Vol.  20,  pp.  157- 

172)  8vo.  Leipzig,  1840 

— See  also  818. 

977.  Flaugergues,  (Pierre  Paul.)     (1810-1844.)     Des  machines  electro- 

dynamiques.  (Bull.  Soc.  Sc.  Toulon,  1840,  pp.  221-246)  i  plate. 
8vo.  Toulon,  1840 

An  electric  motor  for  navigation  purposes;  Jacobi's  trial  on  the  Neva. 

978.  Guyot,  Jules.   (1807-1872.)   De  la  telegraphic  de  jour  et  de  nuit. 

xv+214  pp.  3  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1840 

Signaling;  semaphore  by  day  and  lamps  by  night. 

979.  Haldat  du  Lys  (Charles  Nicolas  Alexandre)  de  (1770-1852.)  Re- 

cherches  sur  quelques  phenomenes  du  magnetisme,  le  fantome 
magnetique,  et  sur  la  diffraction  complexe.  (Extract.  Mem. 
Soc.  Sc.  Nancy,  1839.)  45  pp.  8vo.  Nancy,  1840 

Notes  on  the  curved  lines  of  force  of  a  magnetic  field. 
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980. Recherches  sur  quelques  phenomenes  produits  par  les  forces 

attractives  et  repulsives  des  aimants.  (Mem.  Soc.  Sc.  Nancy, 
1839,  pp.  42-76)  8vo.  Nancy,  1840 

The   magnetic  field  due  to   various  combinations   of  magnets;   magnetic   and 
electrodynamic    phenomena    compared. 
— See  also  1000,  1073,  1097,  1229,  2765. 

981.  Hehl,    (Johann.)      (1802 — ?)    Ueber   elektro-dynamische   Verthei- 

lung.  23  pp.  I  plate.  4to.       (Programm.)  Cassel,  1840 

Short    paper   on    electro-dynamic   induction. 

982.  Jacobi,  Moritz  Hermann  von.     (1801-1874.)     Die  Galvanoplastik, 

oder  das  Verfahren  cohaerentes  Kupfer  in  Flatten  oder  nach 
sonst  gegebenen  Formen  unmittelbar  aus  Kupferausloesungen  auf 
galvanischem  Wege  zu  produciren.  Nach  dem  auf  Befehl  des 
Gouvernements  in  Russischer  Sprache  bekannt  gemachten 
Originale.  viii+63  pp.  I  plate.  8vo. 

St.  Petersburg  &  Berlin,  1840 

Historical  work  on  electrotyping:  the  author's  method  of  obtaining  electro- 
types. (See  No.  986,  1036.) 

9823. (English   translation.)      Galvanoplastik;   or,  The   process   of 

cohering  copper  into  plates  by  means  of  galvanic  action  on 
copper  solutions,  translated  from  the  German  edition  by 
William  Sturgeon.  vi+39  pp.  i  plate.  8vo. 

Manchester,  1841 

— See  also  907. 

983.  Knox,  George  J.     On  the  direction  and  mode  of  propagation  of 

the  electric  force  traversing  interposed  media.     9  pp.     4to. 

Dublin,  1840 
Facts  tending  to  reconcile  the  contact  with  the  chemical  theory. 

984.  M'Gauley,  James  William.  (  ?  -1867.)  Lectures  on  natural  philos- 

ophy. x-|-4OO  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Dublin  1840 

Elementary  work;   four  chapters   on   electricty   and   magnetism. 

9843. New  edition,  enlarged  and  improved.     2  vols.     8vo. 

Dublin,  1850 

985.  Matteucci,    C(arlo.)       (1811-1868.)       Essai    sur    les    phenomenes 

electriques  des  animaux.  88-f-m  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.      Paris,  1840 
The   electric   organ   of  the   torpedo  with   illustrations. 
— See  also  1025,  1064,  1288,  1422,  1527,  1599,  1684,  2728. 

986.  Netto,   F(riedrich)    A(ugust)   W(ilhelm.)      (1783-?)      Anweisung 

zur  Galvanoplastik.  64  pp.  2  plates.  8vo. 

Quedlinburg  &  Leipzig,  1840 

Early  work  on  electrolytic  deposition  giving  a  resume  of  the  discoveries  and 
work  of  Spencer,  Jacobi  and  Kobell.  (See  Nos.  982,  990,  1021.) 

987.  Peltier,  (Jean  Charles)  Athanase.  (1785-1845.)  Meteorologie;  ob- 

servations et  recherches  experimentales  sur  les  causes  qui  con- 
courent  a  la  formation  des  trombes.  xvi+444  pp.  3  plates.  8vo. 

Paris,  1840 

The  formation  of  hail,  water-spouts,  tornadoes  and  similar  phenomena;   also 
the  part  played  by  electricity  in  their  origin  and  development. 
— See  also  944. 

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988.  Roberts,  Martin,  J.     The  process  of  blasting  by  galvanism.     36 

pp.  3  plates.  8vo.  London,  1840 

Wire  imbedded  in  the  charge  brought  electrically  to  incandescence. 

989.  Schoenbein,   C(hristian)    F(riedrich.)      (1799-1868.)    Beobachtun- 

gen  ueber  den  bei  der  Elektrolyse  des  Wassers  und  dem  Aus- 
stroemen  der  gewoehnlichen  Elektricitaet  aus  Spitzen  sich 
entwickelnden  Geruch.  24  pp.  4to.  Basle,  1840 

Electrolysis  of  water;  odors  accompanying  electric  discharges;  ozone. 

— See  also  1051,  1301,  2732. 

990.  Spencer,  Thomas.    (?-i857.)      Instructions  for  the  multiplication 

of  works  of  art  in  metal  by  voltaic  electricity.  With  an  intro- 
ductory chapter  on  electro-chemical  decompositions  by  feeble 
currents.  62  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Glasgow,  1840 

Electrolytic  deposition.  The  forces  termed  chemical  affinity  and  electricity 
are  one  and  the  same,  p.  2.  (See  Nos.  986,  1036.) 

991.  Thomson,  Thomas.   (1773-1852.)   Outline  of  the  sciences  of  heat 

and  electricity.     Second  edition.     xiv-|-585  pp.  pi.  8vo. 

London,  1840 
Davy  anticipated  Ohm,  p.  379;  magnetic  chart  for   1829. 

ggifbis.  Weyde,  P.  H.  van  der.  (1813-1895.)  Tijdschrift  voor  de  wis- 
en  natuurkunde  ten  doel  hebbende:  de  meerdere  verspreiding 
van  eene  grandige  natuurkennis,  volgens  het  tegenwoordige 
standpunt  der  wetenschap.  Years  I  to  IV  (all  published). 
(Year  IV,  entitled:  Tijdschrift  to  natuurkunde.)  306+320+344 
+156  pp.  10  plates.  I2mo.  Zieriksee  &  Amsterdam,  1840-1843 
Collection  of  short  treatises  on  electrical  subjects  written  for  the  non- 
mathematical  reader. 
— See  also  3267. 

992.  Vorsselman  de  Heer,  P(ieter)   O(tto)   C(oenraad.)      (1809-1841.) 

Recherches  sur  quelques  points  d'electricite  voltaique.  (Bull. 
Sc.  Phys.  et  Natur.  Neerlande,  1840.  pp.  105-148)  I  plate.  8vo. 

Utrecht,  1840 

Chemical  theory   of  the  voltaic  battery. 
— See   also  970. 

993.  Weinlig,  Chr(istian)  A(lbertus).    (1812-1873.)    Examen  theoriae 

electrochemico-atomistico.    41  pp.    8vo.  Leipzig,  1840 

The  atomic  theory  of  matter  and  the  chemical  effects  of  the  electric  current. 

994.  Royal  Society  of  London.     Report  of  the  Committee  of  Physics 

and  Meteorology  of  the  Royal  Society  of  London  relative  to 
the  observations  to  be  made  in  the  Antarctic  expedition  and  in 
the  magnetic  observatories.  119  pp.  4  maps.  8vo.  London,  1840 
Instructions  relating  chiefly  to  the  measurement  of  the  magnetic  elements, 
to  meteorological  phenomena,  and  ocean  currents. 

9943. Revised  instructions  for  the  use  of  magnetic  and  meteoro- 
logical observatories  and  for  the  magnetic  surveys.  44  pp.  8vo. 

London,  1842 
Description  of  standard  magnetic  instruments  and  methods  of  using  them. 

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995.  Bain,  Alexander.   (1818-1877.)     A  treatise  on  numerous  applica- 

tions of  electrical  science  to  the  useful  arts.     Part  I.  contains 
early  notions  of  electric  telegraphy,  and  a  description  of  the 
first  printing  telegraph.     36  pp.  ill.  8vo.         Edinburgh,  (1841) 
Early  telegraphs;  the  author's  printing  telegraph.     (See  No.  1040.) 
— See  also  i2ibis.,  1220,  1404,  3488. 

996.  De  la  Rive,  A(uguste)    (Arthur.)     (1801-1873.)     Coup  d'oeil  sur 

1'etat  actuel  de  nos  connaissances  en  electricite.  (Biblioth. 
Univ.  Suppl.  Arch.  1'filectr.  Vol.  I.,  pp.  1-30.)  8vo. 

Geneva,  1841 

Brief  review  of  electric  discovery  down  to    1840. 
— See  also  818. 

997.  Diderot,   (Denis.)      (1712-1784.)     Memoires,  correspondance  et 

ouvrages  inedits,  publics  d'apres  les  manuscrits  confies,  en 
mourant,  par  1'auteur  a  Grimm.  2  vols.  I2mo.  Paris,  1841 

Curious  anticipation  of  the  printing  telegraph,  Vol.   i,  p.  279. 

998.  Franceschi,    Giovanni.     La   elettricita   animale   nuovo   elemento 

filosofico  della  medicina.    96  pp.     8vo.  Ancona,  1841 

The  effects  of  electricity  on  the  animal  organism. 

999-t  Galvani,  Luigi.  (1737-1798.)  Opere  edite  ed  inedite  del  Prof. 
Luigi  Galvani,  raccolte  e  pubblicate  per  cura  dell'  Accademia 
delle  Scienze  dell'  Istituto  di  Bologna.  51+505  pp.+58  pp. 
(Supplement)  8  plates,  portr.  4to.  Bologna,  1841-1842 

This   volume    contains   the   published   papers   of    Galvani   together   with    two 
others  hitherto  inedited. 
— See  also  570. 

1000.  Haldat  du  Lys,  (Charles  Nicolas  Alexandre)  de  (1770-1852.)  Re- 
cherches  sur  la  cause  du  magnetisme  par  rotation.  (Mem.  Soc. 
Sc.,  Nancy,  1840,  pp.  59-69)  8vo.  Nancy,  1841 

Acquisition  of  magnetic  properties  by  all  bodies. 

1001. Recherches  sur  la  generalite  du  magnetisme,  ou  complement 

aux  experiences  de  Coulomb.  (Mem.  Soc.  Sc.,  Nancy,  1840, 
pp.  70-87)  8vo.  Nancy,  1841 

Experiments   of  Arago,   Faraday,   Herschel   and   Babbage;   discussion   of  ob- 
servations. 
— See  also  979. 

1002.  Henry,  Joseph.     (1797-1878.)     Contributions  to  electricity  and 

magnetism.  No.  IV.  On  electro-dynamic  induction.  (Trans. 
Amer.  Philos.  Soc.,  Vol.  8,  pp.  1-36)  ill.  4to.  Philadelphia,  1841 

Three   papers   on   electro-dynamic  phenomena. 
— See  also  1392,  1941,  2410,  2667. 

1003.  Quetelet,   (Lambert)   A(dolphe  Jacques.)      (1796-1874.)   Resume 

des  observations  sur  la  meteorologie,  sur  le  magnetisme,  sur 
les  temperatures  de  la  terre,  la  floraison  des  plantes.  (Mem. 
Acad.  Sc.,  Belgique,  Vol.  14)  78  pp.  4to.  Brussels,  1841 

Short  memoir  containing  observations  of  magnetic  dip  and  declination  made 
in  the  year   1840. 
— See  also  968. 

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1004.  Reinsch,   (Edgar)   Hugo   (Emil).     (1809-1884.)     Versuch  einer 

neuen  Erklaerungsmaschine  der  elektrischen  Erscheinungen 
viii+120  pp.  I2mo.  Nuremberg,  184! 

The  author's  view  on  certain  fundamental  phenomena  of  electricity. 
— See  also  3006. 

1005.  St.  Agobard,  (also  Agoberd,  Agobold.)     (779-840.)     De  la  grele 

et  du  tonnerre.  (Traduit  par  Ant.  Pericaud,  1'aine.)  55  pp. 
8vo.  Lyons,  1841 

Latin  text  with  French  translation  in  juxtaposition;  very  rare  tract  on  cer- 
tain popular  prejudices  or  superstitions  of  the  time  concerning  storms,  hail 
and  related  phenomena.  The  author  lived  in  the  gth  century,  and  was  Arch- 
bishop of  Lyons  and  one  of  the  most  distinguished  men  of  his  age  and 
country.  This  is  the  first  edition;  a  second  edition  was  published  the  same 
year. 

1006.  Smee,  Alfred.    (1818-1877.)    Elements  of  electro-metallurgy;  or 

the  art  of  working  in  metals  by  the  galvanic  fluid.  xxviii+i63 
pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  London,  1841 

Brief  history,  early  batteries,  application  to  the  arts,  by  the  inventor  of  the 
"Smee"  battery. 

ioo6a. Second  edition,    xxx+338  pp.  ill.  8vo.          London,  1843 

— See  also  1030,  1165,  1216. 

1007.  Walker,  Charles  V(incent)     (1811-1882.)     Electrotype  manipu- 

lation; being  the  theory  and  plain  instructions  in  the  art  of 
working  in  metals  by  precipitating  them  from  their  solutions 
through  the  agency  of  galvanic  or  voltaic  electricity.  2  parts. 
iv-f-44-j-iv-f-44  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  London,  1841 

Manual    of    instructions    for    workers    in    electro-metallurgy    which    passed 
through  numerous  editions.     One  or  both  parts  of  the  following  editions  are 
also  in  the  Library:  Editions  2,  3,  4,  5,  9,  10,  12,  13,  14,  16,  18,  19,  21,  32; 
1841-1850. 
— See  also  1062,  2811. 

1008.  Avogadro,  (Amedeo)  (Conte  de  Quaregna).     (1776-1856.)    Note 

sur  la  nature  de  la  charge  electrique.  (Biblioth.  Univ.  Suppl. 
Arch.  I'filectricite.  Vol.  2,  pp.  102-110.)  8vo.  Geneva,  1842 
— See  also  951. 

1009.  Buff,  H(einrich.)   (1805-1878.)  Der  Zusammenhang  der  neueren 

Elektricitaetslehre  mit  der  Contact-theorie.  13  pp.  8vo. 

Giessen,  1842 

The  theory  of  the  voltaic  cell. 

1010. Sur  le  rang  de  1'hydrogene  dans  la  serie  de  la  tension  elec- 
trique. (Extract,  Ann.  Chem.  Phys.  Vol.  41.)  (Biblioth.  Univ. 
Suppl.  Arch.  Tfilectricite.  Vol.  2,  pp.  222-226.)  8vo. 

Giessen,  1842 

Position  of  hydrogen  in  the  electropotential  series  of  chemical  elements. 
— See  also  1199,  3120. 

ion.  Cooke,  (Sir)  William  Fothergill.  (1806-1879.)  Telegraphic  rail- 
ways; or  the  single  way  recommended  by  safety,  economy  and 
efficiency  under  the  safeguard  and  control  of  the  electric  tel- 
egraph. 39  pp.  5  plates.  8vo.  London,  1842 

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Shows   how   safety   and   punctuality   can   be   secured    on    single    railway-lines 
by   means   of   electric  telegraph. 
— See  also  1384,  3993. 

1012.  Davis,   Daniel.     Manual   of  magnetism,  including  also   electro^ 

magnetism,  magneto-electricity,  and  thermo-electricity.  With 
a  description  of  the  electro-type  process.  vm-\-2i8  pp  in.  gvo 

London,  1842 

Suggestive,  experimental  handbook.  Has  been  cited  in  transformer  litigation 
owing  to  the  treatment  in  detail  of  the  Ruhmkorff  coil. 

ioi2a. Second  edition,    viii+322  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  Boston,  1848 

ioi2b. Seventh  edition.     viii-(-322  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Boston,  1855 

— See  also  5510. 

1013.  Dellmann,  (Johann)  F(riedrich  Georg.)     (1805-1870.)  Ueber  ein 

neues  Elektrometer.  24  pp.  4to.  Coblentz,  1842 

The  author's  electrometer  and  its  uses. 
— See  also    1512. 

1014.  Dempp,  Karl  Wilhelm.    Vollstaendiger  Unterricht  in  der  Tech- 

nik  der  Blitzableitersetzung  nach  66  Modellen,  nebst  einem 
vorbereiteten  Auszuge  der  Elektricitaetslehre  und  geschicht- 
liche  Notizen  ueber  die  Erfindung  und  Einfuehrung  der  Blitz 
ableiter.  Fuer  Architekten,  Ingenieure,  Bau-  und  Werkmeister, 
etc.  vi-|-iio  pp.  3  plates.  8vo.  Munich,  1842 

The   erection   of   lightning-conductors;   written  as  a  guide   for   architects. 

1015.  Elias,  P.     (1809-1878.)     Beschrijving  eener  nieuwe  machine  ter 

aanwending  van  het  electro-magnetismus  als  bewegkracht.  40 
pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  Harlem,  1842 

The  electro-motor  invented  by  Elias  of  Amsterdam  in   1842  marks  an  era  in 
the    practical     application    of    electricity.       See     Sturgeon's    "Annals"     and 
Dredge's  Electric  Illumination.     (See  No.  2276.) 
— See  also  1517. 

1016.  Friese,  Robert.    Theoria  galvanismi.  80  pp.  8vo.     (Inaugural  dis- 

sertation.) Bonn,  1842 

Dissertation  on  the  general  phenomena  of  currents. 

1017.  Grove,  (Sir)  W(illiam)  R(obert.)     (1811-1896.)     Lecture  on  the 

progress   of  physical   science  since   the  opening  of  the   Lon- 
don Institution.  46  pp.  8vo.  London,  1842 
Review  of  the  work  of  Oersted,  Ohm  and  Seebeck. 
— See  also  1096,  2802. 

1018.  Hansteen,  Ch(ristopher.)    (1784-1873.)    Disquisitiones  de  muta- 

tionibus  quas  patitur  momentum  acus  magneticae.  44  pp.  I 
plate.  4to.  (Programm.)  Christiania,  1842 

Experimental  study  of  the  weakening  of  the  magnetic  moment  of  magnets. 
— See  also  756. 

1019.*     Harris,  (Sir)  W(illiam)   Snow.     (1792-1867.)     Protection  from 
lightning.     (Extract,  Nautical  Mag.  1842)   10  pp.   I2mo. 

London,  1842 

Instances  of  damage  done  to  men-of-war  by  lightning;  advocacy  of  the 
method  of  protection  devised  by  the  author.  » 

— See  also  80 1. 

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1020.  Knobloch,  M.     Der  Galvanismus  in  seiner  technischen  Anwen- 

dung  seit  1840.     116  pp.  8vo.  Erlangen,  1842 

Some  practical  applications  of  the  electric  current. 

1021.  Kobell,  (Wolfgang  Xaver)   Franz  von.     (1803-1882.)     Die  Gal- 

vanographie,  eine  Methode  gemalte  Tuschbilder  durch  galva- 
nische  Kupferplatten  im  Drucke  zu  vervielfaeltigen.  18  pp.  7 
plates.  4to.  Munich,  1842 

Galvanography,  or  the  art  of  reproducing  pictures  by  means  of  the  electric 
current.  (See  No.  986.) 

1022.  Kopp,  E(mil).    (1817-1875.)    Essai  sur  les  causes  des  variations 

de  1'intensite  des  courants  galvaniques.  59  pp.  4to.  (These.) 

Strasburg,  1842 

Current  strength  as  affected  by  the  arrangement  of  the  cells  in  the  battery, 
joint  resistance  of  the  conductors  in  circuit,  etc. 

1023.  Lloyd,   Humphrey.   (1800-1881.)     On  a  new  magnetical  instru- 

ment for  the  measurement  of  the  inclination  and  its  changes. 
16  pp.  8vo.  Dublin,  1842 

— See  also  1420,  1916,  2035,  2710. 

1024.  Marianini,  Stefano   Giovanni.     (1790-1866.)     Memoria  sopra  la 

corrente  che  nasce  in  un  filo  metallico  chiuso  quando  si  sos- 
pende  la  corrente  voltaica  che  passa  vicina  e  parallela  ad  esso. 
Letta  alia  R.  Accad.  di  Modena,  5  Agosto  1841.  (Raccolta 
fis. — chim.  ital.,  Vol.  2,  pp.  249-255.)  4to.  Modena,  1842 

Some   phenomena   of   current   induction. 
— See  also  1063,  3241. 

1025.  Matteucci,  C(arlo.)   (1811-1868.)     Observations  sur  un  memoire 

de  M.  Vorsselman  de  Heer,  relatif  a  des  experiences  thermo- 
electriques.  (Biblioth.  Univers.  Suppl.  Arch.  1'filectricite,  Vol. 
2,  pp.  227-230)  8vo,  Geneva,  1842 

— See  also  985. 

1026.  Peltier,  J(ean)  C(harles)  A(thanase.)     (1785-1845.)     Recherches 

sur  la  cause  des  phenomenes  electriques  de  I'atmosphere,  et  sur 
les  moyens  d'en  recueillir  la  manifestation.  49  pp.  i  plate.  8vo. 

Paris,  1842 

Presence  and  effect  of  water-vapor  in   the   atmosphere;   causes  of  the  elec- 
trification of  the  atmosphere;  clouds  positively  and  negatively  charged. 
— See  also  944. 

1027.  Poggendorff,  J(ohann)  C(hristian.)     (1796-1877.)    Methode  pour 

determiner  la  force  electromotrice  dans  les  courants  voltaiques 
a  force  non  constante.  (From  Ann.  Phys.  Chem.  Vol.  54) 
(Biblioth.  Univers.  Suppl.  Arch.  1'filectricite,  Vol.  2,  pp.  5-35-) 
8vo.  Geneva,  1842 

10273. Methode   pour   determiner   le   rapport   entre   le    maximum 

d'intensite  de  deux  courants  voltaiques.  (From  Ann.  Phys. 
Chem.  Vol.  54.)  (Biblioth.  Univers.  Suppl.  Arch.  1'filectricite, 
Vol.  2,  pp.  196-221)  8vo.  Geneva,  1842 

— See  also  1103,  1333,  1691,  1752,  1781,  1950,  2782. 

1028.  Sampson,  Thomas.     Electrotint;  or,  The  art  of  making  paint- 

ings in  such  a  manner  that  copper  plates  and  blocks  can  be 

324 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

taken  from  them  by  means  of  voltaic  electricity.  26  pp.  3 
plates.  8vo.  London,  1842 

Producing  drawings  or  paintings  so  that  copper  plates  for  printing  can  be 
made  from  them  by  the  electrotype  process.  (See  No.  4995.) 

1029.  Shaw,  George.   (1751-1813.)   Manual  of  electro-metallurgy.  vi+ 

49  pp.  8vo.  London,  1842 

10293. Second  edition,  enlarged.     iv+2O2  pp.    pi.   8vo. 

London,  1844 

1030.  Smee,  Alfred.     (1818-1877.)     New  definition  of  the  voltaic  cir- 

cuit. (Reprinted  from  "Elements  of  electro-metallurgy,"  pp. 
187-204)  19  pp.  8vo.  London,  1842 

Daniel),  Grove  and   Smee  cells  considered.      (Autograph  copy.) 

1031. On  the  intimate  rationale  of  the  voltaic  force.     (Reprinted 

from  "Elements  of  electro-metallurgy,"  pp.  307-328)  22  pp.  8vo. 

London,  1842 

Electricity  is  not  a  thing,  it  is  a  vibration. 
— See  also   1006. 

1032.  Sturgeon,  William.     (1783-1850.)     Lectures  on    electricity,    de- 

livered in  the  Royal  Victoria  Gallery,  Manchester  during  the 
years  1841-1842.  xi-}-24o  pp.  i  plate.  I2tno.  London,  1842 

Comprehensive  popular  treatment  by  the  notable  English  electrician. 
— See  also  925. 

1033.  Wartmann,  Elie  (Frangois.)     (1817-1886.)     Sur  les  relations  qui 

lient  la  lumiere  a  1'electricite,  lorsque  1'un  des  deux  fluides  pro- 
duit  une  action  chimique.  (Biblioth.  Univers.  Suppl.  Vol.  2, 
Arch,  d'filectricite,  pp.  596-600.)  8vo.  Geneva,  1842 

The  question  is   asked:     "Is  light  converted  into   electricity?"      (Autograph 
copy,  dedicated  to  Faraday). 
— See  also  1088,  1138,  2889. 

1034.  Wetzler,    J(ohann)     E(vangelist)     (1774 — ?)       Beobachtungen 

ueber  den  Nutzen  und  Gebrauch  des  Keil'schen  magnet-elek- 
trischen  Rotations-Apparatus  in  Krankheiten,  besonders  in 
chronisch-nervoesen,  rheumatischen  und  gichtischen,  gesam- 
melt  zu  Muenchen,  Augsburg,  Wuerzburg  und  Kissingen.  184 
pp.  8vo.  Leipzig,  1842 

Instances  from  the  author's  practise  of  the  effective  application  of  the 
electric  current  to  the  cure  of  diseases. 

1035.  Arrott,  Alexander  R.    On  some  new  cases  of  voltaic  action,  and 

on  the  construction  of  a  battery  without  the  use  of  oxidisable 
metals.  (Mem.  Chem.  Soc.  Vol.  i,  pp.  142-150)  8vo. 

London,  1843 

The  conclusion  of  the  paper  is  that  chemical  action  is  the  result  of  the  tend- 
ency of  the  molecules  of  the  electrolyte  to  arrange  themselves  in  a  state 
of  equilibrium. 

1036.  Boquillon,  (Nicolas.)  De  1'electrotypie.     (Extract,  Revue  Scient. 

Indust.)  58  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1843 

Account  of  the  author's  researches  on  electrotyping  with  allusions  to  the 
work  of  Jacobi,  Spencer  and  others.  (See  Nos.  982,  990.) 

325 


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1037.  Botto,  (Giuseppe  Domenico).    (1791-1865.)     Experiences  sur  les 

rapports   entre   1'induction   electro-magnetique    et   1'action   elec- 

trochimique  suivies  de  considerations  sur  les  machines  electro- 

magnetiques.     (Mem.  Accad.  Sc.  Torino,  Ser.  II.,  Vol.  5,  pp. 

239-261)  4to.  Turin,  1843 

Comparison   of   the    electrochemical   and   electromagnetic   effects   of   a   Grove 

battery. 

— See  also  951. 

1038.  Braid,  James.     (i795?-i86o.)     Neurypnology;  or,  The  rationale 

of  nervous  sleep,  considered  in  relation  with  animal  mag- 
netism. Illustrated  by  cases  of  its  application  in  the  relief 
and  cure  of  disease.  xii-j-26s  pp.  I2mo.  London,  1843 
Hypnotism  with  a  few  allusions  to  personal  magnetism.  The  writer  was 
a  pioneer  of  the  modern  school  of  hypnotism. 

1039.  Eydam,     I(mmanuel.)       (1802-1847.)      Die    Erscheinungen    der 

Elektrizitaet  und  des  Magnetismus  in  ihrer  Verbindung  mit 
einander.  Nach  den  neuesten  Entdeckungen  im  Gebiete  des 
Elektro-Magnetismus  und  der  Induktions-Elektrizitaet  fuer 
Freunde  der  Naturwissenschaften  und  besonders  fuer  Aerzte 
ausfuehrlieh  dargestellt.  xx-(-36o  pp.  3  plates.  8vo. 

Weimar,  1843 

Magnetism  and  electricity  compared  with  regard  to  their  nature  and  effects. 

1040.  Finlaison,  John.     (1783-1860.)    Account  of  some  remarkable  ap- 

plications of  the  electric  fluid  to  the  useful  arts  by  Mr.  Alex- 
ander Bain;  with  a  vindication  of  his  claim  to  be  the  first 
inventor  of  the  electro-magnetic  printing  telegraph,  and  also 
of  the  electro-magnetic  clock.  127  pp.  2  plates.  8vo. 

London,  1843 

The  first  two  parts  of  a  controversial  character;  part  III.  notices  the 
earlier  applications  of  electro-magnetism  and  is  followed  by  a  chronological 
table  extending  from  1816  to  1843.  Also  newspaper  article  on  Bain,  by 
Professor  Tait.  (See  No.  995.) 

1041.  Frocheur,  Florian.     Brunetto  Latini;   notice  sur  un  manuscrit 

franqais  de  son  Tresor  des  sciences.     23  pp.  i  plate.  8vo. 

Brussels,  1843 

Account  of  the  works  of  Brunetto  Latini,  poet  and  philosopher  who  died 
in  1294.  Reference  to  the  mariner's  compass,  p.  20. 

1042.  Gavarret,  (Louis  Dominique  Jules.)  (1809-1890.)     Lois  generates 

de  1'electricite  dynamique,  analyse  et  discussion  des  princi- 
paux  phenomenes  physiologiques  et  pathologiques  qui  s'  y 
rapportent.  151  pp.  4to.  (These.)  Paris,  1843 

Thesis  in  which  the  sources  and  effects  of  dynamic  electricity  are  discussed; 
electric  fishes,  muscular  currents,  electro-therapeutics. 
— See  also  1390,  1519. 

1043.  Harris,   (Sir)   William  Snow.      (1792-1867.)      On   the   nature   of 

thunderstorms  and  on  the  means  of  protecting  buildings  and 

326 


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shipping  against  the  destructive  effects  of  lightning,  xvi-f-226 
pp.  ill.  8  plates.  8vo.  London,  1843 

This  work  contributed  greatly  to  the  adoption  in  England  of  lightning  con- 
ductors  for  the   protection  of  houses  and  ships;   besides  the  8  plates,   there 
are  52  illustrations. 
— See  also  80 1. 

1044.  Hesse,    Julius    (Ostwald.)       Erfahrungen    und    Beobachtungen 

ueber  die  Anwendung  des  magneto-elektrischen  Rotations- 
Apparates  bei  verschiedenen  Krankheiten.  \\-\-g$  pp.  I2mo. 

New-Brandenburg,  1843 
Magneto-electric  machine  for  medical  purposes. 

1045.  Humphreys,     John     Doddridge.       Electro-physiology    of    man. 

With  practical  illustrations  of  new  and  efficient  modes  of  gal- 
vanic treatment  in  a  variety  of  cases,  xii-f-228  pp.  I2mo. 

London,  1843 

General  principles  of  physiology  followed  by  an  account  of  the  part  played 
by  electricity  in  the  treatment  of  disease. 

1046.  Jacobi,   Moritz  Hermann  von.    (1801-1874.)     Bericht  ueber  die 

Entwicklung  der  Galvanoplastik.  (Bull.  Acad.  Sc.  Cl.  Phy- 
sico-Math.  St.  Petersbourg,  Vol.  I.,  pp.  65-71.)  8vo. 

St.  Petersburg,  1843 
Two   papers  on   electrotyping  processes,   1842. 

1047. Bericht  ueber  die  galvanische  Vergoldung.    (Bull.  Acad.  Sc. 

Cl.  Physico-Math.,  Vol.  i,  pp.  72-78.)  8vo.     St.  Petersburg,  1843 

Paper   of   historical   interest   on    goldplating. 
1048. Extrait  d'une  lettre   de   M.   le   Prof.  Jacobi  a  Dorpat  a  M. 

Lenz.     (Article  written  in  German.)  (Biblioth.  Univers.  Suppl. 

Arch.  1'filectricite,  Vol.  3.)  7  pp.    I  plate.  8vo.      Geneva,  (1843} 

Research   connected  with   Daniell's  battery. 
— See  also  907. 

1049.  Lament,  (Johann)  von.     (1805-1879.)     Bestimmung  der  Horizon- 

tal-Intensitaet  des  Erdmagnetismus  nach  absolutem  Maase. 
(Abh.  Bayer.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.  Vol.  3,  pp.  621-670+ 
i  p.  additions  in  MS.)  I  plate.  4to.  Munich,  1843 

Theory    of    the    method    of    determining    the    horizontal    component    of    the 
earth's  magnetism  in  absolute  measure. 
— See  also   1208,   1364,   1491,   1679,  2803. 

1050.  Sabine,   (Sir)    Edward.     (1788-1883.)      Observations  on   days  of 

unusual  magnetic  disturbance,  made  at  the  British  Colonial 
Magnetic  observatories.  Part  I.  1840-1841.  Folio. 

London,  1843 

The  observations  tabulated  at  Toronto,  St.  Helena,  Van  Diemen's  Land  and 
the  Cape  of  Good  Hope.     Some  details  about  aurorae. 
— See  also  945. 

1051.  Schoenbein,  C(hristian)    F(riedrich).      (1790-1868.)      Sur  la  na- 

ture d'odeur  particuliere  qui  se  developpe  au  pole  positif  d'une 
pile  pendant  1'electrolysation  de  1'eau,  et  qui  se  degage  par  les 

327 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

pointes,  pendant  1'emission  de  1'electricite  ordinaire.  (Biblioth. 
Univers.  Suppl.  Arch.  1'filectricite,  Vol.  3,  pp.  295-308.)  8vo. 

Geneva,  1843 

On  the  odor  produced  at  the  anode  during  electrolysis  of  water,  and  between 
points  during  electric  discharge;  ozone. 
— See  also  989. 

1052.  (Sidney,  Edwin.)     Electricity,  its  phenomena,  laws  and  results. 

viii-f-i84  pp.  ill.  Sm.  4to.  London,  1843 

Popular   exposition   with   numerous   illustrations. 

10523. New  edition.    vii-|-i82  pp.     i6mo.  London,  (1862) 

1053.  Sloet  tot  Oldhuis,  B(artholomeus)   W(illem)   A(nne)    E(lisa.) 

(1808-1884.)  Levenschets  van  P.  O.  C.  Vorsselman  de  Heer 
met  bijlagen  van  de  hoogleeraren  J.  F.  L.  Schroeder,  G.  J. 
Mulder  en  den  heer  S.  van  Delden.  208  pp.  portr.  8vo. 

Deventer,  1843 
Life  of  Vorsselman  de  Heer. 

1054.  Sturgeon,  William.  (1783-1850.)  Course  of  twelve  elementary  lec- 

tures on  galvanism.  xi-j-23i  pp.  ill.  i  plate.  I2mo.      London,  1843 
The  appendix  contains  a  detailed  account  of  electrical  fishes. 
— See  also  935. 

1055.  Zantedeschi,  Francesco.     (1797-1873.)  Le  leggi  del  magnetismo 

nel  filo  congiuntivo  percorso  dalla  corrente  voltiana.  7  pp.  I 
plate.  8vo.  Venice,  1843 

Note  giving  the  author's  views  on  the  electric  current. 

1056. Trattato  di  fisica  elementare.  Vol.  I.    i  plate.  8vo. 

Venice,  1843 

Short  treatise  on  general  physics. 
— See  also  950. 

1058.  Casselmann,   W(ilhelm)    Th(eodor.)      (1820-1872.)      Ueber    die 

galvanische  Kohlenzinkplatte  und  einige  mit  derselben  ange- 
stellte  Beobachtungen.  76  pp.  4  tables,  I  plate.  8vo. 

Marburg,  1844 

The   Bunsen  cell. 

1059.  Elsermann,  O.  Ueber  die    Elektricitaetsvertheilung    in    offenen 

galvanischen  Saeulen  und  Ketten  sowie  in  offenen  galvani- 
schen  Combinationen  aus  Metallen  ohne  Dazwischenkunft 
fluessiger  Leiter.  24  pp.  4to.  (Programm.) 

Saarbruecken,  1844 
The  voltaic  pile,  a  study. 

1060.  Grimelli,  P.  G.     Prospetto  delle  memorie  elettriche  e  magne- 

tiche  pubblicate  da  Stefano  Marianini.    86  pp.  1.  8vo. 

Modena,  1844 
General  notice  of  the  principal  papers  of  Marianini. 

1061.  Hopkins,  Evan.     (?-i867.)     On  the  connexion  of  geology  with 

terrestrial  magnetism,     vi-j-129  pp.     24  plates.     8vo. 

London,  1844 
The  magnetic  and  electro-magnetic  state  of  the  earth  considered. 

328 


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10613. Third  edition.   Ixxvi  pp.  2  plates.   I2mo.        London,  1855 

— See  also  1646,  1721. 

1062.  Lardner,  Dionysius  (1793-1859)  and  Ch(arles)  V(incent)  Walker 

(1811-1882).  Manual  of  electricity,  magnetism  and  meteorol- 
ogy. Vol.  II.,  ill.  map.  I2mo.  London,  1844 

Comprehensive  physical  treatment  of  the  subjects. 
— See  also  876,  1007. 

1063.  Marianini,  S(tefano  Giovanni.)     (1790-1866.)     Memoria  sul  mag- 

netismo  dissimulate  e  sopra  alcuni  fenomeni  da  esso  derivanti. 
(Mem.  Soc.  Ital.  Sc.,  Modena.  Vol.  23,  pp.  201-218)  4to. 

Modena,  1844 

Magnetic  effect   of  the   Leyden  jar  discharge.      Some  differences  noticed   in 
iron  when  magnetized  by  a  magnet  and  by  a  Leyden  jar  discharge. 
— See   also   1024. 

1064.  Matteucci,  C(arlo.)     (1811-1868.)     Traite  des  phenomenes  elec- 

trophysiologiques  des  animaux,  suivi  d'etudes  anatomiques  sur 
le  systeme  nerveux  et  sur  1'organe  electrique  de  la  torpille, 
par  Paul  Savi.  xix-j-348  pp.  3  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1844 

The  author's  researches  on  the  action  of  the  electric  current  on  the  nervous 
and  muscular  systems  of  animals.  (See  No.  1068.) 

10643. (English  translation.)  Lectures  on  the  physical  phenomena 

of  human  beings,  translated  by  Jonathan  Pereira;  with  correc- 
tions and  additions  by  Matteucci  and  notes  by  Pereira.  x-)-435 
pp.  ill.  I2mo.  London,  1847 

— See  also  985. 

1065.  Noad,  Henry  M(inchin.)     (1815-18/7.)     Lectures  on  electricity, 

comprising  galvanism,  magnetism,  electro-magnetism,  mag- 
neto- and  thermo-electricity,  iv-j-457  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1844 

Enlarged  edition  of  Lectures,  first  published  in   1839.     (See  No.  1270.) 
— See  also  1463,  1688,  1728. 

1066.  Petrina,  Franz  (Adam).     (1799-1855.)    Magneto-elektrische  Ma- 

schine  fuer  den  aerztlichen  und  physikalischen  Gebrauch.  56 
pp.  8vo.  LinZy  1844 

Small   magneto-electric  machines   for  physical  and  medical  purposes. 
— See   also    1102,    1163,    1268. 

1067.  Riddell,  C(harles)  J(ames)  B(uchanan.)  (1817-1903.)  Magnetical 

instructions  for  the  use  of  portable  instruments  adapted  for 
magnetical  surveys  and  portable  observatories  and  for  use  of 
a  set  of  small  instruments  adapted  for  a  fixed  magnetical  ob- 
servatory; with  forms  for  the  registry  of  magnetical  and  me- 
teorological observations.  146  pp.  tables.  4to.  London,  1844 
Instructions  for  determining  the  three  magnetic  elements  at  any  place. 

10673. Supplement  to  magnetical  instructions.  22  pp.  4to. 

London,  1846 

1068.  Savi,  Paolo.    (1798-1871.)      Etudes   anatomiques   sur  le  systeme 

nerveux  et  sur  1'organe  electrique  de  la  torpille.     (Matteucci, 


1—22 


329 


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Traite  des  phenomenes  electro-physiologiques  des  animaux, 
PP-  337-348)  ill.  8vo.  Paris,  1844 

Description  with  illustrations  of  the  electric  organ  of  the  torpedo.  (See  No. 
1064.) 

1069.  Schellen,  (Thomas  Joseph)  Heinrich.    (1818-1884.)    Die  elektro- 

magnetische  Telegraphic,  nebst  einer  Einleitung  ueber  op- 
tische  und  akustische  Telegraphen.  37  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  (Pro- 
gramm.)  Dusseldorf,  1844 

Short   history   of   electric   telegraphy. 
— See  also  1300,  1699,  2170. 

1070.  Scoresby,  William.     (1789-1857.)      Magnetical   investigations.  2 

vols.    8vo.  London,  1844-1852 

Vol.    i.   contains   an   elaborate   series   of  researches  on   the   capacity   and   re- 
tentivity  of  steel  for  the  magnetic  condition.     Vol.  II.  treats  of  the  inductive 
action  of  the  earth  on  iron  and  steel  with  application  to  iron  ships  and  their 
navigation. 
—See  also  805. 

1071.  Charante,  Nicolaus   Hendrik  van.     (1821-1847.)     Disquisitiones 

quaedam,  experimentales  et  theoreticae  circa  magnetismum  ro- 
tatione  exercitatum.  80  pp.  i  plate.  1.  8vo.  (Inaugural  disserta- 
tion.) Leyden,  1844 

Arago's    "rotations"    and    Faraday's    researches. 

1072.  Cito,  Michele  (also  Delia  Rocca).    Esperimenti  sulla  forza  elet- 

tro  motrice  delle  varie  sostanze:  pubblicati  in  occasione  della 
settima  riunione  degli  Scienziati  Italian!.  II  pp.  8vo. 

Naples,  1845 

Short  paper  giving  results  of  experiment  of  the  e.  m.  f.  of  contact  of  zinc 
with  a  number  of  liquids. 

1073.  Gilliss,  James  Melvin.  (1811-1865.)  Magnetical  and  meteorolog- 

ical observations  made  at  Washington,  1838-1842.  xxviii+648 
pp.  8vo.  Washington,  1845 

Observations  of  declination  at  Washington  from  September  1838  to  June 
1842. 

1074.  Gonon,  Ennemond.     Des  telegraphes  aeriens  et  electriques.  107 

pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  Paris,  1845 

Note  on  Chappe's  semaphoric  telegraph,  details  of  the  author's  system. 

1075.  Haldat  du  Lys,  (Charles  Nicolas  Alexandre)   de.     (1770-1852.) 

Histoire  du  magnetisme  dont  les  phenomenes  sont  rendus  sen- 
sibles  par  le  mouvement.  49  pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  Nancy,  1845 

History  and  discussion  of  "Arago's  rotations." 

— See  also  979. 

1076.  Kaemtz,  L(udwig)  F(riedrich.)     (1801-1867.)     Complete  course 

of  meteorology,  with  notes  by  Ch.  Martins  and  an  appendix 
containing  the  graphic  representation  of  the  numerical  tables 
by  L.  Lalanne,  translated  with  notes  and  additions  by  C.  V. 
Walker,  xxii+soS  pp.  15  plates.  8vo.  London,  1845 

The  electrical  phenomena  of  the  atmosphere  with  notes  by   Charles  Vincent 

Walker. 

— See  also  802. 

330 


CATALOGUE  OF  WHEELER  GIFT 

1077.  Lord,  William.     Telegraphic  vocabulary,  adapted  for  the  line 

of  semaphoric  telegraphs  from  Liverpool  to  Holyhead,  con- 
taining also  a  description  of  the  telegraph  and  the  method  of 
making  signals  either  by  the  semaphore  or  Marryat's  flags. 
Sign,  a — z,  2a — 2c  in  43.  2  plates.  8vo.  London,  1845 

1078.  Magrini,  Luigi.     (i8o4?-i868.)      Sulla    elettromozione    tellurica 

Sunto  di  nuovi  lavori  esperimentali  eseguiti  dal  Prof.  L. 
Magrini  in  occasione  del  sesto  congresso  scientifico,  mediante 
il  grande  apparato  fatto  costruire  dalla  citta  di  Milano.  II 
politecnico  VII.  69  pp.  8vo.  Milan,  1845 

Observations  and  experiments  on  earth-currents. 
— See  also  940. 

1078-j-bis.  Masson,  A(ntoine  Phillibert).  (1806-1860.)  Etudes  de  pho- 
tometric electrique.  (Premier  et  deuxieme  memoire,  com- 
muniques a  1' Academic  des  Sciences  dans  les  seances  des  19 
fevrier  et  5  aout  1844.)  (Extrait  des  Annales  de  Chimie  et  de 
Physique.  Ser.  Ill,  vol.  14,  pp.  1-68,  2  plates.) — Troisieme,  qua- 
trieme  et  cinquieme  memoires.  (Extraits  des  Annales  de 
Chimie  et  de  Physique,  Ser.  Ill,  vols.  30  and  31,  pp.  73-133,  2 
plates.)  Sixieme  memoire.  (Extrait  d'un  travail  couronne 
et  public  par  la  Societe  Royale  des  Sciences  de  Harlem,  1854.) 
(Extrait  des  Annales  de  Chimie  et  de  Physique,  Ser.  Ill,  vol. 
45,  pp.  1-70.)  8vo.  Paris,  1845  (-1855) 

Reprints  of  six  memoires  presented  before  scientific  bodies.     Includes  a  study 
of   the   various   phenomena   of   the   voltaic   arc.      Presentation    copy   of    Mr. 
Delarive,  with  author's  correations.     (See  No.  2938.) 
— See  also  941. 

1078-j-bis.  Magnetic  Telegraph  from  Baltimore  to  New  York.  Report 
made  by  Mr.  Chappell,  March  3,  1845.  (Report  of  Committee 
of  Ways  and  Means,  House  of  Representatives,  28  Congr., 
2nd  Sess.  Rep.  No.  187.)  7  pp.  8vo.  Washington,  1845 

Under  the  date  of  March  3,  1845,  the  committee  after  pointing  out  the 
merits  of  Prof.  Morse's  telegraph,  recommends  that  the  government  should 
lose  no  time  "in  occupying  with  a  telegraph  of  its  own  the  ground  between 
Baltimore  and  New  York."  The  Morse  telegraph  between  Washington  and 
Baltimore  was  then  in  operation. 

1079.  Palmieri,  Luigi.     (1807-1896.)     Nuovo  apparecchio  d'induzione 

tellurica.     16  pp.    i  plate.    4to.  Naples,  1845 

General  description  of  an  earth-inductor. 
— See  also  1750. 

1080.  Peltier,  (Jean  Charles  Athanase.)  (fils.)     Note  sur  les  phenome- 

nes  que  peuvent  presenter  les  arbres  soumis  a  1'influence  d'un 
nuage  charge  d'une  puissante  tension  electrique  (Extract,  Re- 
vue Scient.  et  industr.  1845.)  7  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1845 

The  author  briefly  discusses  the  effect  of  the  static  tension  that  may  arise 
in  the  case  of  poorly-conducting  trees  influenced  by  a  charged  cloud. 
— See  also  HOI,  1122. 

331 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER  GIFT 

1081.  Perrot,   (Ingenieur  a   Rouen.)      Lettre   sur  les   precedes   elec- 

tro-chimiques  de  dorure  d'argenture,  de  zincage,  etc.  15  pp. 
8vo.  Paris,  1845 

Electro-deposition:  letter  on  a  question  of  priority. 

1082.  Peschel,  C(arl)  F(riedrich.)     (1793-1852.)     Elements  of  physics, 

translated  from  the  German  with  notes  by  E.  West.  3  vols. 
ill.  I2mo.  London,  1845-1846 

Vol.  ii  has  a  chapter  on  magnetism,  magnetic  effect  of  violet  rays,  p.  313. 
Vol.  in  treats  of  static  and  dynamic  electricity  (elementary). 

1083.  Pfaff,  (Christian  Heinrich).    (1773-1852.)    Parallele  der  chemi- 

schen  Theorie  und  der  Voltaischen  Contact-Theorie  der  gal- 
vanischen  Kette.  vii+145  pp.  8vo.  Kiel,  1845 

Discussion  of  the  contact  and  chemical  theories  of  the  voltaic  battery. 
— See  also  812. 

1084.  Plana,  (Giovanni  Antonio  Amedeo.)     (1781-1864.)     Memoire  sur 

la  distribution  de  1'electricite  a  la  surface  de  deux  spheres 
conductrices  completement  isolees.  (Mem.  Accad.  Sc.  Torino, 
VII,  pp.  71-401.)  4to  Turin,  1845 

Mathematical  investigation  of  the  distribution  of  electric  charge  on  the  sur- 
faces of  neighboring  spheres.  j 
— See  also  1125,  1427. 

1085.  Thomson,  (Sir)  William.     (Lord  Kelvin.)     (1824-1907.)     Note 

on  induced  magnetism  in  a  plate.  (Cambridge  &  Dublin  Math. 
Journ.  N.  S.  Vol.  I,  pp.  34-37.)  8vo.  Cambridge,  1845 

Mathematical  theory  of  magnetism  induced  in  soft  iron. 

— See   also    1109,    1134,    1150,    1584,    1656,    1847,    1890,    1967^8,   2052,   2299, 

2341,  2378,  2946. 

1086.  Ure,  Andrew.  (1778-1857.)    Recent  improvements  in  arts,  manu- 

factures, and  mines,  being  the  second  edition  of  a  supplement 
to  the  third  edition,  of  his  dictionary.  xvi-|-3ii  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

London,  1845 

Article  on  electro-metallurgy,  pp.  80-84. 

1087.  Vail,  (Alfred).   (1807-1859.)  Description  of  the  American  electro- 

magnetic telegraph  now  in  operation  between  the  cities  of 
Washington  and  Baltimore.  24  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Washington,  1845 
Reference  to  the  origin  of  the  Morse  alphabet  and  the  use  of  multiple  wires 
for  transmission  of  signals.  Vail  was  a  distinguished  American  electrician 
and  inventor. 
— See  also  1137. 

1088.  Wartmann,  E(lie  Francois).    (1817-1886.)    De  la  methode  dans 

1'electricite  et  le  magnetisme  a  propos  du  Trattato  del  mag- 
netismo  e  della  elettricita.  dell'  Abbate  Francesco  Zantedeschi. 
(Biblioth.  Univers.  Suppl.  Arch.  1'filectricite.  Vol.  5,  15  pp.) 
8vo.  Geneva,  1845 

The  sequence  of  subjects  in  a  course  of  electricity  and  magnetism.     (Auto- 
graph copy,  dedicated  to  Becquerel).     (See  No.  logobis.) 
— See  also   1033. 


DESCRIPTION 


AMERICAN 
ELECTRO  MAGNETIC  TELEGRAPH: 


NOW  IN  OPERATION  BETWEEN  THE  CITIES  OF 


WASHINGTON  AND  BALTIMORE 


ILLUSTRATED  BY  FOURTEEN  WOOD  ENGRAVINGS. 


BY   ALFRED    VAIL, 

ASSISTANT  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  ELEC.  MAO.  TEL.  FOR  THE  U.  (. 


"The  same  principle  which  justified  and  demanded  the  transference  of  the  mail  on  many  chief 
routes,  from  the  horse-drawn  coach  on  common  highways  to  steam- impelled  vehicles  on  land  arid- 
water,  te  equally  potent  to  warrant  the  calling  of  the  electro  magnetic  telegraph—that  last  and  rnwt 
wondrous  birth  of  this  wonder-teeming  age— in  aid  of  the  post  office,  in  discharge  of  its  great  func- 
tion of  rapidly  transmitting  correspondence  and  intelligence." 

REP.  or  Cow.  or  WATS  AND  MEANS  or  H.  R.,  1845. 


Entered,  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1845,  by  Alfred  Vail, 
in  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States,  in  and  for  the 
District  of  Columbia. 


WASHINGTON. 

PRINTED  BY  J.  &  G.  S.  GIDEON. 
1845. 

1087.  VAIL,    (Reduced.) 
333 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1089.  Wunschmann,  O.    Ueber  galvanische  Elektricitaet  in  Bezug  auf 

ihre  technische  Anwendung.  36  pp.  I2mo.  (Jahresbericht.) 

Berlin,  1845 

Some   industrial   applications  of  the   electro-current. 

1090.  Zantedeschi,  Francesco.   (1797-1873.)     Di  una  macchina  a  disco 

per  la  doppia  elettricita  e  delle  esperienze  eseguite  con  essa 
comparativamente  a  quelle  dell'  elettromotore  voltiano.  (Mem. 
1st.  Veneto,  Vol.  2,  pp.  171-181)  i  plate.  4to.  Venice,  1845 

Electrical  machine  permitting  the  use  of  the  two  kinds  of  electricity. 

1090  bis. Trattato  del  magnetismo  e  della  elettricita.     Vol.  II,  546 

pp.    4  plates.    8vo.  Venice,  1845 

Volume   of    special    interest:    Romagnosi's   experiment,    p.    2;    Morichini    and 
Mrs.    Somerville    on   the    (supposed)    magnetizing   power   of   violet    light,    p. 
216;  Faraday's  discovery  of  magneto-electric  induction  anticipated  by  Abbate 
Zantedeschi,  p.  357.     (See  No.  1088.) 
— See  also  950. 

1091.  Arnoldi,  Luigi.     Dei  telegrafi  elettrici.    (Giorn.  Arcadico,  Vol. 

108,  pp.  79-106)   I  plate.  8vo.  Rome,  1846 

An  electrical  dial  telegraph:  refers  to  the  inventions  of  Alfred  Vail  and 
others.  (Autograph  copy,  dedicated  to  Volpicelli. 

1092.  Beckmann,  Johann.     (1739-1811.)     History  of  inventions,  discov- 

eries and  origins,  translated  from  the  German  by  William 
Johnston.  Fourth  edition,  revised  and  enlarged  by  William 
Francis  and  J(ohn)  W(illiam)  Griffith.  2  vols.  portr.  ill.  I2mo. 

London,  1846 

A  work  of  much  erudition.  The  author  was  professor  at  the  University  of 
Gottingen.  Articles  on  magnetic  cures,  on  tourmaline  and  lyncurium.  (The 
Library  has  received  by  gift,  too  late  for  entry,  a  copy  of  the  translation  by 
William  Johnston,  3  vols.,  488+445+491  PP->  London,  1797.) 

1093.  Becquerel,   (Antoine    Cesar.)      (1788-1878.)      Traite  complet   du 

magnetisme.     cxi-j-547  pp.     18  plates.    8vo.  Paris,  1846 

Extensive  treatise  on  the  laws  and  phenomena  of  magnetism  with  discussion 
of  observations   and   theories  of  terrestrial   magnetism. 
— See  also  882. 

1094.  Boncompagni,   (also   Buoncompagni)    (Ludovisi)    B(aldassare). 

(1821-1894.)  Intorno  ad  alcuni  avanzamenti  della  fisica  in 
Italia  nei  secoli  xvi  e  xvii.  (Giorn.  Arcadico,  Vol.  109,  pp. 
3-48)  8vo.  Rome,  1846 

Analysis  of  the  scientific  work  of  Giambaptista  Porta,    1540-1615.     Magnetic 
condition  of  the  iron  cross  of  St.  Augustin's  church  at  Rimini,  p.  23. 
— See  also  1443. 

1095.  Gloesener,  (Michael.)     (1794-1876.)     Notice  sur  deux  petits  ap- 

pareils  propres  a  changer  la  direction  des  courants  electriques. 
(Mem.  Soc.  Sc.,  Liege,  Vol.  2,  pp.  489-492)  i,  plates.  8vo. 

Liege,  1846 

Note  on   apparatus  for  reversing  the  direction  of  a  current. 
— See  also  1257,  1520,  1910. 

1096.  Grove,   (Sir)   W(illiam)    R(obert.)      (1811-1806.)      On   the   cor- 

relation of  physical  forces  being  the  substance  of  a  course  of 

334 


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lectures  delivered  in  the  London  Institution  in  the  year  1843. 
iv-f-52  pp.  8vo.  Printed  by  order  of  the  managers  of  the  Lon- 
don Institution  at  the  request  of  the  proprietors.  {London,)  1846 
These  lectures  formed  the  basis  of  the  author's  famous  work  on  the  correla- 
tion of  physical  forces. 

10963. The  correlation  of  physical  forces.    Second  edition,  vii-f  119 

pp.    8vo.  London,  1850 

— See  also  1017. 

1097.  Haldat  du  Lys,   (Charles   Nicolas   Alexandre)    de   (1770-1852.) 

Deux  memoires  sur  le  magnetisme.  (Extract,  Mem.  Soc.  Sc., 
Nancy)  40+19  pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  Nancy,  1846 

Considerations  on  general  diamagnetic  phenomena. 
— See  also  979. 

1098.  Highton,  E(dward.)     On  the  effects  of  atmospheric  electricity, 

as  exemplified  in  the  storms  of  the  summer  of  1846.  28  pp.  ill. 
4to.  London,  1846 

Practical    rules    concerning    lightning    conductors. 
— See  also  1231,  3062. 

1099.  Hunt,  Robert.  (1807-1887.)  Researches  on  the  influence  of  mag- 

netism and  voltaic  electricity,  on  crystallization,  and  other 
conditions  of  matter.  (Mem.  Geol.  Surv.  Great  Britain,  Vol. 
i,  PP-  433-459)  '11-  8vo.  London,  1846 

Relations  between  molecular  forces  and  the  phenomena  of  magnetism  and 
electricity. 

— See  also  1205,  2768. 

noo.  Lowe,  Edward  Joseph.  (1825-1900.)  Treatise  on  atmospheric 
phaenomena.  375  pp.  ill.  pi.  I2mo.  London,  1846 

Thunderstorms   and  the  aurora  borealis. 

HOI.  Peltier,  Jean  Charles  Athanase  (fils).  Essai  sur  la  coordination 
des  causes  qui  precedent,  produisent  et  accompagnent  les  phe- 
nomenes  electriques.  (Mem.  Couronnes  Acad.  Sc.,  Bruxelles, 
Vol.  19,  pp.  1-69)  i  plate.  4to.  Brussels,  1846 

Theoretical   views   on    static   electricity;    electric    and   magnetic   induction. 
— See  also   1080. 

1102.  Petrina,  Franz  (Adam).    (1799-1855.)    Neue  Theorie  des  Elek- 

trophors.     and     ein     neues     Harzkuchen-Elektroskop.    (Abh. 

Boehm.  Akad.  Wiss.  Vol.  4,  pp.  525-546)   i  plate.  4to. 

Prague,  1846 

The  first  part  of  the  paper  is  devoted  to  the   history  of  the  electrophorus 
and  the  condenser. 
— See  also  1066. 

1103.  Poggendorff,  (Johann  Christian).    (1796-1877.)    Ueber  ein  Pro- 

blem bei  linearer  Verzweigung  elektrischer  Stroeme.  (Sitz. 
Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.  Berlin,  1846,  pp.  3-16)  8vo. 

Berlin,  1846 

Current-division  in  multiple  circuits. 
— See  also  1027. 

1104.  Reichenbach,  (Karl  Ludwig  Friedrich)  von.     (1788-1869.)     Ab- 

stract of  researches  on  magnetism  and  on  certain  allied  sub- 

335 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER  GIFT 

jects  including  a  supposed  new  imponderable.  Translated  and 
abridged  from  the  German  by  William  Gregory.  112  pp.  2 
plates.  8vo.  London,  1846 

The   author   holds   that  there  are  two   kinds  of   force  in  a   magnet,   one  of 
which  attracts  iron  while  the  other  acts  on  the  nervous  system. 
— See  also   1188. 

1105.*  R(ichardot)  Ch(arles.)  (1771-1852.)  Nouveaux  appareils  centre 
les  dangers  de  la  foudre  ou  les  paratonnerres  populaires.  58 
pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  Paris,  1846 

General   theory    of   lightning-conductors;    construction    recommended   by    the 
Academic  des  Sciences. 
— See  also  822. 

1106.  Seyffer,  Otto  E.  S.     Geschichte  der  Entdeckung  der  Contact- 

oder  sogenannten  galvanischen  Elektricitaet  bis  zur  Erfindung 
der  Saeule  durch  Alexander  Volta.  31  pp.  8vo.  (Inaugural  dis- 
sertation.) Heidelberg,  1846 

Observations  of  current  phenomena  prior  to  the  invention  of  the  voltaic 
"pile"  with  reference  to  original  papers. 

1107.  Solly,  Edward.  (1819-1886.)     On  the  influence  of  electricity  on 

vegetation.     (Journ.  Horticult.  Soc.  Vol.  i,  pp.  81-109)  8vo. 

London,  1846 
History  of  the  subject. 
— See  also  2875. 

1108.  Steinberg,   K(arl.)      (1812-1852.)     Die   Dynamide.   Elektricitaet, 

Magnetismus,  Licht,  Waerme,  Verwandtschaftslehre  und 
Stoechiometrie.  Compendium  zu  Vorlesungen  ueber  allge- 
meine  Chemie.  83  pp.  8vo.  Berlin,  1846 

Rudiments    of    electricity,    magnetism    and    heat. 

1109.  Thomson,  (Sir)  William  (Lord  Kelvin.)     (1824-1907.)     On  the 

elementary  laws  of  statical  electricity.  (Cambridge  &  Dublin 
Math.  Journ.,  Vol.  i,  pp.  75-95.)  8vo.  Cambridge,  1846 

Researches  in   confirmation  of  Coulomb's  law  of  the  inverse  square  of  the 

distance. 

— See  also  1085. 

mo.  Weber,  (Wilhelm)  Eduard.  (1804-1891.)  Elektrodynamische 
Maasbestimmungen.  170  pp.  Large  8vo.  Leipzig,  1846 

The  great  work  of  Weber  on   absolute   measurement;    also   his   research   on 

diamagnetism.      (Autograph  copy). 

— See  also  920,  1242,  1273,  1400,  1563,  2118,  2785. 

mi.  Archer,  Charles  Maybury.  The  London  anecdotes;  anecdotes 
of  the  electric  telegraph.  128  pp.  i6mo.  London,  {1847) 

ima. (Another  edition.)     2  vols.     i6mo.  London,  1848 

— See  also   1219. 

1 1 12.  Becquerel,  Antoine  Cesar.  (1788-1878.)  &  (Alexandre)  E(d- 
mond)  Becquerel.  (1820-1891.)  Elements  de  physique  terrestre 
et  de  meteorologie.  706  pp.  14  plates,  tables.  8vo.  Paris,  1847 

Contains    chapters    on    atmospheric    electricity,    terrestrial    magnetism,    and 

polar  aurorae. 

— See  also  882,  1439. 

336 


Brack  v.J.Eiller 
1110.    WEBER.     (See  No.  4377.) 


337 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1113.  Caselli,  Luigi.    II  telegrafo  elettrico.    22  pp.    2  plates.    8vo. 

Rome,  1847 

Note  on  the  facsimile  telegraph  of  the  author's  brother,  Abbate  Giovanni 
Caselli. 

1114.  Harris,   (Sir)   W(illiam)   Snow.     (1792-1867.)      Remarkable  in- 

stances of  the  protection  of  certain  ships  of  her  Majesty's 
navy  from  the  destructive  effects  of  lightning.  61  pp+8  pp. 
addenda.  2  plates.  8vo.  London,  1847 

List   of   220   ships   struck  by   lightning   with   remarks. 
— See  also   80 1. 

1115.  Hatcher,   W(illiam    Henry).     An   account   of   the   electric   tel- 

egraph; extracted  from  the  Engineer's  and  Contractor's  Pocket- 
book  for  1847  and  1848.  20  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  London,  1847 
— See  also  2863. 

1116.  Johnson,  Edward  J(ohn.)     (?-i853.)     Practical  illustrations  of 

the  necessity  for  ascertaining  the  deviations  of  the  compass; 
with  explanatory  diagrams,  and  some  account  of  the  compass 
system  now  adopted  in  the  Royal  Navy;  with  notes  on  mag- 
netism, etc.  vi-f-85  pp.  map.  pi.  Folio.  Published  under  the 
sanction  of  the  Lords  Commissioners  of  the  Admiralty. 

London,  1847 

General  observations  on  magnetism  with  instructions  for  estimating  the  var- 
ious disturbing  influences  on  a  ship's  compass. 

in6a. Second  edition.     xii-|-i74  pp.    I  map,  2  plates.    4to. 

London,  1852 
— See  also  2709. 

1117.  Lhermite.     Phenomenes   chimiques   produits   par   les   courants 

electriques.    64  pp.  4to.  (These.)  Paris,  1847 

Chemical  action  gives  rise  to  electrical  currents;  in  turn,  electrical  currents 
give  rise  to  chemical  reactions;  some  of  these  reactions  are  described  in  the 
thesis. 

1118.  Martin,  A.  G.  C.    Der  elektrische  Telegraph,  nebst  einer  kurzen 

Geschichte  der  gesammten  Telegraphic.  ("Austria,"  1847.)  29 
pp.  8vo.  Vienna,  1847 

Brief  history  of  the  telegraph:   mechanical,  optical,  electrical. 

1119.  Mueller,  J(ohann  Heinrich  Jakob.)     (1809-1875.)     Principles  of 

physics  and  meteorology.  (Library  of  Illustrated  Standard 
Scientific  works,  Vol.  12.)  x-f-573  pp.  ill.  2  plates.  8vo. 

London,  1847 
— See  also  911. 

1120.  Osann,  G(ottfried)   W(ilhelm.)      (1797-1866.)     Grundzuege  der 

Lehre  von  dem  Magnetismus  und  der  Elektricitaet.  viii+i83 
pp.  ill.  8vo.  Wurzburg,  1847 

Elementary  textbook  on  magnetism  and  electricity. 

1121.  Peclet,   (Jean  Claude)   E(ugene.)     (1793-1857.)     Traite  elemen- 

taire  de  physique.  Fourth  edition.  Vol.  II.  8vo.  Paris,  1847 
Magnetism  and  electricity  treated  experimentally. 

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1122.  Peltier,    J(ean)    C(harles)    A(thanase)    (fils).      Notice    sur    la 

vie  et  les  travaux  scientifiques  de  J.  C.  Peltier.  472  pp.  portr. 
8vo.  Paris,  1847 

The  electrical  work  of  the  discoverer  of  the  Peltier  effect. 
— See  also  1080. 

1123.  Peter  Progress  (Pseud.)  Electric  telegraph,  comprising  a  brief 

history  of  former  modes  of  telegraphic  communication;  an 
account  of  the  electric  clock;  Brett  and  Little's  electric-tele- 
graphic converser;  Bain's  printing  telegraph,  etc.  With  illus- 
trative anecdotes.  84  pp.  ill.  2  plates.  I2mo.  London,  (1847) 

Short  descriptions  of  Ronald's  telegraph,  the  printing  telegraph,  Bain's 
chemical  telegraph,  and  the  electric  clock. 

1124.  Phipson,   T(homas    Lamb.)      Manual    of   the   various    electro- 

magnetic telegraphs  at  present  in  use.    28  pp.  ill.    I2mo. 

London,  (1847!) 

Brett's  printing  telegraph. 
— See  also   1780. 

1125.  Plana,  G(iovanni  Antonio  Amedeo.)    (1781-1864.)    Intorno  alle 

formole  atte  a  paragonare  colla  teoria  le  osservazioni  fatte 
sull'  azione  che  le  correnti  terrestri  esercitano  sopra  i  condut- 
tori  voltaici  perfettamente  mobili,  nell'  ipotesi  che  queste  cor- 
renti fossero  di  figura  circolare.  (Giorn.  Arcadico,  1847)  38 
pp.  8vo.  Rome,  1847 

The  magnetic  action  of  the  earth  on  a  movable  conductor  conveying  a 
current. 

1126. Sopra  le  formole  matematiche  atte  a  risolvere  i  problemi  rela- 

tivi  all'azione  emanata  dalle  correnti  voltaiche  circolari.  55 
pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  Rome,  1847 

Action  of  a  circular  current  on  an  element  of  a  rectilinear  current  of  a 
mathematical  paper. 

1127. Sopra  una  nuova  serie  d'esperimenti  la  forza  motrice  fra  due 

sulla  correnti  voltaiche  situate  nel  medesimo  piano,  per  il  caso 
in  cui  sono  entrambe  circolari,  oppure  una  elittica  e  1'altra  cir- 
colare. (Giorn.  Arcadico,  Vol.  III.,  pp.  3-40)  8vo.  Rome,  1847 

A  mathematical  paper. 
— See  also  1084. 

1128.  Portwine,  Edward.     The  steam-engine  from  the  earliest  to  the 

present  time,  atmospheric  railways,  the  electric  printing  tele- 
graph and  screw  propeller.  Second  edition.  144  pp.  ill.  i6mo. 

London,  1847 

1129.  Regnauld,  Jules  (Antoine.)     (1820-1895.)     De  la  production  de 

1'electricite  dans  les  etres  organises;  de  ses  causes,  de  ses 
effets,  des  organes  producteurs  de  1'electricite.  40  pp.  4to. 
(These.)  Paris,  1847 

Contribution    to    the    theory    of    animal    and    vegetable    electricity. 
— See  also  1335,  2977. 

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1130.  Riess,  (Peter  Theophil.)     (1804-1883.)     Ueber  die  Influenzelek- 

tricitaet  und  die  Theorie  des  Condensators.  (Verh.  Akad. 
Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.  1847,  pp.  465-470)  8vo.  Berlin,  1847 

The  theory  of  condensers. 
—See  also  862. 

1131.  Romershausen,   Elard.     (1784-1857.)     Die     magneto-elektrische 

Rotationsmaschine  und  der  Stahlmagnet  als  Heilmittel,  nebst 
einigen  Bemerkungen  ueber  das  Wesen  und  die  Eigenschaf- 
ten  der  dabei  wirksamen  Naturkraefte  und  ihrer  gegenseitigen 
dynamischen  Reactionen.  vi+42  pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  Halle,  1847 

Description  of  a  magneto-electric  machine  as  a  therapeutic  apparatus. 

1132.  Rumford,  (Benjamin  Thompson)  Count.     Inventions,  improve- 

ments, and  practice  of  Benjamin  Thompson  in  the  combined 
character  of  colliery  engineer  and  general  manager;  with  some 
particulars  relative  to  Watt's  steam  engine,  viii-f-133  pp.  2 
plates.  8vo.  Newcastle,  1847 

The  distinguished  author  makes  no  use  of  the  electric  current  in  his  in- 
ventions. 

1133.  Stevenson,  W.  F.     Most  important  errors  in  chemistry,  elec- 

tricity, and  magnetism,  pointed  out  and  refuted;  and  the 
phenomena  of  electricity  and  the  polarity  of  the  magnetic 
needle  accounted  for  and  explained.  Second  edition.  68  pp. 
8vo.  London,  1847 

The  "errors"  dwelt  on  are  that  water  is  decomposable,  that  hydrogen  is  an 
elementary  body,  and  that  there  are  two  kinds  of  electricity  and  magnetism. 

1134.  Thomson,  (Sir  William)  (Lord  Kelvin).     (1824-1907.)     On  cer- 

tain definite  integrals  suggested  by  problems  in  the  theory  of 
electricity.  (Cambridge  and  Dublin  Math.  Journ.,  Vol.  2,  pp. 
109-122.)  8vo.  Cambridge,  1847 

The  integral  refers  to  the  distribution  of  electricity  on  an  infinite  plane, 
subject  to  the  influence  of  an  electrified  point. 

1135. On  the  forces  experienced  by  small  spheres  under  mag- 
netic influence  and  on  some  of  the  phenomena  presented  by 
diamagnetic  substances.  (Cambridge  and  Dublin  Math. 
Journ.  Vol.  2,  pp.  230-235)  8vo.  Cambridge,  1847 

A  mathematical  paper. 

1136. On  a  system  of  magnetic  curves.     (Cambridge  and  Dublin 

Math.  Journ.  Vol.  2,  p.  240)  8vo.  Cambridge,  1847 

Short  mathematical  paper  giving  the  equation  of  a  system  of  magnetic  curves 
due  to  two  small  magnetic  needles. 
— See  also  1085. 

1137.  Vail,  Alfred.  (1807-1859.)  American  electro-magnetic  telegraph; 
with  the  reports  of  Congress,  and  a  description  of  all  tele- 
graphs known,  employing  electricity  or  galvanism.  208  pp. 
ill.  8vo.  Philadelphia,  1847 

Description  of  historical  telegraphs  with  81  illustrations;  also  letters  from 
Morse  and  Henry.  The  Morse  code,  p.  27. 

340 


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11373. (French   translation.)      Le    telegraphe    electro-magnetique 

Americain  avec  le  rapport  du  Congres  et  la  description  de  tous 
les  telegraphes  connus,  ou  sont  mis  en  usage  1'electricite  et 
le  magnetisme.  Traduit  par  H(ypp)  Vattemare.  263  pp.  ill. 
8vo.  Paris,  1847 

ii37b. (Italian  translation)   Le  meraviglie  delle  telegrafia  elettri- 

ca  ossia  telegrafo  elettro-magnetico-Americano.  Opera  di 
Alfr.  Vail,  tradotta  dall'  inglese  in  francese  da  Ipp.  Vatte- 
mare e  voltata  in  Italiano  da  Lorenzo  Polettini.  Con  note  ed 
aggiunte.  viii-(-i7i  pp.  5  plates.  8vo.  Verona,  1850 

— See  also    1087. 

1138.  Wartman,   Elie    (Francois.)      (1817-1886.)      Troisieme   memoire 

sur  divers  phenomenes  d'induction  (Bull.  Acad.  Sc.,  Belgique, 
Vol.  14,  pp.  187-204)  i  plate.  8vo.  Brussels,  1847 

The  position  of  spectral  lines  unaffected  by  a  magnetic  field. 

11383. Cinquieme  memoire.     Sur  1'induction.  (Bull.  Acad.  Sc.,  Bel- 
gique, Vol.  15,  pp.  268-276.)    i  plate.   8vo.       Brussels,  1848 

The  electric  current  is  not  due  to  a  process  of  rectilinear  propagation. 
— See  also  1033. 

1139.  Behr.   Ueber  elektrische  Telegraphen.    19  pp.  4to.    (Programm.) 

Konigsberg,  1848 

Some  considerations  about  the  electric  current  and  its  application  to  tele- 
graphy. 

1140.  Bird,   Golding.    (1814-1854.)      Elements  .of   natural   philosophy; 

being  an  experimental  introduction  to  the  study  of  the  phy- 
sical sciences.  Third  edition,  liv+552  pp.  ill.  I2mo. 

London,  1848 

Elementary  treatise  for  use  of  medical  students. 
— See  also  1153,  2719. 

1141.  Drescher,  L.    Die  elektromagnetische  Telegraphic:  oder  leicht- 

fassliche  und  specielle  Beschreibung  der  vorzueglichsten  elek- 
tromagnetischen  Telegraphen-Apparate  und  die  Anwendung 
derselben  in  der  Praxis.  38  pp.  4  plates.  4to.  Cassel,  1848 

Equipment  for  electromagnetic  telegraphy. 

11413. Second  edition.     38  pp.   4  plates.   4to.  Cassel,  1849 

1142.  Gregory,  Olinthus    (Gilbert).   (1774-1841).  Mathematics  for  prac- 

tical men:  being  a  common-place  book  of  pure  and  mixed  mathe- 
matics, designed  chiefly  for  the  use  of  civil  engineers,  archi- 
tects and  surveyors.  Third  edition,  revised  and  enlarged  by 
Henry  Law.  xx-f-392  pp.  +118  pp.  (Appendix)  13  plates.  8vo. 

London,  1848 

Written   for  the   use  of   architects   and   engineers. 
— See  also  738. 

1143.  Hsrris,  (Sir)  W(illiam)  Snow.     (1792-1867.)     Rudimentary  elec- 

tricity, being  a  concise  exposition  of  the  general  principles 
of  electrical  science,  and  the  purposes  to  which  it  has  been 
applied.  iv-f-i6o  pp.  ill.  pi.  I2mo.  London,  1848 

341 


CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 
11433. Third  edition,    vi+ips  pp.  ill.  pi.    I2mo.      London,  1853 

This  edition   contains   many   references   to  the    (then)    unpublished  works  of 
Cavendish;   Eeles's  electrical  theory,  p.  43. 
— See  also  80 1. 

1144.  Martin,  William.  (1801-1867.)  Illustrated  natural  philosophy  be- 

ing a  manual  of  modern  science  for  schools  and  families.  Sixth 
edition,  x+314  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  London,  (1848) 

Three  short  chapters  on  the  elements  of  magnetism  and  electricity. 

1145.  Pohl,    Georg   Friedrich.      (1788-1849.)      Ueber    das   Wesen    der 

Elektricitaet  und  Schwere.  Offener  Brief  an  H.  W.  Dove.  40 
pp.  8vo.  Breslau,  1848 

Letter  to  Dr.  Dove  giving  some  views  on  the  nature  of  electricity. 
— See  also  825. 

1146.  Poppe,  (Otto  Heinrich)  Adolph.  (1813-1894.)     Die  Telegraphic 

von  ihrem  Ursprunge  bis  zur  neuesten  Zeit,  mit  besonderer 
Beruecksichtigung  der  ausgefuehrten  telegraphischenSysteme. 
iv+75  pp.  8vo.  Frankfort,  1848 

History  and  use  of  methods  employed  in  mechanical  and  optical  signaling. 

1147.  Rivot,  (Louis   Edmond)    (1820-1869)   and   (Edouard)    Phillipps 

(1821-1889.)  Note  sur  la  conductibilite  electrique  des  princi- 
pales  roches  a  de  hautes  temperatures.  (Ann.  Mines,  Vol.  14, 
pp.  57-66)  I  plate.  8vo.  Paris,  1848 

Note  on  the  part  played  by  electricity  in  certain   geological  formations. 

1148.  Robinson,   Th(omas)    R(omney.)      (1792-1882.)      On   the   effect 

of  heat  in  lessening  the  affinities  of  the  elements  of  water. 
(Trans.  Irish  Acad.  Vol.  21,  pp.  297-310)  4to.  Dublin,  1848 

—See  also  1297,  '336,  3M4- 

1149.  Ronalds,   (Sir)    Francis.   (1788-1873.)     Epitome  of  the   electro- 

meteorological  and  magnetic  observations,  experiments,  etc., 
made  at  the  Kew  observatory.  12  pp.  8vo.  Chiswick,  1848 

Occasional   notes   on   atmospheric   electricity. 
— See  also  803. 

1150.  Thomson,  (Sir)  William  (Lord  Kelvin.)     (1824-1907.)     On  the 

mathematical  theory  of  electricity  in  equilibrium.  (Cambridge 
and  Dublin  Math.  Journ.,  Vol.  3,  pp.  131-148-1-266-274;  Vol.  4, 
pp.  276-284;  Vol.  5,  pp.  1-9.)  8vo.  Dublin,  1848-1850 

Distribution   of   electricity  on  conducting   surfaces;   electric   images. 
— See  also  1085. 

1151.  Handbook  to  the  electric  telegraph,  being  a  treatise  on  the  con- 

struction, nature  and  powers,  of  this  instrument,  with  a  full 
account  of  its  origin  and  progress.  Third  edition.  30  pp.  ill. 
I2mo.  London,  (1848) 

Popular   account  of  the  needle  telegraph. 

1152.  Barlow,  Peter.  (1776-1862.)     Electro-magnetism.     (Encyclopedia 

Metropolitana,  2nd  ed.  pp.  i-4O.)    5  plates.   4to.      London,  1849 

Historical  treatment  of  the  subject. 
— See  also  720. 

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1153.  Bird,  Golding.     (1814-1854.)     Lectures   on  electricity  and  gal- 

vanism, in  their  physiological  and  therapeutical  relations  de- 
livered at  the  Royal  College  of  Physicians.  Revised  and  ex- 
tended. xii+212  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  London,  1849 
Animal  electricity;  medical  electric  apparatus;  action  of  electricity  on  the 
various  tissues  of  the  body. 
— See  also  1140. 

1154.  Breguet,  L(ouis  Francois  Clement)  (1804-1883)  and  V.  de  Sere. 

Telegraphic  electrique,  son  avenir,  poste  aux  lettres  electriques, 
journaux  electriques,  suivi  d'un  aperc.u  theorique  de  tele- 
graphic. 75  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1849 

Telegraphic  adminstration. 
— See  also  1250,  1575,  2831. 

1155.  Despretz,   (Cesar  Mansuete.)     (1792-1863.)     Note  sur  la  fusion 

et  la  volatilisation  des  corps.  (Extract,  Comptes  rendus  Acad. 
Sc.  Vol.  28  &  29)  24  pp.  4to.  Paris,  1849 

The  volatilization  of  carbon  and  other  refractory  substances  in  the  electric 
arc. 
— See  also  903. 

1156.  Fairbairn,  Thomas.     Truths  and  tubes  on  self-supporting  prin- 

ciples; a  few  words  in  reply  to  the  author  of  Highways  and 
Dry-ways.  62  pp.  i2mo.  London,  1849 

Reply  to  Sir  Francis  Head's  criticism  on  the  Britannia  Bridge,  in  his  High- 
ways and  Dryways.  (See  No.  2902.) 

1157.  (Head,  (Sir)  Francis  Bond.)     (1793-1875.)     Stokers  and  pokers; 

or  The  London  and  North-Western  railway,  the  electric  tele- 
graph and  the  railway  clearing  house.  By  the  author  of  "Bub- 
bles from  the  Brunnen  of  Nassau."  208  pp.  I2mo.  London,  1849 

Short  chapter  on  the  London-Slough  telegraph. 
— See  also  1745,  2902. 

1158.  Hobbs,  J.  S.     Sailing  directions  for  the  Island  and  Banks  of 

Newfoundland,  with  the  coast  of  Labrador,  from  York  Point 
to  Sandwich  Harbour,  and  from  Chateaux  Bay  to  Cape  Whit- 
tle. Compiled  from  the  surveys  of  Captains  Bayfield  and 
Cook,  and  Lieutenant  Bullock.  88  pp.  8vo.  London,  1849 

Geography  of  the  Newfoundland  coast. 

1159.  Humboldt,  Friedrich  Heinrich  Alexander,  von.  (1769-1859.)  Cos- 

mos: sketch  of  a  physical  description  of  the  universe,  trans- 
lated under  the  superintendence  of  Edward  Sabine.  Seventh 
edition.  4  vols.  I2mo.  London,  1849-1858 

Celebrated  work  containing  the  history  and   physics  of  several  electric  and 
magnetic  inventions  and  discoveries  with  copious  notes  by  the  editor. 
— See  also  616. 

1160.  Krecke,   F(riedrich)    W(ilhelm)    C(hristian.)      (1812-1882.)    De- 

scription de  1'observatoire  meteorologique  et  magnetique  a 
Utrecht.  56  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  Utrecht,  1849 

Description  of  instruments  including  one  for  recording  the  variations  of 
magnetic  declination. 

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1161.  Moigno,   F(ranc.ois   Napoleon   Marie.)      (1804-1884.)      Traite  de 

telegraphic  electrique,  reinfermant  son  histoire,  sa  theorie  et 
la  description  des  appareils,  avec  les  deux  memoires  de  M. 
Wheatstone  sur  la  vitesse  et  la  determination  des  courants 
d'electricite,  et  un  memoire  inedit  d' Ampere  sur  la  theorie 
electro-chimique.  xxiv-f42O  pp.  16  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1849 

One  of  the  early  manuals  of  telegraphy  containing  theory,  practise,  and 
history.  Abbe  Moigno  was  eminent  as  mathematician  and  physicist.  (See 
No.  2910.) 

n6ia. Traite  de  telegraphic  electrique,  comprenant   son  histoire. 

sa  theorie,  ses  appareils,  sa  pratique,  son  avenir,  sa  legislation; 
precede  d'un  expose  de  la  telegraphic  en  general  et  de  la  tele- 
graphic ancienne  du  jour  et  de  nuit.  2  ieme  edition,  entiere- 
ment  refondue  et  completee.  2  vols. — Text  and  atlas — 22 
plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1852 

Two  errors  may  be  noted:  i)  the  date  of  Coxe's  apparatus  is  1816  not  1810: 
2)  the  needles  in  Baron  Schilling's  telegraph  were  horizontal  not  vertical. 
— See  also  3310. 

1162.  Murray,   (Sir)   James.     (1788-1871.)      Electricity,  as  a  cause  of 

cholera,  or  other  epidemics,  and  the  relation  of  galvanism  to 
the  action  remedies.  160  pp.  I2mo.  Dublin,  1849 

Chapter  on  the  earth  as  a  magnet. 

1163.  Petrina,  Franz  (Adam.)     (1799-1855.)   Einfluss  der  Entfernung 

des  Polardrahtes  von  der  Magnetnadel  auf  das  Maximum  ihrer 
Ablenkung.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.  Jahrg. 
1849,  pp.  165-168)  8vo.  Vienna,  1849 

Deflection  and  oscillations  of  a  magnet  by   a  current  in  a  neighboring  con- 
ductor.     (Autograph   copy,   dedicated   to   Prof.   Joh.   Mueller). 
— See  also  1066. 

1164.  Pluecker,    J(ulius.)      (1801-1868.)      Enumeratio    novorum    phe- 

nomenorum  de  magnetismo  inventorum.  28  pp.  I  plate.  4to. 
(Program.)  Bonn,  1849 

Diamagnetic  phenomena  and  magne-crystallic  behavior   of  certain  crystalline 

substances. 

— See  also  1295,  2888. 

1165.  Smee,  Alfred.  (1818-1877.)     Elements  of  electro-biology;  or  the 

voltaic  mechanism  of  man;  of  electro-pathology  and  especially 
of  the  nervous  system  and  of  electro-therapeutics.  xii+i64  pp. 
2  tables.  8vo.  London,  1849 

11653. Principles  of  the  human  mind  deduced  from  physical  laws, 

being  a  sequel  to  elements  of  electro-biology;  together  with 
the  lecture  on  the  voltaic  mechanism  of  man,  delivered  at  the 
London  Institution,  April  n,  1849.  xvi+l6  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

London,  1849 
—See  also  1006. 

1166.  Steinheil,   K(arl)    A(ugust.)      (1801-1870.)      Beschreibung   und 

Vergleichung     der    galvanischen    Telegraphen    Deutschlands 

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nach  Besichtigung  im  April,  1849.  (Abh.  Bayer.  Akad.  Wiss. 
Math.-Nat.  Kl.  Vol.  3,  Abt.  III.,  pp.  779-840)  8vo. 

Munich,  1849 

German  telegraph  lines  with  suggestions  for  improvements. 
— See  also  947. 

1167.  Adrian!,     A.     Verhandeling     over     gutta     percha     en     caout- 

chouc en  derzelver  verhouding  tot  onderscheidene  agentia.  75 
pp.  8vo.  Utrecht,  1850 

Tests  to  distinguish  gutta  percha  from  caoutchouc. 

1168.  Burnett,  C(harles)   M(ountford.)     (1807-1866.)     Philosophy  of 

spirits  in  relation  to  matter,  xx-j-312  pp.  8vo.  London,  1850 
Work  of  pure  imagination. 

1169.  Clark,  Edwin.    (1814-1894.)    The  Britannia  and  Conway  tubular 

bridges  with  general  inquiries  on  beams  and  on  the  proper- 
ties of  materials  used  in  construction,  published  with  the  sanc- 
tion and  under  the  immediate  supervision  of  Robert  Stephen- 
son.  2  vols.  Atlas  in  folio,  ill.  18  plates.  8vo.  London,  1850 

Mr.   Edwin   Clark  was  the   resident   engineer  in  charge  of  the  construction 
and  for  a  time  had  his  younger  brother  Josiah  Latimer  Clark  with  him  as 
assistant  engineer.     (See  Nos.  2897,  4119.) 
— See  also  2069,  2972. 

1170.  Comstock,  John  Lee  (1789-1858)  &  R.  D.  Holbyn.    First  book 

of  heat,  light,  and  optics,  and  electricity.  128  pp.  i6mo.  (Scott's 
first  books  in  science.)  London,  (16*50?) 

Three  chapters  condensed  from  the  author's  Manual  of  Natural  Philosophy. 
— See  also  1485. 

1171.  Cornelius,  Karl  Sebastian.    (1820-1896.)     De  fluido  electrico  in 

rerum  natura  statuendo.  15  pp.  8vo.  Halle,  1850 

Views  of  Franklin,   Symmer  and  Faraday  discussed. 

1172.  Du    Bois-Reymond,    E(mil)    Heinrich.)      (1818-1896.)      Sur   les 

memoires  relatifs  aux  phenomenes  electrophysiologiques.  (Ex- 
tract, Comptes  rendus,  Acad.  Sc.  Vol.  31,  1850)  20  pp.  4to. 

Paris,  1850 

Resume   of   work   done   in   electro-physiology   with   special   reference   to   that 

of  the  author. 

— See  also  1202,  1222,  1254    1280,  1516,  1541,  1769,  1903. 

1173.  Felici,  R(iccardo.)     Sulle  polarita  galvaniche  secondarie  e  sull' 

influenza  del  calore  della  corrente  elettrica  nei  liquidi.  (Ann. 
Univ.,  Toscana  Sc.  Cosm.  Vol.  2,  pp.  173-186)  4to.  Pisa,  1850 

The  e.  m.  f.  of  polarization  and  effect  of  heat  on  the  conductivity  of  liquids. 
— See  also  1283,  1797. 

1174.  Francis    G(eorge)    William.       (1800-1865.)       Electrical    experi- 

ments; illustrating  the  theory,  practice,  and  application  of  the 
science  of  free  or  frictional  electricity.  Fifth  edition.  91  pp. 
ill.  8vo.  London,  1850 

Numerous  entertaining  experiments  in  frictional  electricity;  illustrations 
of  historical  machines.  The  author  was  a  popular  lecturer  on  natural  philoso- 
phy. 

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1175.  Froriep,  Robert.  (1804-1861.)     On  the  therapeutic  application  of 

electro-magnetism  in  the  treatment  of  rheumatic  and  para- 
lytic affections;  translated  from  the  German  by  R.  M.  Law- 
rence. 205  pp.  8vo.  London,  1850 

1176.  Galton,  Francis.     The  teletype;   a  printing  electric  telegraph. 

32  pp.  4  plates.  8vo.  London,  1850 

Messages  printed  in  the  ordinary  alphabetical  characters;  manuscript  letter 
of  the  author. 

1177.  Ghisi,  Lorenzo  Agostino.    Telegrafia  elettrica,  ossia  descrizione 

dei  telegrafi  elettro-magnetici,  loro  modo  di  agire  e  loro  ap- 
plicazione  agli  usi  sociali.  Second  edition,  enlarged  and  cor- 
rected. 76  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  Milan,  1850 

Paper  of  general  information  on  telegraphy. 

1178.  Grieb,  Chr(istoph.)  Fr(iedrich.)     Die  Wunder  der  elektrischen 

Telegraphic;  eine  gemeinverstaendliche  Geschichte  und  Be- 
schreibung  derselben,  nebst  Andeutungen  ueber  ihre  zukuenf- 
tige  Wirkung.  208  pp.  2  plates.  i6mo.  Stuttgart,  1850 

Some  of  the  wonders  of  the  electric  telegraph  briefly  described. 

1179.  Gundolf.     Ueber   elektromagnetische   Telegraphic.   24  pp.   4to. 

(Jahresbericht,  Gymnasium  Theodorianum.)        Paderborn,  1850 

The  electro-magnetic  dial  telegraph. 

1180.  Harris,   (Sir)   William  Snow.     (1792-1867.)    Rudimentary  mag- 

netism: being  a  concise  exposition  of  the  general  principles 
of  magnetical  science.  3  parts,  ill.  I2mo.  London,  1850-1852 

The  author's  compass  is  described  p.   149. 

n8oa. Second  edition  revised  and  enlarged  by  Henry  M.  Noad. 

viii+412  pp.  ill.  I2mo.     (Weale's  Rudimentary  Series,  No.  8.) 

London,  1872 
— See  also  80 1. 

1181.  Mackrell,  G.,  J.  W.  Gann  and  Thomas  Pollock.     On  the  action 

upon  the  galvanometer  by  arrangements  of  coloured  liquids 
in  a  U  tube.  50  pp.  8vo.  London,  1850 

Observations  on  electric  induction  and  the  electric  state  of  the  atmosphere. 
— See  also  870. 

1182.  Marie-Davy,  (Edme  Hippolyte).    (1820-1893.)    Memoire  (I.,  II., 

&  III.)  sur  1'electricite.  (Mem.  Acad.  Sc.,  Montpellier,  1847- 
1850,  pp.  13-159)  4to.  Montpellier,  1850 

Three  short  memoirs  on  the  voltaic  battery  and  Ohm's  law. 
— See  also  1525,  3302. 

1183.  Maus,  (Jean  Marie)  Henrie  and  Pierre  Paleocapa.     (1789-1867.) 

Rapport  sur  les  etudes  du  chemin  de  fer  de  Chambery  a  Turin 
et  de  la  machine  proposee  pour  executer  le  tunnel  des  Alpes 
entre  Modane  et  Bardonneche  et  Rapport  redige,  au  nom  de 
la  commission  chargee  de  1'examen  de  ces  etudes,  par  M.  le 
chevalier  Pierre  Paleocapa,  suivi  des  Proces-verbaux  des 

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seances  de  cette  commission.  56  pp.  9  plates  and  maps. 
Folio.  Turin,  1850 

This  engineering  report  is  followed  by  maps  of  the  country  and  places  of 
the  proposed  railway  route  from  Chambery  to  Turin. 

1184.     Oersted,  Hans  Christian.     (1770-1851.)     Gesammelte  Schriften, 
deutsch  von  K.  L.  Kannegiesser.  6  vols.  pis.  portr.  8vo. 

Leipzig,  (1850-1851) 

Views  concerning  matter  and  spirit;  sound,  astronomy,  sympathy,  preceded 
by  a  biographical  notice. 

1185. Der  Geist  in  der  Natur.     Deutsch  von  K.  L.  Kannegiesser 

nebst  einer  biographischen  Skizze  von  P.  L.  Moeller.  xxxii-|- 
200  pp.  8vo.  Leipzig,  1850 

Biographical  notice  of  Oersted  followed  by  some  of  his  views  on  nature  and 

superstitions. 

u85-j-a. (English  translation.)  Soul  in  nature  with  supplementary 

contributions.  Translated  from  the  original  German  edition 
by  L(e9nora)  and  J(oanna)  B.  Horner.  xlv-)-46s  pp.  portr. 
I2mo.  (Bohn's  Scientific  library.)  London,  1852 

1186. Die  Naturwissenschaft  in  ihrem  Verhaeltniss  zur  Dichtkunst 

und  Religion.  xvi-f-7i  pp.  8vo.  Leipzig,  1850 

Some  of  the  author's  views  on  religion. 
— See  also   773. 

1187.  Quetelet,   (Lambert)   A(dolphe  Jacques.)     (1796-1874.)    Resume 

des  observations  sur  la  meteorologie  et  sur  le  magnetisme  ter- 
restre.  (Observatoire  R.  de  Bruxelles)  76  pp.  4to. 

Brussels,  1850 

General   meteorological   data   for    Belgium,    (Autograph   copy). 
— See  also  968. 

1188.  Reichenbach,  Karl  (Ludwig  Friedrich  von.)     (1788-1869.)     Re- 

searches on  magnetism,  electricity,  heat,  crystallization,  and 
chemical  attraction,  in  their  relation  to  the  vital  force.  Trans- 
lated and  edited  by  the  express  desire  of  the  author  with  a  pre- 
face, notes  and  appendix  by  William  Gregory.  Parts  I  &  II. 
(No  more  published)  xlv+463  pp.  ill.  3  plates.  8vo. 

London,  1850 

Instances  of  persons  who  seemed  to  the  author  to  be  affected  by  a  strong 
magnetic  field. 
— See  also  1104. 

1189.  Secchi,  A(ngelo).    (1818-1878.)    Sullo  stato  attuale  delle  tele- 

grafia.  Relazione.    (Ann.  Sc.  Math.  Fis.  Vol.  I,  pp.  23-41.)  8vo. 

Rome,  1850 

The  three   telegraph   systems  used   in   America;    the   author   was  the   distin- 
guished Jesuit  astronomer. 
— See  also  1240,  3147. 

1190.  Sturgeon,  William.     (1783-1850.)     Scientific  researches,  experi- 

mental and  theoretical,  in  electricity,  magnetism,  galvanism, 

347 


1184.  OERSTED.     (See  No.  4377.) 


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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

electro-magnetism  and  electro-chemistry.  viii-|-563  pp.  19 
plates.  4to.  London,  (1850) 

This  quarto  volume  contains  the  author's  description  of  his  discoveries  of 
the  soft-iron  electro-magnet  (bar  and  horse-shoe,)  his  electro-magnetic  engine, 
commutator  amalgamated  zinc  plates,  study  of  atmospheric  electricity  by 
means  of  Icites,  fracture  of  Leyden  jars,  etc.,  the  whole  preceded  by  a 
history  of  electro-magnetism  carried  down  to  1823  and  followed  by  19 
plates  of  illustrations. 
— See  also  925. 

1 191.  Szapary,   (Franz.)     Magnetismus  von  1850.     I.  Grundton   (zur 

Harmonic  der  Wissenschaften).  II.  Aries.  152+120  pp.  1. 
8vo.  Grats,  1850 

A  miscellany  with  an  article  on  "magnetic  colloquizing." 

1192.  Walker,  A(dam.)     (1731-1821.)     Analysis  of  a  course  of  lectures 

on  natural  and  experimental  philosophy.  Fourth  edition.  90 
pp.  8vo.  (London,  1850) 

Short  lecture  on  electricity:  "Many  experiments  tend  to  prove  the  electrical 
fluid  to  be  elementary  phlogiston",  p.  60. 
—See  also  618. 

1193.  Wilmot,  Arthur  Parry  Eardley.     Complete  and  universal  dic- 

tionary of  signals  for  the  boats  of  Her  Majesty's  fleet,  well 
adapted  for  yachts,  the  merchants  service,  etc.;  containing  a 
variety  of  new  and  simple  modes  of  signaling.  24  l.-fxxiv-f-i8i 
pp.  ill.  24  plates.  i6mo.  London,  1850 

Flags,  balls,  and  semaphores  used  in  the  British  navy. 

11933. Second  edition,  24  l.-fxxiv+28  pp-  jn    24  plates.    i8mo. 

London,  1851 

1194.  Alexander,  William.    Plan  and  description  of  the  original  elec- 

tro-magnetic telegraph,  with  prefatory  note  to  the  Royal 
Commissioners,  30  pp.  I  plate.  8vo. 

London,  &  Edinburgh,  1851 

Letters  written  in  1837  by  Lord  John  Russell  relating  to  the  author's  proposal 
to  establish  telegraphic  communication  between  Edinburgh  and  London  by 
underground  conductors;  description  of  apparatus. 

1195.  Amberger,  (Frangois  Joseph  Jerome)  Nickles  (1820-1869)  and 

Cassal.  Application  de  1'electro-magnetisme  dans  la  locomo- 
tion sur  chemins  de  fer  et  dans  les  transmissions  de  mouve- 
ment.  (Extract,  Revue  Scient.  et  industr.  Ser.  in.,  Vol.  9.) 
8  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1851 

Note  on  the  application  of  electro-magnets  to  traction. 
— See  also  1265. 

1196.  Billet,   (Felix.)    (1808-1882.)     Des  condensations  electriques   de 

deuxieme  et  de  troisieme  espece.  (Mem.  Acad.  Sc.,  Dijon, 
1851,  pp.  66-72.)  8vo.  Dijon,  1851 

Experiments  with  plate  condensers. 
— See  also  2928. 

1197.  Brewster,  (Sir)   David.   (1781-1868.)     Popular  treatise  on  mag- 

netism from  the  Seventh  edition  of  the  Encyclopaedia  Britan- 
nica.  363  pp.  ill.  map.  8vo.  Edinburgh,  1851 

Written  for  the  seventh  edition  of  the  Encyclopaedia  Britannica.    The  chap- 

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ters  on  terrestrial  magnetism  and  magnetic  instruments  are  of  special  inter- 
est. The  volume  contains  Prof.  Barlow's  magnetic  chart  of  lines  of  equal 
declination  with  position  of  magnetic  pole  as  deduced  from  observations  of 
Commander  Ross.  Zantedeschi's  observations  on  the  action  of  light  on  a 
magnet,  p.  49. 
— See  also  1315,  2995. 

1198.  Bruck,  (Nicolas)  R(ene.)     Electricite  ou  magnetisme  du  globe 

terrestre.     3  vols.  4  charts.  8vo.  Brussels,  1851-1852 

Analysis  and  discussion  of  observations  of  terrestrial  magnetism. 

1199.  Buff,  Heinrich.  (1805-1878.)     Familiar  letters  on  the  physics  of 

the  earth  treating  of  the  chief  movements  of  the  land,  the 
waters,  and  the  air,  and  the  forces  that  give  rise  to  them;  edi- 
ted by  A.  W.  Hofmann.  xiii+273  pp.  i2mo.  London,  1851 

The  last  letter  treats  of  atmospheric  electricity  and  lightning. 
— See  also  1009. 

1200.  Chalmers,  Charles.     Thoughts  on  electricity  with  notes  of  ex- 

periments.    Third  edition.     57  pp.  ill.  2  plates.  8vo. 

Edinburgh,  1851 

These   thoughts   refer   chiefly    to   the    electric   decomposition   of   water,    and 
potash. 
— See  also  1350,  1413. 

1201.  Dods,  John  Bovee.   Philosophy  of  electrical  psychology.  252  pp. 

I2mo.  New  York,  1851 

Contains  a  wide  range  of  subjects;  "electric  psychology"  is  considered  to 
be  the  most  sublime  system  of  philosophy. 

1202.  Du    Bois-Reymond,    (Emil    Heinrich).      (1818-1896.)      Unter- 

suchungen  ueber  thierische  Elektricitaet.  (Moleschott,  Un- 
tersuchungen,  Vol.  II.,  pp.  137-157+247-284.)  8vo. 

Frankfort,  1851 

Extensive  research  on  animal  electricity. 
— See  also  1172. 

1203.  Gerke,  Fr.  Clemens.    Der  praktische  Telegraphist  oder  die  elek- 

tro-magnetische  Telegraphic.  144  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Hamburg,  1851 
Telegraphic  apparatus  and  mode  of  working  explained. 

1204.  Hitchcock,  Edward.     (1793-1867.)     Religion  of  geology  and  its 

connected  sciences.  408  pp.  I  plate.  I2mo.  Glasgow,  {1851) 
Fourteen  lectures  on  religio-scientific  matters. 

1205.  Hunt,  Robert.     (1807-1887.)     Elementary  physics,  an  introduc- 

tion to  the  study  of  natural  philosophy,  vi+486  pp.  ill.  I  plate. 
I2mo.  London,  1851 

General  description  of  electric   and   magnetic  phenomena. 
— See  also   1099. 

1206.  Lallemand,  (Etienne)  A(lexander.)    (1816-1886.)    fitude  des  lois 

de  1'induction  a  1'aide  de  la  balance  electro-dynamique.  54  pp. 
4to.  (These.)  Paris,  1851 

Experimental  study  of  the  action  of  induced  currents  of  different  orders 
on  each  other  and  on  the  primary. 

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1207.  Laming,  Richard.     Matter  and  force,  an  analytical  and  synthe- 

tical essay  on  physical  causation;  their  nature  and  laws  analy- 
tically derived  and  synthetically  applied:  a  new  system 
founded  upon  the  gravitation  of  electricity  and  proving  the 
universe  to  be  sustained  by  a  moral  power.  With  an  essay  on 
the  philosophy  of  physical  science.  114  pp.  5  plates.  8vo. 

London,  1851 

Metaphysical   dissertation   on   the   nature   of   matter    and    force. 
—See  also  961. 

1208.  Lament,  (Johann)  von.    (1805-1879.)    Astronomic  und  Erdmag- 

netismus.  (From  Neue  Encyclopedic  der  Wissenschaften  und 
Kuenste.  )viii-(-28g  pp.  5  plates.  8vo  Stuttgart,  1851 

Sketch    of    terrestrial-magnetism;    history    and    theory. 
— See  also   1049. 

1209.  Locke,   John.      (1792-1856.)      Observations   on    terrestrial    mag- 

netism.    29  pp.    4to.  Washington,  1851 

The  observations  were  made  in  1845  and  the  two  following  years  to  deter- 
mine the  declination,  dip  and  total  force  in  several  parts  of  the  United 
States. 

1210.  Magnus,  (Heinrich)   G(ustav.)     (1802-1870.)  Ueber  thermoelek- 

trische  Stroeme.  (Abh.  Akad.  Wiss.  [Phys.]  1851,  pp.  1-32.) 
i  plate.  4to.  Berlin,  1851 

Important  contribution   to  our  knowledge  of  thermo-electricity. 
— See  also  3065. 

1211.  Mayer,  J(ulius)  R(obert).    (1814-1878.)  Bemerkungen  ueber  das 

mechanische  Aequivalent  der  Waerme.   56  pp.  8vo. 

Heilbronn,  1851 
This  is  the  author's  celebrated  paper  on  the  mechanical   equivalent  of  heat. 

121 2.  Napier,  James.     (1810-1884.)     Manual  of  electro-metallurgy  in- 

cluding the  application  of  the  art  to  manufacturing  processes. 
xii-|-i42  pp.  ill.  8vo.  (Encyclopaedia  Metropolitana,  Vol.  14.) 

London,  1851 

Practical  book  based  on  personal  experience. 

1212-j-bis.  Reid,  D(avid)  B(oswell)  (1805-1863)  and  Alexander  Bain 
(1818-1877).  Elements  of  Chemistry  and  Electricity.  In  two 
parts.  Edited  by  D.  M.  Reese.  410  pp.,  plates.  I2mo. 
(Chamber's  Educational  Course,  No.  4.  )  New  York,  1851 

American  re-edited  edition.  The  portion  treating  of  electricity  (by  Bain, 
who  on  the  title  page  is  described  as  "the  inventor  of  the  electric  clock") 
occupies  pp.  225-364,  with  separate  illustrations  on  pp.  403-410.  The  volume 
is  designed  to  introduce  the  teaching  of  science  as  an  elementary  branch  of 
education  "in  all  schools  and  academies." 
— See  also  995. 

1213.  Rutter,  J.  O.  N.     Magnetoid  currents,  their  forces  and  direc- 

tions with  a  description  of  the  magnetoscope.  To  which  is 
subjoined  a  letter  from  William  King  (on  the  same  subject). 
47  PP-  4to  .  London,  1851 

The   human   body   in   contact  with   the   earth   "becomes   a  real   magnet,   stir- 
rounded  by  a  magnetic  aura  and  possessing  magnetic  polarities,"  p.  43. 
— See  also  1299. 

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1214.  Siemens,  (Ernst)  Werner.  (1816-1892.)  Kurze  Darstellung 
der  an  den  preussischen  Telegraphen-Linien  mit  unterirdi- 
schen  Leitungen  bis  jetzt  gemachten  Erfahrungen.  31  pp. 
8vo.  Berlin,  1851 

The  use  of  underground  conductors. 

1215. Memoire  sur  la  telegraphic  electrique  suivi  du  rapport  fait 

sur  ce  memoire  a  1' Academic  des  Sciences  de  Paris  dans  sa 
seance  du  29  Avril,  1850.  (Extract,  Ann.  Chim.  Phys.  Ser.  Ill, 
Vol.  29,  pp.  385-430,  &  Comptes  rendus  Acad.  Sc.  Paris,  Vol. 
31.)  64  pp.  8vo.  Berlin,  1851 

This  memoir  contains  a  chapter  on  the  telegraphic  circuit  and  another  on 

some  electric   apparatus  devised  by  the  author. 

— See  also  1502,  1655,   1700,  1924,  1956,  2005,  2196,  2260,  3259. 

1216.  Smee,  Alfred.     (1818-1877.)     Lecture  on  electro-metallurgy.    23 

pp.    ill.    8vo.  London,  1851 

The  Smee  cell. 
— See  also  1006. 

1217.  Book  of  the  telegraph.    44  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  Boston,  1851 

History  and  description  of  the  electric  telegraph. 

1218.  Allen,  Z(achariah).     (1795-1882.)     Philosophy  of  the  mechanics 

of  nature,  and  the  source  and  modes  of  action  of  natural 
motive-power,  xvi-f-797  pp.  ill.  8vo.  New  York,  1852 

Diffuse  treatment  of  general  electric  and  magnetic  phenomena. 

1219.  Archer,    Charles    Maybury.      Guide    to    the    electric    telegraph 

showing  the  every-day  practical  utilities  with  a  scale  of 
charges  for  messages,  list  of  communication-stations,  etc., 
with  illustrative  map  of  the  entire  network  of  telegraphic 
communication  in  Great  Britain.  62  pp.  i  map.  i6mo. 

London,  1852 

Collection  of  anecdotes  relating  to  the  early  days  of  the  electric  telegraph; 

map  of  England  showing  the   lines   and  stations  of  the  Electric  Telegraph 

Company,  1852.     (See  No.  2933.) 

—See  also  mi. 

1220.  Bain,  Alexander.     (1818-1877.)     Short  history  of  electric  clocks, 

with  explanations  of  their  principles  and  mechanism,  and 
instructions  for  their  management  and  regulation.  31  pp. 
ill.  8vo.  London,  1852 

Paper  of  general  information  on  electric  clocks. 
— See  also  995. 

1221.  Beetz,  W(ilhelm)  von.     (1822-1886.)     Ueber  Magnetismus.    Ein 

Vortrag,  gehalten  im  Wissenschaftlichen  Verein,  13.  Maerz 
1852.  28  pp.  8vo.  Berlin,  1852 

Historical    notes    on    the    compass;    Faraday's    researches    on    diamagnetism; 

polar  aurorae. 

— See  also  2065,  3491. 

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1222.  Du  Bois-Reymond,  Emil  (Heinrich).     (1818-1896.)     On  animal 

electricity.     Edited  by  H.  B.  Jones,     xiii-j-214  pp.    ill.    i2mo. 

London,  1852 

Experiments  made  by  the  eminent  physiologist  to  show  the  action  of  electric 
currents  upon  the  nerves  and  muscles  of  the  animal  system.  (See  No.  1254.) 
— See  also  1172. 

1223.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achille  Louis).  (1821-1884.)  Des  electro- 

moteurs.     Second  edition.     60  pp.     8vo.  Paris,  1852 

General  considerations  on  the  electro-magnet  and  its  application  to  produce 
continuous  rotation. 

1224. Discours   d'ouverture.     Magnetisme  statique  et  magnetisme 

dynamique.    (Mem.  Soc.  Sc.  Cherbourg,  Vol.  I,  pp.  1-72.)    8vo. 

Cherbourg,  1852 

Some  general  phenomena  of  electro-dynamics  considered  in  the  light  of  the 
two-fluid  theory. 

— See  also  1255,  1281,  1351,  1387,  1415,  1452,  1486,  1594,  1740,  1796,  1863, 
1904,  1973,  2023,  2073,  2137,  2277,  2313,  3343. 

1225.  Forsach,  J.  A.    Katechismus  der  elektrischen  Telegraphic.    x-|- 

58  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  Leipzig,  1852 

A  telegraph  primer. 

1226.  Garvey,  Michael  Angelo.     (?-i877.)     The  silent  resolution  or 

the  future  effects  of  steam  and  electricity  upon  the  condition 
of  mankind,  xii-f-212  pp.  I2mo.  London,  1852 

Some  careful  writing  about  the  wonders  of  electricity. 

1227.  Gelder,  P.  J.  M.  de.    Beschrijving  van  den  electro-magnetischen 

druckotelegraph  van  Morse.     70  pp.    4  plates.     I2mo. 

Ley  den,  1852 
Description  of  Morse's  telegraph. 

1228.  Glaisher,  James.     (1809-1903.)     Philosophical  instruments  and 

processes  as  represented  in  the  Great  Exhibition.  (From 
Lectures  on  the  results  of  the  exhibition  delivered  before  the 
Society  of  Arts.)  Lecture  IX,  pp.  323-402.  I2mo. 

London,  1852 

Remarks  on  the  scientific  instruments  shown  at  the  London  Exhibition,  1851. 

1229.  Haldat,  du  Lys,  (Charles  Nicolas  Alexandre)  de.     (1770-1852.) 

Exposition  de  la  doctrine  magnetique,  ou,  Traite  philoso- 
phique,  historique  et  critique  du  magnetisme.  viii+32O  pp. 
4  plates.  8vo.  Nancy,  1852 

Philosophical  treatise  on  the  nature  of  magnetic  phenomena. 
— See  also  979. 

1230.  Harris,   (Sir)   William   Snow.     (1792-1867.)     Record  of  philo- 

sophical papers  and  other  scientific  works.     7  pp.     8vo. 

Plymouth,  (1852?) 

List  of  the  author's  scientific  papers. 
— See  also  801. 

1231.  Highton,  Edward.    Electric  telegraph,  its  history  and  progress. 

xii+i79  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  1852 

Historical  electric  telegraphs;  also  electric  clocks  and  regulators  of  time. 
— See  also    1098. 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1232.  Jones,  Alexander.     Historical  sketch  of  the  electric  telegraph; 

including  its  rise  and  progress  in  the  United  States,  xiii+194 
pp.  ill.  8vo.  New  York,  1852 

Chronology  of  electric  telegraphy  and  brief  account  of  methods  and  appara- 
tus used;  determination  of  longitude,  communication  of  time. 

1233.  Kneller,  C.    Die  elektrischen  Telegraphen.    62  pp.   ill.    i2mo. 

Stuttgart,  1852 
General    account   of   various   telegraph   systems. 

1234.  Knochenhauer,  K(arl)  W(ilhelm).    (1805-1875.)    Versuche  uebcr 

die  elektrische  Induktion.  (Arch.  Math.  Phys.,  Vol.  19,  pp. 
53-69+97-H8.)  I  plate.  8vo.  Grcifswald,  1853 

Experiments  on  inductive  effects  due  to  Leyden  jar  discharges. 
— See  also  1285,  1363,   1549,  3457. 

1235.  Kreil,  Karl.     (1798-1862.)     Einfluss  des  Mondes  auf  die  magnc- 

tische  Declination.     (Denkschriften  Akad.     Wiss.  Math.-Nat. 

Kl.,  Vol.  3,  pp.  1-47.)     4to.  Vienna,  1852 

Influence  of  heavenly  bodies  on  magnetic  declination. 
— See  also  1262,  3003. 

1236.  Lardner,    Dionysius.      (1793-1859.)      The    great    exhibition    in 

London  in  1851.    xxviii-}-63O  pp.   8vo.  London,  1852 

Popularly  written  articles  on  the  telegraph,  lightning-conductors. 
1237. Popular  essays  on  scientific  subjects  comprising  steam,  arti- 
ficial light,  photography,  etc.,  to  which  are  added  various  es- 
says on  industrial  subjects  by  Baron  C.  Dupin,  M.  Chevalier, 
T.   Lamoine   and   Hector   Berlioz.     xxviii-f63O   pp.     ill.    8vo. 

London,  1852 

This   miscellanea   contains   popularly   written   chapters  on   electrical    matters, 

Froment's  engine,   Foucault's  pendulum  etc. 

—See  also  876. 

1238.  Liais,  Emmanuel.    (i826?-i9OO.)    Sur  la  substitution  des  electro- 

moteurs  aux  machines  a  vapeur,  et  description  d'un  electro- 
moteur  d'une  grande  puissance  et  d'une  horloge  electromag- 
netique  a  force  regulatrice  rigoureusement  constante.  24  pp. 
8vo.  Paris,  1852 

Argument  for   substituting  electric  for  steam   motors. 

1239.  Pacini,  Filippo.    (1812-1883.)    Sulla  struttura  intima  dell'  organo 

elettrico  del  gimnoto  e  di  altri  pesci  elettrici,  sulle  condizioni 
elettro-motrici  di  questi  organi,  e  loro  comparazione  a  diverse 
pile  elettriche.  Letta  nel  di  19  settembre  1852.  (Reprinted 
from  Gazz.  med.  Ital,  feder.  tosc.,  Firence  1852.)  35  pp.  ill. 
8vo.  Florence,  1852 

The  electric  organ  of  the  gymnotus  with  numerous  illustrations. 

1240.  Secchi,  A(ngelo).     (1818-1878.)     Researches  on  electrical  rheo- 

metry.  (Smithsonian  Contributions  to  Knowledge.)  59  pp. 
3  plates.  4to.  Washington,  1852 

Action  of  a  current  on  a  magnetic  needle,  wherever  placed. 
— See  also  1189. 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1241.  Eijk,  J(an)  A(driaan)  van.     Het  St.  Elmus  vuur.     (Album  der 

Natur,  1852,  Aflev.  8,  pp.  251-256.)    8vo.  Harlem,  1852 

Note  on  "St.  Elmos  fires";  origin  of  the  same.      (Autograph  copy). 

1242.  Weber,   Wilhelm   (Eduard).     (1804-1891.)      Elektrodynamische 

Maasbestimmungen,  insbesondere  ueber  Diamagnetismus. 
(Abh.  Saechs.  Ges.  Wiss.,  Vol.  i,  pp.  485-577.)  tabl.  4to. 

Leipzig,  1852 

The  author's  celebrated  researches  on  diamagnetism. 

1243. Elektrodynamische  Maasbestimmungen,  insbesondere  Wider- 

standsmessungen.  (Abh.  Saechs.  Ges.  Wiss.,  Vol.  i,  pp.  199- 
382.)  4to.  Leipzig,  1852 

Determination  of  resistance  in  absolute  measure. 
— See  also  mo. 

1244.  Wilson,    George.      (1818-1859.)      Electricity    and    the    electric 

telegraph;  together  with  the  chemistry  of  the  stars;  an  argu- 
ment touching  the  stars  and  their  inhabitants.  77+52  pp.  ill. 
I2mo.  London,  1852 

Brief  history  of  electrical  discovery  followed  by  description  of  the  essentials 
of  the  electric  telegraph;  florid  style. 
— See  also  1473,  2855. 

1245.  Abria,    (Jeremia   Joseph    Benoit).      (1811-1892.)      Rapport   sur 

1'eloge  de  M.  de  Romas.  (Actes  Acad.  Sc.  Bordeaux,  1853, 
pp.  441-446.)  8vo.  Bordeaux,  1853 

The  author  concedes  to  Franklin  the  discovery  of  the  effects  of  points,  but 
claims  for  M.  de  Romas  the  prior  use  of  the  kite  for  the  electrical  explora- 
tion of  the  atmosphere;  impugns  the  authority  of  Priestley. 
— See  also  2774. 

1248.  Assezat,  J(ules)    (1832-1876)  and  H.  Debuire.     Magnetisme  et 

credulite.     14  pp.     8vo.  Paris,  1853 

The  authors  try  to  show  the  possibility  of  table-turning  by  personal  elec- 
tricity. 

1249.  Bakewell,   F(rederick)    C(olier).     Electric  science;   its   history, 

phenomena  and  applications.     199  pp.    ill.    4  plates.    8vo. 

London,  1853 

The  history  of  electricity  is  told  in  forty  pages  and  its  applications  in  as 
many  more. 

12493. Manual  of  electricity,  practical  and  theoretical.     Third  edi- 
tion.    viii+314  pp.    ill.  I2mo.  London,  1859 
Elementary  manual  of  electricity,   its  history   theory  and   application. 
— See  also  5005. 

1250.  Breguet,  L(ouis  Francois  Clement).     (1804-1883.)     Manuel  de 

la  telegraphic  electrique.    Seconde  edition.   106  pp.  ill.  2  plates. 

I2mo.  Paris,  1853 

Detailed  description  of  the  electro-magnetic  dial  telegraph  as  constructed  by 
the  author. 

12503. Troisieme  edition     107  pp.    I2mo.  Paris,  1856 

— See  also  1154. 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1251.  De  la  Rive,  Aug(uste  Arthur).     (1801-1873.)     Treatise  on  elec- 

tricity in  theory  and  practise.  Translated  by  C(harles) 
V(incent)  Walker.  3  vols.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1853-1858 

Comprehensive  work  on  electricity  and  magnetism.     For  a  long  period,  the 
only  systematic  practical  treatise  on  the  subject.     (See  No.  3076.) 
— See  also  818. 

1252.  Dering,  G(eorge)  E(ward).  Magnetism,  a  sketch  of  the  history  and 

principles  of  the  science  and  its  applications,  including  the 
mariner's  compass  and  electric  telegraph.  35  pp.  I2mo. 

Hertford,  1853 

Outlines  of  magnetic  discovery;  history  of  the  compass;  remarks  on  Petrus 

Peregrinus.   (See  No.  46.) 

— See  also  5026. 

1253.  Dub,  (Christoph)  Julius.     (1817-1873.)     Die  Gesetze  des  Elek- 

tromagnetismus  im  weichen  Eisen.    31  pp.    4to.   (Programm.) 

Berlin,  1853 

Magnetism  developed  in  soft  iron  by  the  electric  current. 
— See  also   1515,   1540. 

1254.  Du  Bois-Reymond,  Emil  (Heinrich).     (1818-1896.)     On  Signer 

Carlo  Matteucci's  letter  to  H.  Bence  Jones,  editor  of  an  ab- 
stract of  Dr.  Du  Bois-Reymond's  Researches  in  animal  elec- 
tricity. 41  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1853 

Controversial  paper  on  the  nature  of  the  frog-current.     (See  No.   1222.) 
— See  also  1172. 

1255.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achille  Louis).     (1821-1884.)     Conside- 

rations nouvelles  sur  relectro-magnetisme  et  ses  applications 
aux  electro-moteurs  et  a  1'anemographie  electrique.  154  pp. 
ill.  i  plate.  8vo.  •  Paris,  1853 

The    first    pamphlet    of    33    pages   treats    of   electro-magnets   and    how    they 
may  be  used  in  the  construction  of  motors;   the  second  of  40  pages  treats 
of   winds   and   mechanisms   for    recording   their   direction   and   velocity;    the 
third  of  70  pages  treats  of  the  mutual  action  of  currents  and  magnets. 
— See  also  1223. 

1256.  Gintl,   Wilhelm    (Friedrich).     Der   elektro-chemische   Schreib- 

Apparat  fuer  den  Telegraphen-Betrieb  in  Oesterreich.  (Sitz. 
Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.  1853,  pp.  616-626.)  8vo. 

Vienna,  1853 

Electro-chemical  writing-telegraph  devised  by  the  author,  an  Austrian  elec- 
trician of  note. 
— See  also  1284. 

1257.  Gloesener,  Michael.   (1794-1876.)    Recherches  sur  la  telegraphic 

electrique.     124  pp.    12  plates.    8vo.  Liege,  1853 

Summary  of  the  author's  researches  on  various  systems  of  electric  tel- 
egraphs; also  discussion  of  some  problems  in  telegraphy. 

1258. Telegraphe  a  aiguille  perfectionne.     (Mem.  Soc.  Sc.  Liege, 

Vol.  8,  pp.  145-259+654-662.)     i  plate.    8vo.  Liege,  1853 

The  author  describes  the  improvements  which  he  made  in  telegraphic  appa- 
ratus.    (Autograph  copy,  dedicated  to  Dr.  C.  Jelinek.) 
—See  also  1095. 

356 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1259.  Helmholtz,  H(ermann  Ludwig  Ferdinand).     (1821-1894.)     On 

the  conservation  of  force.     (Translation.)      (Taylor's  Scient. 

Memoirs,  1853,  pp.  114-162.)    8vo.  London,  1853 

Paper  of  fundamental  importance;   physical  and  mathematical  treatment  of 
the  subject. 
— See  also  1803,  1836,  1868,  2031,  2196,  2232. 

1260.  Hogg,    Jabez.      (1817-1899.)      Elements    of    experimental    and 

natural  philosophy,  being  a  familiar  and  easy  introduction  to 
the  study  of  the  physical  sciences,  iv+357  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

London,  1853 

Remarks  on  Galvani's  experiments. 

1261.  (Russell,  Robert  W.)     History  of  the  invention  of  the  electric 

telegraph;  abridged  from  the  works  of  Laurence  Turnbull  and 
Edward  Highton,  with  remarks  on  R.  E.  House's  American 
printing  telegraph  and  the  claims  of  S.  F.  B.  Morse,  as  an 
inventor.  i3O-f-x  pp.  I2mo.  New  York,  1853 

Dr.  Turnbull  traced  the  history  of  the  various  kinds  of  electric  telegraphs 
in  the  lectures  on  the  electro-magnetic  telegraph,  which  he  published  in  1852. 
(See  No.  1271.) 

1262.  Kreil,  Karl.     (1798-1862.)      Einfluss   des   Mondes  auf  die  hori- 

zontale  Componente  der  magnetischen  Erdkraft.  (Denk- 
schriften  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  5,  pp.  35-90.)  4to. 

Vienna,  1853 

Tabulated  observations  of  the  moon's  influence  on  the  horizontal  component 
of  the  earth's  magnetic   force. 
— See  also  1235. 

1263.  Lawrence,  Richard  Moore.     On  the  application  and  effect  of 

electricity  and  galvanism  in  the  treatment  of  cancerous, 
nervous,  rheumatic  and  other  affections,  vii-f-ioi  pp.  8vo. 

London,  1853 
— See  also  1419. 

1264.  Merget,   (Antoine   Eugene),     fitude  sur  les  travaux  de  M.   de 

Romas.     (Actes  Acad.  Bordeaux,  Vol.  20,  pp.  447-518.)     8vo. 

Bordeaux,  1853 

Detailed  discussion  from  the  view-point  of  priority,  of  Franklin's  experi- 
ments on  atmospheric  electricity;  the  claims  of  M.  de  Romas,  the  author's 
countryman  are  sustained.  See  Franklin  and  de  Romas  or  the  Lightning 
Kite  by  Brother  Potamian,  Electrical  World,  Jan.  20,  1906. 

1265.  Nickles,  F(rangois)  J(oseph)  J(erome).  (1820-1869.)  Les  electro- 

aimants  circulaires.     27  pp.     i  plate.     4to.     (These.) 

Paris,  1853 

Researches  on  the  tractive  power  of  electromagnets. 
— See  also  1195,  1494,  3140. 

1266.  Ohm,  G(eorg)  S(imon).     (1787-1854.)     Grundzuege  der  Physik 

als  Compendium  zu  seincn  Vorlesungen.  Part  I.  Allgemeine 
Physik.  193  pp.  Svo.  Nuremberg,  1853 

Treatise   on   rational   mechanics   and  hydro-mechanics   by   the   discoverer   of 
the  fundamental  law  of  current  electricity. 
— See  also  835. 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1267.  Palagi,  Alessandro.     Sulle  variazioni  elettriche  a  cui  vanno  sog- 

getti  i  corpi  allorche  si  allontanano,  o  si  avvicinano  fra  di 
loro.  (Nuovi  Ann.  Sc.  Nat.,  Bologna,  Vol.  8,  pp.  365-375.) 
8vo.  Bologna,  1853 

Criticism    of    certain    conclusions    drawn    from    the    indications    of    a    Peltier 

electrometer. 

— See  also  1311,  1331. 

1268.  Petrina,  Franz  (Adam).     (1799-1855.)     Ueber  die  vortheilhafte 

Anwendung  der  Zweigstroeme  bei  der  Telegraphic.  (Sitz. 
Ber.  Boehm.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  10,  pp.  3-6.) 
8vo.  Prague,  1853 

A  simple  electromagnetic  harmonica  consisting  of  a  series  of  induction-coil 
vibrators.  (Autograph  copy,  dedicated  to  Prof.  Joh.  Mueller.) 

1269. Ueber  eine  Vereinfachung  beim  telegraphischen  Correspon- 

diren  in  grosse  Entfernungen.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Boehm.  Akad.  Wiss. 
Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  2,  pp.  375-378.)  8vo.  Prague,  1853 

The  author's  views  on  simplifying  long-distance  telegraphy. 
— See  also  1066. 

1270.  Rhind,  W.  G.    The  magnet,  the  life  of  the  mariner's  compass. 

23  pp.     2  plates.    8vo.  London,  1853 

General  phenomena  of  the  magnet  compiled  chiefly  from  Noad's  "Lectures." 
(See  No.  1065.) 

1271.  Turnbull,  Laurence.     (1821-1900.)     Electro-magnetic  telegraph; 

with  an  historical  account  of  its  rise,  progress  and  present 
condition,  also  practical  suggestions  in  regard  to  insulation, 
and  protection  from  the  effects  of  lightning,  with  an  appendix 
containing  several  important  telegraphic  decisions  and  laws. 
Second  edition,  revised  and  improved.  264  pp.  ill.  2  plates. 
8vo.  Philadelphia,  1853 

Detailed  history  of  the  development  of  the  electric  telegraph  with  numerous 
illustrations.     The  appendix  contains  a  brief  account  of  important  telegraph 
decisions.     (See  No.  1261.) 
— See  also  1303. 

1272.  Walker,  William.    Magnetism  of  ships,  and  the  mariner's  com- 

pass, being  a  rudimentary  exposition  of  the  induced  magnet- 
ism of  iron  in  seagoing  vessels,  and  its  action  on  the  compass, 
in  different  latitudes,  and  under  diversified  circumstances. 
xx-|-2O7  pp.  I  plate,  tables,  diagrs.  I2mo.  London,  1853 

History  of  the  mariner's  compass;  action  of  the  variable  magnetism  of  iron 
ships  on  the  compass;  the  author's  compass. 

1273.  Weber,  Wilhelm  Eduard.     (1804-1891.)     On  the  connection  of 

diamagnetism  with  magnetism  and  electricity.  (Translation 
by  John  Tyndall.)  (Scient.  Memoirs,  Ser.  II,  Vol.  I,  pp.  163- 
199.)  8vo.  London,  1853 

Physical  and  mathematical  paper  on  the  fundamental  phenomena  of  diamag- 
netism. 

also   i  no. 

358 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1274.  Adley,  Charles  C(oles).  Anglo-Indian  telegraphs;  or  com- 
munication with  London,  in  six  hours.  26  pp.  I  map.  I2mo. 

Calcutta,  1854 

The  overland  telegraph-route  to  India  via  Belochistan. 

1275. The  electric  telegraph;  its  history,  theory  and  practical  ap- 
plications. With  an  abstract  by  Charles  Manby.  (Excerpt 
Minutes  Proc.  Instit.  Civil  Engen.,  Vol.  n.)  33  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

London,  1854 
— See  also  1635,  3162. 

1276.  Bosscha,  Johannes  (The  younger).     De  galvanometro  differen- 

tiali.    62  pp.    8vo.     (Inaugural  dissertation.)          Leyden,  1854 

Theory  and  use  of  the  differential  galvanometer. 
— See  also  1348,  1444,  3052. 

1277.  Boudin,  (Jean  Christian  Marc  Frangois  Joseph).     (1806-1867.) 

Histoire  physique  et  medicale  de  la  foudre  et  de  ses  effets  sur 
rhomme,  les  animaux,  les  plantes,  les  edifices,  les  navires. 
31  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1854 

Statistics  relating  to  the  destructive  effects  of  lightning. 
— See  also  1313. 

1278.  Brown,  Andrew.    Philosophy  of  physics;  or  Process  of  creative 

development  by  which  the  first  principles  of  physics  are 
proved  beyond  controversy,  and  their  effect  in  the  formation 
of  all  physical  things  made  comprehensible  to  all  intelligent 
minds  as  in  phenomenal  nature.  541  pp.  8vo. 

New  York,  1854 

Metaphysical  work  containing  incidentally  a  slight  discussion  of  some  electric 
and  magnetic  phenomena. 

1279.  Clarke,   E.   Marmaduke.     Illustrated  hand  book  of  the   Royal 

Panopticon  of  science  and  art.     150  pp.    ill.  pi.    I2mo. 

London,  1854 

Popular  description  of  some  electric  and  magnetic  experiments. 

1280.  Du     Bois-Reymond,     (Emil     Heinrich).      (1818-1896.)      Ueber 

Stroeme  die  durch  Andruecken  feuchter  Leiter  an  metallische 
Elektroden  entstehen.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl. 
1854,  pp.  288-301).  8vo.  Berlin,  1854 

Experiments  in   illustration   of  some  of   the  author's  views   on   animal   elec- 
tricity. 
— See  also  1 1 72. 

1281.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achille  Louis).     (1821-1884.)     Theorie 

des  eclairs.    46  pp.    8vo.  Cherbourg,  1854 

Explanation  of  the  various  forms  of  lightning. 
— See  also  1223. 

1282.  Faraday,  M(ichael).     (1791-1867.)     On  electric  induction;  asso- 

ciated  cases   of   current  and  static   effects.      (Extract,   Proc. 

Roy.  Instit.,  Vol.  i,  pp.  345-355.)  8vo.  London,  1854 

Remarks  on  the  "velocity"  of  electricity.  Latimer  Clark's  experiments  on 
the  retardation  of  signals  in  long  underground  conductors. 

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— Further  observations  on  associated  cases  of  current  and 
static  effects.  (Extract,  Philos.  Mag.  1855.)  5  pp.  8vo. 

London,  1855 

The    observations   bear    on   the    retardation    of   telegraph    signals   in    buried 
conductors. 
— See  also  787. 

1283.  Felici,  Riccardo.   Sulla  teoria  matematica  dell'  induzione  elettro- 

dinamica.  (Ann.  Univ.  Toscana  Sc.  Cosm.,  Vol.  3,  pp.  1-30+ 
99-141,  I  plate;  Vol.  4,  pp.  5-24.)  4to.  Pisa,  1854-1855 

Mathematical  theory  of  some  important  cases  in  electromagnetic  induction. 
— See  also  1173. 

1284.  Gintl,   Wilhelm    (Friedrich).     Der   elektro-chemische   Schreib- 

Telegraph  auf  die  gleichzeitige  Gegen-Correspondenz  an  einer 
Drahtleitung  angewendet.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat. 
Kl.,  Vol.  14,  pp.  400-415.)  ill.  8vo.  Vienna,  1854 

Description   accompanied  by   diagrams   of   the  author's  electro-chemical   tele- 
graph. 
— See  also  1256. 

1285.  Knochenhauer,    Karl    Wilhelm.      (1805-1875.)      Beitraege    zur 

Elektrizitaetslehre.    iv-f  127  pp.    i  plate.   8vo.  Berlin,  1854 

Research  on  the  nature  of  the  discharge  from  Leyden  batteries. 
— See  also  1234. 

1286.  Lardner,  Dionysius.     (1793-1859.)    Museum  of  science  and  art. 

12  vols.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  1854-1856 

Popular  account  of  telegraphy  and  submarine  cabling  in  its  early  years. 
— See  also  876. 

1287.  Masson,  A(ntoine  Philibert).     (1806-1860.)     Memoire  sur  1'etin- 

celle  electrique.    94  pp.    2  plates.    4to.  Harlem,  1854 

The  spark-discharge  in  various  media;  spark-spectra  of  gases  and  metals. 
— See  also  941. 

1288.  Matteucci,  C(arlo).    (1811-1868.)    Cours  special  sur  1'induction, 

le  magnetisme  de  rotation,  le  diamagnetisme,  et  sur  les  rela- 
tions entre  la  force  magnetique  et  les  actions  moleculaires. 
viii+278  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1854 

Work    containing    the    author's    researches    on    magnetic    rotations,    electro- 
dynamic  induction,  and  the  phenomena  of  diamagnetism. 
—See  also  985- 

1289.  Melloni,  Macedonio.    (1798-1854.)    Sulla  eguaglianza  di  velocita 

che  le  correnti  elettriche  di  varia  tensione  assumono  nello 
stesso  conduttore  metallico.  (Ann.  Sc.  Mat.-Fis.  Ser.  I.,  Vol. 
S»  PP-  3i9-325')  4to.  Rome,  1854 

The  velocity  of  current  transmission  in  a  given  conductor  is  independent  of 
the  impressed  e.  m.  f. 

1290. Sulla  induzione   elettrostatica.     (Ann.   Sc.   Mat.-Fis.   Ser.   I., 

Vol.  5,  pp.  327-334.)     I  plate.    4to.  Rome,  1854 

Research  on  electrostatic  induction.     (See  Nos.  1949,  1993.  2012,  2054.) 

360 


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1291. Elettroscopie.    (Ann.  Sc.  Mat.-Fis.  Sen  I.,  Vol.  5,  pp.  335- 

343.)     i  plate.    4to.  Rome,  1854 

Description  of  the  author's  electroscope  with  diagrams. 

1292. Sopra  alcuni  fenomeni  di  elettricismo  statico  e  dinamico  re- 

centemente  osservati  da  Faraday  nei  conduttori  de  telegrafi 
sotterranei  e  sottomarini.  (Rend.  R.  Accad.  Sc.,  Napoli,  Ser. 
II,  Vol.  3,  PP.  30-38.)  8vo.  Naples,  1854 

Note  on  Faraday's  demonstration  of  the  "electrification"  of  submarine  cables. 

1293.  Meyer,   Moritz.     (1821-1893.)      Die   Elektricitaet   in   ihrer  An- 

wendung  auf  praktische  Medicin.     xiii+i67  pp.     ill.     8vo. 

Berlin,  1854 

Work  on  electro-therapeutics. 

1294.  Pekarek,  Franz.     Ueber  elektrische  Lampen.    (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad. 

Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  12,  pp.  263-274.)    2  plates.   8vo. 

Vienna,  1854 

Arc  lamps  and  regulating  mechanisms. 

1295.  Pluecker,  Julius.     (1801-1868.)      Commentatio   de   crystallorum 

et  gazorum  conditione  magnetica.  34  pp.  4to.  (Inaugural 
dissertation.)  Bonn,  1854 

Dissertation  on  the  diamagnetic  properties  of  certain  crystals  and  gases. 
— See  also  1164. 

1296.  Quetelet,    (Lambert)    Ad(olphe    Jacques).      (1796-1874.)      Sur 

1'electricite  des  nuages  oageux.  (Bull.  Acad.  Sc.,  Bruxelles, 
Vol.  21,  pp.  6-15.)  8vo.  Brussels,  1854 

Note  on  the  charge  and  inductive  effects  of  thunder-clouds. 
—See  also  968. 

1297.  Robinson,  T(homas)  R(omney).    (1792-1882.)    On  the  luminous 

phenomena  produced  by  the  discharge  of  Ruhmkorff's  induc- 
tion apparatus.  (Proc.  Irish  Acad.,  Vol.  6,  pp.  282-290.)  8vo. 

Dublin,  1854 

Study  of  the  discharge  from  an  induction  coil  through  gases  and  vapors  at 
varying  pressures. 
— See  also  1148. 

1298.  Robiquet,  H(enri)  E(dme).    (1822-1860.)    Observations  au  sujet 

de  la  theorie  de  Franklin  sur  la  nature  du  fluide  electrique. 
pp.  32-46.  4to.  (These.)  Paris,  1854 

The  objections  of  Aepinus  to  Franklin's  theory  answered;  theory  of  the 
electrostatic  machine,  the  electrophorus  and  condenser  explained  according 
to  the  one  and  also  the  two-fluid  theory. 

1299.  Rutter,  J.  O.  N.     Human  electricity;  the  means  of  its  develop- 

ment.     Illustrated   by    experiments.     With   additional    notes. 

vi+i82-f-lxii  pp.    ill.    I  plate.    I2mo.  London,  1854 

A  popular  work.     Among  subjects  treated  are;  the  electricity  of  the  human 
body,  health  and  disease  as  affected  by  electricity. 
— See  also  1213. 

1300.  Schellen,  (Thomas  Joseph)  H(einrich).    (1818-1884.)     Der  elek- 

tromagnetische   Telegraph   in   den    Hauptstadien   seiner   Ent- 

1-24  361 


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wickelung  und  in  seiner  gegenwaertigen  Ausbildung  und  An- 
wendung,  nebst  einer  kurzen  Einleitung  ueber  die  optische 
und  akustische  Telegraphic  und  einem  Anhange  ueber  den 
gegenwaertigen  Betrieb  der  elektrischen  Uhren.  xii+259  pp. 
i  plate.  8vo.  Brunswick,  1854 

Mechanical,  optical  and  electrical  telegraphs;  lightning  arresters,  electric 
clocks. 

13003. Fifth  edition.     (Bedeutend  erweiterte  und  den  neuesten  Zu- 

staenden  des  Telegraphenwesens  angepasste  Auflage.)  x-(- 
Soi+xxiii  pp.  600  ill.  8vo.  Brunswick,  1870 

— See  also  1069. 

1301.  Schoenbein,   C(hristian)    F(riedrich).      (1799-1868.)      Ueber  die 

chemischen  Wirkungen  der  Elektricitaet  der  Waerme.  (Verh. 
Naturf.  Ges.  Basel,  Vol.  i,  pp.  18-67.)  8vo.  Basle,  1854 

Some  chemical  effects  of  the  electric  current.     (Autograph  copy,  dedicated  to 

Faraday.) 

— See   also   989. 

1302.  Tate,  T(homas  Turner).     (1807-1888.)     Electricity  for  the  use 

of  beginners,     iv+ioo  pp.    ill.    i6mo.  London,  1854 

— See  also  3262. 

1303.  Turnbull,    Laurence    (1821-1900)    and    W(illiam)     C.    McRea. 

Railroad  accidents,  and  the  means  by  which  they  may  be  pre- 
vented by  the  use  of  the  electromagnetic  safety  apparatus. 
63  pp.  I2mo.  Philadelphia,  1854 

— See  also  1271. 

1304.  Willigen,  V(olkert)   S(imon)   M(aarten)  van  der.     (1822-1878.) 

Proeven  betreffende  den  galvanischen  lichtboog.    13  pp.    8vo. 

Deventer,  1854 

Heat  and  light  produced  by  voltaic  batteries. 
— See  also  1343,  1374,  1431,  1470,  1504,  2114. 

1305.  Vinchent,  J.     (1822-1887.)     Notice  sur  1'etablissement  des  lignes 

telegraphiques  en  Belgique.     75  pp.    8vo.  Brussels,  1854 

—See  also  3268. 

1306.  Wallace,  W(illiam)  Clay.     An  attempt  to  show  that  light,  heat, 

electricity,  and  magnetism  are  effects  of  the  law  of  gravita- 
tion. 15  pp.  ill.  8vo.  New  York,  1854 

The  earth  and  the  sun  constitute  a  geoheliac  battery;  the  earth  and  the  moon 
a  geoselenic  battery. 
— See  also  5249. 

1307.  Window,  Frederick  Richard.     On  the  electric  telegraph  and  the 

principal  improvements  in  its  construction.  With  an  abstract 
by  Charles  Manby.  (Excerpt  Minutes  Proc.  Instit.  Civil 
Engin.,  Vol.  2.)  62  pp.  8vo.  London,  1854 

General  account  of  electric  telegraphy:  the  double  needle  instrument:  Brett's 
printing,  Blakewell's  copying  and  Siemens'  printing  telegraphs. 
— See  also  1402,  1474,  3073. 

1308.  Orr's  circle  of  the  sciences,  a  series  of  treatises  on  the  prin- 

ciples of  Science.  9  vols.  ill.  map.  8vo.  London,  1854-1856 
Treatises  on  geometry,  trigonometry,  astronomy,  electricity  and  magnetism. 

362 


BOURSEtJL  ARTICLE. 


Paris,  you  can  draw  a  profile  by  ordinary  means  there,  and  the 
same  profile  draws  itself  at  the  same  time  at  Frankfort.  Attempts 
of  this  sort  have  succeeded.  The  apparatus  has  been  exhibited  at 
the  London  Exhibition.  Some  details,  however,  remain  to  be  per- 
fected. It  would  seem  impossible  to  go  beyond  this  in  the  region 
of  the  marvellous.  Let  us  try,  nevertheless,  to  go  a  few  steps  fur- 
ther. I  have  asked  myself,  for  example,  if  the  spoken  word  itself 
could  not  be  transmitted  by  electricity ;  in  a  word,  if  what  was 
spoken  in  Vienna  may  not  be  heard  in  Paris  ?  The  thing  is  practi- 
cable in  this  way  :  — 

We  know  that  sounds  are  made  by  vibrations,  and  are  made  sen- 
sible to  the  ear  by  the  same  vibrations,  which  are  reproduced  by  the 
intervening  medium.  But  the  intensity  of  the  vibrations  diminishes 
very  rapidly  with  the  distance  ;  so  that  even  with  the  aid  of  speak- 
ing tubes  and  trumpets,  it  is  impossible  to  exceed  somewhat  narrow 
limits.  Suppose  that  a  man  speaks  near  a  movable  disk,  sufficiently 
flexible  to  lose  none  of  the  vibrations  of  the  voice ;  that  this  disk 
alternately  makes  and  breaks  the  connection  with  a  battery;  you 
may  have  at  a  distance  Another  disk  which  will  simultaneously 
execute  the  same  vibrations. 


It  need  not  be  said  that  numerous  applications  of  the  highest 
importance  will  immediately  arise  from  the  transmission  of  speech  by 
electricity.  Any  one  who  is  not  deaf  and  dumb  may  use  this  mode 
of  transmission,  which  would  require  no  apparatus  except  an  elec- 
tric battery,  two  vibrating  disks  and  a  wire.  In  many  cases,  as,  for 
example,  in  large  establishments,  orders  might  be  transmitted  in 
this  way,  although  transmission  in  this  way  will  not  be  used  while  it 
is  necessary  to  transmit  letter  by  letter,  and  to  make  use  of  tele- 
graphs which  require  use  and  apprenticeship.  However  this  may 
be,  it  is  certain  that  in  a  more  or  less  distant  future,  speech  will  be 
transmitted  by  electricity.  I  have  made  some  experiments  in  this 
direction.  They  are  delicate,  and  demand  time  and  patience ;  but 
the  approximations  obtained  promise  a  favorable  result. 

CHARLES  BOURSEUL. 
PARIS,  August  18,  1854. 

1308bis.  BOURSEUL.      (Translation    of    a    portion    of    a    communication    printed    in 
"U  Illustration,"  Paris,   August  26,   1854.) 

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1308-j-bis.  Telephone — Bourseul.  Five  publications  relating  to  Charles 
Bourseul.  The  papers,  written  originally  in  foreign  languages, 
are  translated  into  English.  1854-1878 

i.  L'lllustration,  Journal  Universel,  Aug.  26,  1854.  A  communication  from 
Charles  Bourseul.  2.  Didaskalia,  Blaetter  fuer  Geist,  Gemueth  und  Publicitaet. 
No.  232.  Apparently  an  abstract  of  the  foregoing  Bourseul  article.  3.  Ex- 
pose des  Applications  de  l'£lectricite,  by  Du  Moncel,  Vol.  II,  p.  225,  ed. 
1854;  Vol.  Ill,  p.  no,  ed.  1856.  Reprint  of  the  body  of  Bourseul's  com- 
munication to  L'lllustration.  4.  Comptes  Rendus  des  Seances  de  1' Academic 
des  Sciences,  Nov.  26,  1877.  Extract  from  paper  about  Bourseul  and  Bell, 
read  before  the  Academic  by  Du  Moncel.  5.  The  Telephone,  the  Microphone 
and  the  Phonograph,  by  Du  Moncel,  published  in  French  1878,  and  in  Eng- 
lish by  Harper  Bros.,  1879,  pp.  12-15. 

1309.  Arago,  (Dominique  Francois  Jean).    (1786-1853.)    Meteorolog- 

ical essays  with  an  introduction  by  Alexander  von  Humboldt, 
translated  under  the  superintendence  of  Colonel  Sabine. 
xxxvi+504  pp.  8vo.  London,  1855 

Storehouse  of  facts  and  general  information  on   electric  and  magnetic  phe- 
nomena. 
— See  also  915. 

1310.  Becquerel,   (Antoine   Cesar)    (1788-1878)    &  A(lexandre)    E(d- 

mond)  Becquerel.  (1820-1891.)  Traite  d'electricite  et  de  mag- 
netisme.  Leurs  applications  aux  sciences  physiques,  aux  arts 
et  a  1'industrie.  3  vols.  ill.  8vo.  Paris,  1855-1856 

The  first  volume  treats  of   general   principles;   the   second    of   electro-chem- 
istry; the  third  of  magnetism  and  electro-magnetism.     This  last  volume  con- 
tains numerous  magnetic  charts. 
— See   also   882,    1439. 

1311.  Bertelli,   Timoteo.      (1826-1905)    &    Alessandro    Palagi.      Sulla 

distribuzione  delle  correnti  elettriche  nei  conduttori.  Esperienze. 
25  PP-  3  plates.  8vo.  Bologna,  1855 

Experiments  on  the  mode  of  propagation  of  an  electric  current  in  telegraph 

wires. 

— See  also  1267,  1441. 

1312.  Bois,    (Francois)    Victor.      (1813-1870.)      La   telegraphic    elec- 

trique.    127  pp.    I2mo.  Paris,  1855 

Chappe's  mechanical  telegraph,  the  electric  dial-telegraph,  the  Morse  code  and 
other  electrical  generalties. 

1313.  Boudin,  (Jean  Christian  Marc  Francois  Joseph).     (1806-1867.) 

De  la  foudre  consideree  au  point  de  vue  de  1'histoire  de  la 
medicine  legale  et  de  1'hygiene  publique.  50  pp.  8vo. 

Paris,  1855 

Brief  historical  notice  with  numerous  references:  effect  of  lightning-stroke 
on  the  animal  system. 

1314. Histoire  de  la  foudre  et  des  paratonnerres.     56  pp.    ill.   8vo. 

The  lightning-rod  considered  historically  and  practically.  Paris,  1855 

— See  also  1277. 

1315.    Brewster,   (Sir)    David.     (1781-1868.)     The   electric  telegraph. 
(North   British   Rev.,  Vol.  22,  pp.  545-591-)     8vo. 

Edinburgh,  1855 

Consecutive  account  of  the  development  of  the  electric  telegraph:   letter  of 
304 


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C.  M.    (Charles  Marshall)   from  the  Scots  Magazine,    1753.      (See  No.  378.) 

— See  also   1197. 

1316.  Bright,  Edward  Brailsford.  Vis,  a  treatise  on  the  predominating 

influence  of  the  sunbeam  throughout  creation.     viii-f-i6i   pp. 

I2mo.  London,  1855 

Solar  variation   and  not  the   force   of  gravitation   governs  all   cosmical   phe- 
nomena.    Periodic  changes  in  magnetic  declination. 
— See  also  1666,  2447,  3925. 

1317.  Channing,  William  F.     The  American  fire-alarm  telegraph:  a 

lecture  delivered  before  the  Smithsonian  Institution,  March, 
1855.  (Reprinted  from  Ann.  Report  Smithsonian  Institution, 
1854,  pp.  147-155.)  19  pp.  8vo.  Boston,  1855 

The  system  described  is  that  of  Moses  G.  Farmer. 
— See  also  2958. 

1318.  Figuier,   (Guillaume  Louis).     (1819-1894.)     Exposition  et  his- 

toire  des  principales  decouvertes  scientifiques  modernes. 
4  ieme  edition.  4  vols.  ill.  I2mo.  Paris,  1855-1857 

Vol.  II  contains  a  history  of  electric  telegraphy;  Vol.  IV  the  lightning-rod 
and  the   voltaic  battery. 
— See  also  1354,  1719. 

1319.  Galle,    L(udwig).     Katechismus   der   elektrischen   Telegraphic. 

xii-j-igi   pp.    ill.    I2mo.     (Weber's  Katechismen,  Vol.  21.) 

Leipzig,  1855 
The  essentials  of  electric  telegraphy. 

13193. 3d  edition   (vermehrte  und  verbesserte  Auflage).     xii+232 

pp.   ill.    I2mo.  Leipzig,  1864 

1320.  Goodyear,  Charles.     (1800-1860.)     Gum-elastic  and  its  varieties, 

with  a  detailed  account  of  its  applications  and  uses,  and  of 
the  discovery  of  vulcanization.  2  vols.  8vo.  New  Haven,  1855 
The  manufacture  of  India  rubber  and  its  various  uses. 

1321.  Hansteen,  Christopher.     (1784-1873.)     Den  magnetiske  inclina- 

tions forandring  i  den  nordlige  tempererte  zone.  71  pp.  I 
map.  4to.  Copenhagen,  1855 

Celebrated  memoir  on  the  magnetic  dip  in  the  north-temperate  zone. 
— See  also  756. 

1322.  Horn,    Hermann.     Darstellung   der   magnetischen   Polaritaets- 

Verhaeltnisse  gegenueberstehender  lebender  Organismen  mit- 
tels  der  Magnetnadel.  35  pp.  8vo.  Munich,  1855 

Magnetism  of  the  human  organism,  plants,  etc. 

1323.  Lardner,  Dionysius.     (1793-1859.)     Electric  telegraph  popular- 

ized. From  "The  Museum  of  Science  and  Art."  vi  l.+pp.  113 
-208+1-149  (250  pp.)  ill.  i  plate.  I2mo.  London,  1855 

Cable  laying  in  the  early  days,  par.  145;  Maury's  telegraphic  plateau,  par. 
169. 

1324. Handbook  of  natural  philosophy.    4  vols.    ill.    I2mo. 

London,  1855-1856 

Manual  of  physical  science  involving  a  knowledge  of  elementary  mathe- 
matics only.  Vol.  IV,  Electricity,  magnetism,  and  acoustics. 

365 


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13243. Handbook  of  electricity,  magnetism  and  acoustics.    Seventh 

thousand.    Edited  by  G.  C.  Foster,    xix-f442  pp.   ill.   pi.    i2mo. 

London,  1866 

Numerous  and  valuable  additions  to  the  original  by  Prof.  G.  Carey  Foster. 
—See  also  876. 

1325.  Lyon,  Lucius.    Treatise  on  lightning  conductors,  compiled  from 

a  work  on  thunderstorms  by  S.  W.  Harris  and  other  standard 
authors.  Second  edition.  xvi-j-24O  pp.  I2mo.  New  York,  1855 
Compilation  principally  from  the  works  of  Sir  William  Snow  Harris  and 
Noad. 

1326.  Michaud,  L.     La  terre,  1'eau,  1'air  et  le  feu;  ou  Notions  de  phy- 

sique, de  mecanique,  de  chimie  et  de  geologic  en  rapport  avec 
les  phenomenes  naturels  du  globe  et  les  usages  ordinaires 
de  la  vie.  Seconde  partie:  La  terre  et  le  feu.  324  pp.  10 
plates.  I2mo.  Lausanne,  1855 

Eighty  pages  of  popular  treatment  of  magnetism  and  electricity. 

1327.  Miege,   B.    &  T.    R.   lingerer.     Vade-mecum   pratique   de    tele- 

graphic electrique  a  1'usage  des  employes  du  telegraphe.  Pre- 
miere partie.  Cours  elementaire  professe  a  1'administration 
centrale  des  lignes  telegraphiques,  par  B.  Miege.  Deuxieme 
partie:  fitudes  pratiques  sur  le  systeme  et  appareil  Morse,  par 
T.  R.  Ungerer.  2  parts,  ill.  2  plates.  I2mo.  Paris,  1855 
Telegraphic  essentials. 

1328.  Miller,  William  Allen.     (1817-1870.)      Elements   of  chemistry; 

theoretical  and  practical.  Part  I.  Chemical  physics.  (Com- 
plete in  3  vols.)  ill.  8vo.  London,  1855 

Two  hundred  pages  are  devoted  to  magnetism  and  electricity. 

13283. Part    I.     Fifth   edition,   revised  with   additions   by    Herbert 

McLeod.    ill.    8vo.  London,  1872 

— See  also  2244,  3356. 

1329.  Mullaly,  John.   Trip  to  Newfoundland;  its  scenery  and  fisheries; 

with  an  account  of  the  laying  of  the  submarine  telegraph 
cable.  108  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  New  York,  1855 

Narrative  of  the  laying  of  the  cable  between  Port  au  Basque  and  North  Syd- 
ney, 1855;  the  writer  was  a  member  of  the  expedition.    He  was  also  on  board 
the  U.   S.  steam-frigate  Niagara  as  secretary  to  Prof.  Morse  and  afterwards 
to  Cyrus  W.  Field,  while  the  cables  of   1857  and   1858  were  being  laid. 
—See  also  1425. 

1330.  Ogan,    Alfred.      Railway    collisions    prevented.     xx-)-34   pp.      5 

plates.    8vo.  London,  1855 

Electro-magnetic  apparatus  for  operating  railway  signals. 

1331.  Palagi,    Alessandro.      Sperienze    elettro-dinamiche.       (Extract, 

Giorn.  Arcadico,  Vol.  140,  pp.  83-94.)  *4  PP-  8vo.  Rome,  1855 
Account  of  experiments  made  by  the  author  on  a  circuit  consisting  of  copper 
wire  and  a  considerable  length  of  a  railroad  line. 

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13313. (Facolta    elettro-motrice    del    carbone.)       (Extract,    Rend. 

Accad.  Sc.  Bologna,  1855-1856.    pp.  62-65.)     4  PP-    8vo. 

Bologna,  (1856?) 

Deposition  of  copper  from  solution  of  copper-sulphate  on  incandescent  char- 
coal. 
— See  also   1267. 

1332.  Philips,    A.    J.    P.     (pseud.)     (i.  e.,    J.    P.    Durand).      Electro- 

dynamisme  vital;  ou,  les  relations  physiologiques  de  1'esprit 
et  de  la  matiere  demontrees  par  des  experiences  entierement 
nouvelles  et  par  1'histoire  raisonnee  du  systeme  nerveux. 
xlvii-f383  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1855 

Investigation  on  the  manner  in  which  nerves  and  muscles  are  affected  by  the 
electric  current. 

1333.  Poggendorff,    (Johann    Christian).      (1796-1877.)      Fortgesetzte 

Beobachtungen    ueber    Inductions-Elektricitaet.      (Sitz.    Ber. 
Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.  1855,  pp.  12-42.)    8vo.    Berlin,  1855 
Construction  and  function  of  the  various  parts  of  an  induction  coil. 
— See  also  1027. 

1334.  Regnard,   Edouard.     Memoire   sur  la   telegraphic   electrique   a 

courants  combines  et  a  double  echappement  et  sur  1'horlogerie 
electrique.  46  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1855 

Application  of  the  electric  current  to  dial-telegraphs. 

I335-  Regnauld,  Jules  (Antoine).  (1820-1895.)  Recherches  sur  les 
forces  electro-motrices  et  sur  une  nouvelle  methode  propre 
a  les  determiner.  56  pp.  i  plate.  4to.  (These.)  Paris,  1855 

Study  of  the  various  causes  that  may  affect  the  e.  m.  f.  of  a  cell;  a  new 

method  of  determining  the  e.   m.   f.  of  a  battery. 

— See  also   1129. 

1336.  Robinson,  T(homas)  R(omney).  (1792-1882.)  Experimental 
researches  on  the  lifting  power  of  the  electro-magnet.  (Trans. 
Roy.  Irish  Acad.,  Vol.  22,  pp.  291-311+499-524;  Vol.  23,  pp. 
50I-533-)  4to.  Dublin,  1855-1859 

Experimental  inquiry  into  the  relation  between  the  position  of  the  turns  of 
wire,  the  length  of  the  magnetic  circuit,  and  the  lifting  power  of  an  electro- 
magnet. 

T337- On  the  relation  between  the  temperature  of  metallic  con- 
ductors, and  their  resistance  to  electric  currents.  (Trans.  Roy. 
Irish  Acad.,  Vol.  22,  pp.  1-24.)  4to.  Dublin,  1855 

One  of  the  principal  facts  established  is  that  the  resistance  of  a  conductor 
to  the  passage  of  a  current  increases  without  limit  up  to  the  point  of  fusion. 
— See  also  1148. 

1338.  Ronalds,  (Sir)  Francis.     (1788-1873.)     Descriptions  de  quelques 

instruments  meteorologiques  et  magnetiques.  58  pp.  14  plates. 
8vo.  Paris,  1855 

Among  the  instruments  described  are  a  magnetograph  and  photo-electrograph. 
— See  also  803. 

1339.  Schweigger,     J(ohann)     S(alomo)     C(hristoph).      (1770-1857.) 

Ueber  die  optische  Bedeutsamkeit  des  am  elektromagnetischen 

367 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

Multiplikator  sich  darstellenden  Princips  zur  Verstaerkung 
des  Magnetischen  Umschwungs.  37  pp.  4to.  Halle,  1855 

The  effect  of  an  electric  current  on  the  plane  of  polarization  of  light  with 
remarks  on  polar  aurorae. 
— See  also  724. 

1340.  Scoffern,  John.  (1814-1882.)  Chemistry  of  the  imponderable 
agents,  light,  heat,  electricity  and  magnetism,  including  the 
gases  and  the  elementary  principles  of  the  science,  vii-f-277 
pp.  ill.  I2mo.  (Orr's  Circle  of  Sciences.)  London,  1855 

Written  for  beginners. 

1342.  Tresca,  Henri  Edouard.     (1814-1885.)    Visite  a  1'exposition  uni- 

verselle  de  Paris,  en  1855.  Public  avec  la  collaboration  de 
MM.  Alcan,  Bandement,  Boquillon,  Delbrouckaine,  Dekerain, 
Fortin,  Hermann,  J.  Gaudry,  Molinos,  C.  Nepreu,  H.  Peligot, 
Pronnier,  Silbermann,  E.  Trelat,  U.  F.  Trelat,  Tresca,  sous  la 
direction  de  M.  Tresca.  785  pp.  pi.  i6mo.  Paris,  1855 

Notices  of  the  electric  light,  as  seen  in  the  Paris  Exposition  of  1855;  also  of 
gutta  percha  and  electro-metallurgy. 
— See  also  3566. 

1343.  Willigen,  V(olkert)  S(imon)  M(aarten)  van  der.     (1822-1878.) 

Over  combinatie-toonen,  zoogenaande  stooten  en  conen  dis- 
sonantie.  (Versl.  Akad.  Wetensch.  Amsterdam,  Vol.  3,  pp. 
115-146.)  8vo.  Amsterdam,  1855 

Combination-tones  and  dissonance. 

— See  also  1304. 

1344.  Hall,  C.  C.  van.    De  electro-magnetische  telegraaf  in  zijne  ver- 

schillende  trappen  van  ontwikkeling  en  tegenwoordigen  toe- 
stand  voorgesteld.  Bevattende  eene  handleiding  voor  tele- 
grafisten  en  eene  duidelijke  uiteenzetting  van  de  gronden  der 
telegraphic  voor  beschaafde  lezers.  319  pp.  ill.  pi.  8vo. 

Utrecht,  1855 

General,  practical  work  on  the  electric  telegraph. 

1345.  Application    of    the    theory    of    the    conduction    of    electricity 

through  solids  in  estimating  the  dimensions  of  submarine 
telegraph  wires  required  for  long  distances.  Compiled  from 
the  researches  of  Michael  Faraday  and  William  Thomson. 
16  pp.  8vo.  London,  1855 

Retardation  of. signals  in  long  subterranean  or  submarine  conductors. 

1346.  (Atkinson,  James.)     The  universal  powers  of  nature  revealed, 

and  the  law  delineated;  in  a  graphic  outline  of  the  history 
of  the  earth  by  a  philosopher.  252  pp.  8vo.  London,  1856 

Work  of  pure  imagination. 

1347.  Baumgartner,  A(ndreas)  von.     (1793-1865.)    Von  der  Umwand- 

lung  der  Waerme  in  Elektricitaet.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss. 
Math.  Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  22,  pp.  5i3~522+Nachtrag.  Sitz.  Ber. 
Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  32,  pp.  157-162.)  4to. 

Vienna,  1856-1858 

The  transformation  of  heat-energy  into  electricity. 
— See  also  3048. 

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1348.  Bosscha,  J(ohannes)    (The  younger).     Broeve  eener  oplossing 

van  een  vraagstuk,  betreffende  de  electrische  telegrafie.  (Versl. 
Akad.  Wetensch.  Amsterdam,  Vol.  4,  pp.  101-118.)  i  plate. 
8vo.  Amsterdam,  1856 

Development  of  the  electric  telegraph. 
— See  also  1276. 

1349.  Bourgeat,  J.  B.     fitudes  sur  Vincent  de  Beauvais,  theologien, 

philosophe,  encyclopediste,  ou,  Specimen  des  etudes  theo- 
logiques,  philosophiques  et  scientifiques  au  moyen  age  XIII. 
siecle.  1210-1270.  viii+23i  pp.  8vo.  (These.)  Paris,  1856 
Critical  study  of  the  work  of  Vincent  of  Beauvais,  the  Dominican  encyclo- 
pedist of  the  thirteenth  century,  from  a  philosophical  and  theological  stand- 
point. (See  no.  i.) 

1350.  Chalmers,   Charles.      Notes    for   inquiry.      Notes    on    the    solar 

system  and  notes  on  electricity.  Two  tracts.  8-f-8  pp.  ill. 
8vo.  Edinburgh,  1856 

— See  also  1200. 

1351.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achille  Louis).     (1821-1884.)      Expose 

des  applications  de  1'electricite.  Seconde  edition.  Vols.  1-3,  5. 
ill.  pis.  8vo.  Paris,  1856-1862 

After  a  lengthy  description  of  electro-magnetic  apparatus,  the  author  treats 
of  the  mechanical,  physical  and  physiological  applications  that  have  been 
made  of  the  electric  current.  The  last  volume  is  devoted  to  the  progress  in 
the  applications  of  electricity  made  from  1859  to  1862. 

J35ia' Third  edition.     (Entierement  refondue.)     5  vols.     22  plates. 

8vo.  Paris,  1872-1878 

An    excellent    work    for    reference    in    looking    up    the    prior    state    of    the 
electrical  art. 
— See  also    1223. 

1352.  Ebner,   (Moritz)   von.     Ueber  die   Anwendung  der   Reibungs- 

Elektricitaet  zum  Zuenden  von  Sprengladungen.     (Sitz.  Ber. 

Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  21,  pp.  85-111.)     I  plate.  4to. 

Vienna,  1856 

Application  of  factional  electricity  to  blasting. 
— See  also  1612. 

I353-  Faraday,  Michael.  (1791-1867.)  Letter  to  Latimer  Clark  on 
the  death  of  Melloni,  1856;  another,  1857,  on  spiritualistic 
seances.  MSS.  1856-1857 

— See  also  787. 

J354'  Figuier,  Guillaume  Louis.  (1819-1894.)  Les  applications  nou- 
velles  de  la  science  a  1'industrie  et  aux  arts  en  1855.  iv-f-388 
pp.  I2mo.  Paris,  1856 

Chapters  on  electric  lighting,  electrotyping,  photography,  etc. 
— See  also   1318. 

1355.  Force,  Peter.  Record  of  auroral  phenomena  observed  in  the 
higher  northern  latitudes.  118  pp.  4to.  Washington,  1856 

List  of  auroral  observations  prior  to  1851  with  place,  date  and  remarks. 

371 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1356.  Ganot,   A(dolphe).      (1804-1887.)      Traite   elementaire    de   phy- 

sique experimentale  appliquee  et  de  meteorologie,  avec  un 
recueil  nombreux  de  problemes,  illustre  de  532  belles  gravures 
sur  bois  intercalees  dans  le  texte.  Sixieme  edition;  un  seconde 
appendice  de  problemes,  de  21  gravures  nouvelles  et  des  tra- 
vaux  les  plus  recents  sur  1'electricite.  806  pp.  ill.  diagr.  I2mo. 

Paris,  1856 

Standard  text-book  of  elementary  physics  and  meteorology. 

— See  also  1454. 

1357.  Gore,  George.     Theory  and  practice  of  electro-deposition,  in- 

cluding every  known  mode  of  depositing  metals,  etc.  viii-f- 
104  pp.  ill.  8vo.  (Orr's  Circle  of  the  Sciences,  Vol.  VIII.) 

London,  1856 
— See  also  2030,  2283,  2356,  2408,  3022. 

1358.  Harris,  (Sir)  William  Snow.    (1792-1867.)    An  experimental  il- 

lustration of  a  general  law  of  electrical  discharge.  2  pp.  I 
plate,  ill.  4to.  (London,  1856) 

Deflagration  of  patches  of  gold-leaf  in  illustration  of  the  function  of  lightning 
conductors. 

1359. Rudimentary  treatise  on  galvanism,  and  the  general  principles 

of  animal  and  voltaic  electricity.    xi-|-2is  pp.    ill.    I2mo. 

London,  1856 

This  treatise  ranks  among  the  best;  the  magnetic  part  is  of  special  interest. 

13593. A  new  edition,  revised  with  considerable  additions  by  Robert 

Sabine.     vi-j-247  pp.   ill.    I2mo.  London,  1869 

— See  also  80 1. 

1360.  H  carder,   J(onathan)    N(ash).      (1809-1876.)      On    a    powerful 

modification  of  the  static  induction  coil.  (Trans.  Cornwall 
Polyt.  Soc.  1856,  pp.  1-14.)  8vo.  Cornwall,  1856 

Function  of  the  condenser  in  induction  coils.      (Autograph  copy.) 
— See  also  2916. 

1361.  Hughes,  (David)   Edward.     (1831-1900.)     Reading  lessons,  ad- 

vanced series.     Third  book.     viii-|-430  pp.    ill.    i2mo. 

London,  1856 

Chapters   by    Charles    Vincent    Walker    on    electricity,    magnetism,    and    tel- 
egraphy. 
— See  also  2oo6bis,  3399. 

1362.  Jacobi,    (Moritz)    H(ermann)    von.      (1801-1874.)      Description 

d'un  telegraphe,  electrique  naval,  etabli  sur  la  fregate  a  vapeur 
le  Polkan.  (Bull.  Acad.  Sc.  Cl.  Physico-Math.  St.  Peters- 
bourg,  Vol.  14,  pp.  145-150.)  3  plates.  8vo. 

St.  Petersburg,  1856 

It  is  suggested  to  send  signals  by  means  of  an  electric  bell. 

— See  also  907. 

1363.  Knochenhauer,    K(arl)    W(ilhelm).      (1805-1875.)      Ueber    die 

Theilung    des    elektrischen    Stromes.      (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss. 

Math.  Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  22,  pp.  327-331.)    8vo.  Vienna,  1856 

Note  on  the  division  of  a  current  in  multiple  arc. 
— See  also  1234. 

372 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1364.  Lament,  J(ohann)    von.     (1805-1879.)      Het   magnetismus   der 

Aarde,  populair  beschreven,  uit  het  Hoogduitsch  vertaald  door 
W.  F.  Kaiser;  met  eene  voorrede  en  een  bijvoegsel,  over  het 
magnetismus  der  zon  en  maan,  door  F.  Kayser.  xvi-fii2  pp. 
i  plate.  8vo.  Zwolle  de  Erven,  1856 

Popular  account  of  the  phenomena  of  terrestrial  magnetism. 
— See  also  1049. 

1365.  Loomis,  Elias.     (1811-1889.)      Recent   progress  of  astronomy; 

especially  in  the  United  States.  Third  edition.  396  pp.  ill. 
8vo.  New  York,  1856 

Chapter  on  the  application  of  the  electric  telegraph  to  astronomical  pur- 
poses; experiments  to  determine  the  "velocity"  of  the  electric  current,  p.  357. 
— See  also  1917,  2866. 

1366.  McCallum,  David.     The  globotype  telegraph:   a  recording  in- 

strument by  which  small  colored  balls  are  released  one-by- 
one,  and  made  to  pass  over  a  series  of  inclined  planes,  by  the 
force  of  their  own  gravity.  32  pp.  ill.  pi.  8vo.  London,  1856 
Small  colored  balls  electrically  released  are  used  to  record  the  signals. 

1367.  Ohm,    M(artin).      (1792-1872.)      Dreieinigkeit    der    Kraft;    ein 

Beitrag  zur  naeheren  Erkenntniss  Gottes  in  seiner  materiellen 
Schoepfung.  Fuer  die  Gebildeten  aller  Staende,  besonders 
auch  des  schoenen  Geschlechts.  viii+345  pp.  8vo. 

Nuremberg,  1856 

Considerations  on  the  nature  of  attraction,  heat,  electricity  and  magnetism. 

1368.  Olmsted,  D(enison).    (1791-1859.)    On  the  recent  secular  period 

of  the  aurora  borealis.     52  pp.     4to.  Washington,  1856 

The  paper  treats  of  the  characteristics  and  periodicity  as  well  as  the  origin 
and  cause  of  the  aurora  borealis. 

1369.  Pederzolli,    Giuseppe.      Apparato    d'induzione    elettro-magneto 

di  Callan  modificato  dall'  abate  Vincenzo  Vignola  da 
Verona.  26  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  Trent,  1856 

Father  Callan  of  Maynooth  was  among  the  first  to  construct  an  induction 
coil;  the  present  paper  describes  some  modifications  introduced  by  the  author. 

1370.  Poey,  Andre.     Analyse  des  hypotheses  anciennes  et  modernes 

qui  ont  etc  emises  sur  les  eclairs  sans  tonnerre  par  un  ciel 
parfaitement  serein  ou  dans  le  sein  des  nuages;  accompagnee 
d'une  description  des  eclairs  sans  tonnerre  observes  sous  di- 
verses  latitudes  et  en  particulier  a  la  Havane,  ainsi  que  d'un 
essai  theorique  sur  la  nature  des  eclairs  sans  tonnerre  par  un 
ciel  couvert  ou  serein.  (Extract,  L'Annuaire,  Soc.  Meteorol. 
de  France,  Vol.  III.)  64  pp.  4to.  Versailles,  1856 

Various  causes  of  summer  lightning  discussed. 
— See  also  1530,  3003. 

1371.  Schweigger,    J(ohann)     S(alomo)     C(hristoph).       (1779-1857.) 

Ueber  Magnetismus  in  akustischer  Beziehung.     (Abh.  Naturf. 

Ges.,  Halle,  Vol.  3,  pp.  145-190).    4to.  Halle,  1856 

Velocity    of    propagation    of    light,    sound    and    certain    electro-magnetic    dis- 
turbances. 
— See  also  724. 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1372.  Scoutetin,   (Robert  Joseph   Henri).     (1799-1871.)     L'ozone.  ou 

recherches  chimiques,  meteorologiques,  physiologiques  et 
medicales  sur  1'oxygene  electrise.  287  pp.  pi.  6  tabl.  I2mo. 

Paris,  1856 

Nature  of  ozone;  its  physical  and  therapeutic  properties. 

— See  also   1607,  3365. 

1373.  Stark,  J.  B.     Eine  neue  Methode  des  Doppeltsprechens  in  der- 

selben  Richtung  auf  einem  Drahte.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss. 
Math.-Nat.  KL,  Vol.  20,  pp.  531-538.)  i  plate.  8vo. 

Vienna,  1856 
Paper  on  duplex  telephony. 

1374.  Willigen  V(olkert)   S(imon)   M(aarten)  van  der.     (1822-1878.) 

Over  het  in  lagen  verdeelde  licht  in  het  electrisch  ei.  (Versl. 
Akad.  Wetensch.,  Amsterdam,  Vol.  4,  pp.  280-286.)  8vo. 

Amsterdam,  1856 

Experiments  with  the  electric  egg. 
— See  also  1304. 

1375.  Nouvel    appareil    electro-telegraphique    appele    distributeur    de 

depeches,  mis  en  rapport  avec  plusieurs  ameliorations  de  la 
telegraphic  electrique.  23  pp.  8vo.  (-^56) 

Description  of  Duncker's  apparatus  for  the  simultaneous  transmission  of  two 
telegraphic  messages. 

1376.  Airy,  (Sir)  G(eorge)  B(iddell).    (1801-1892.)    Letter  to  Latimer 

Clark  on  the  aurora  borealis  observed  at  Christiania,  Nov.  9, 
1857-  (MS.)  1857 

— See  also  1658,  1765,  2750. 

1377.  Allan,  Thomas.   Ocean  telegraphy.  26  pp.   I2mo.      London,  1857 

The  author's  system  of  light  cables  for  submarine  telegraphy;  telegraphic 
communication  with  America. 

13773. (Another  edition.)    24  pp.   8vo.  London,  1860 

— See  also  i402bis,   i435bis,  1476,  3279. 

1378.  Andrew,   (Sir)   W(illiam)    P(atrick).      (    ?  -1887.)      Memoir  on 

the  Euphrates  valley  route  to  India;  with  official  correspond- 
ence and  maps.  xvi-|-267  pp.  2  maps.  8vo.  London,  1857 
This  work  was  written  to  show  the  importance  of  establishing  telegraphic 
communication  between  England  and  India  via  the  Euphrates  Valley. 

1379.  Barrister,  A.  (pseud.).    Euphrates  versus  Suez,  or  which  is  the 

shorter?;  being  a  reply  to  a  Quarterly  Reviewer,  of  the  Suez  and 
Euphrates  routes  to  India.  32  pp.  8vo.  London,  1857 

The  overland  route  is  recommended. 

1380.  Benedikt,   Moritz.     Ueber   die  Abhaengigkeit   des   elektrischen 

Leitungswiderstandes  von  der  Groesse  and  Dauer  des  Stromes. 
(Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  25,  pp.  589-599.) 
8vo.  Vienna,  1857 

Note  on  the  strength  and  duration  of  electric  currents. 
374 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1381.  Blavier,   E(douard)    E(rneste).      (1826-1887.)      Cours   theorique 

et  pratique  de  telegraphic  electrique.  467  pp.  ill.  5  plates. 
I2mo.  Paris,  1857 

A  standard  manual  of  electric  telegraphy. 

13813. Nouveau  traite  de  telegraphic  electrique.     2  vols.    ill.    8vo. 

Paris,  1865-1867 

Fundamental  principles,  methods  and  instruments  fully  explained.     A  short 
history  of  telegraphy  is  given  in  the  introduction. 
— See  also  1818,  2226,  3431. 

1382.  Bonel,  A.     Histoire  de  la  telegraphic,  description  des  principaux 

appareils  aeriens  et  electriques.    147  pp.   ill.    I2mo.    Paris,  1857 
Short  sketch  of  mechanical    (semaphore)   telegraphs,  together  with  the   rudi- 
ments of  electric  telegraphy. 
— See  also  2270. 

1383.  Buys  Ballot,  C(hristoph)  H(einrich)  D(iederich).     (1817-1890.) 

Over  de  strekking  van  eenige  algemeene  beginselen  in  de 
natuurkunde  voornamelijk  over  dit:  de  atomen,  goowel  de 
heterogene  als  de  homogene,  slingeren  tegenover  efkander 
om  een  evenwigtstoestand.  (Versl.  Akad.  Wetensch.,  Amster- 
dam, Vol.  5,  pp.  77-92.)  8vo.  Amsterdam,  1857 

Work  on  electrical  decomposition. 

1384.  (Cooke,  (Sir)  William  Fothergill.)      (1806-1879.)     Memories  of 

the  past.     155  pp.    4to.  (London,  1857) 

Some  poetic  effusions. 
— See  also  101 1. 

1385.  Crosse,   Cornelia  A.    H.     Memorials   scientific   and  literary,   of 

Andrew  Crosse,  the  electrician.  (1784-1855.)     ix+36o  pp.    8vo. 

London,  1857 

The  author  describes  experiments  on  the  separation  of  copper  from  its  ores 
by  electricity;  electro-vegetation;  perforation  of  dielectrics,  etc. 

1386.  Dorville,  E.     Monographe  de  la  pile  electrique;  sa  forme,  ses 

applications,  ses  perfectionnements.     24  pp.    ill.    8vo. 

Paris,  1857 

The  voltaic  battery;  some  effects  of  the  current;  applications;  improvements. 

1387.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achille  Louis).     (1821-1884.)      Notice 

historique  sur  le  tonnerre  et  les  eclairs.     54  pp.    8vo. 

Paris,  1857 

Early  observations;  Franklin's  experiments  and  those  of  de  Romas;  sheet 
lightning;  ball  lightning. 

1388. Ruhmkorff's  Induktions-Apparat  und  die  damit  anzustellen- 

den  Versuche;  nach  dem  franzoesischen  Original  bearbeitet 
von  C.  Bromeis  und  J.  F.  Bockelmann.  vi+176  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

Frankfort,  1857 

Construction  and  uses  of  the  induction  coil. 
— See  also  1223. 

1389.     Field,   Cyrus   W(est).      (1819-1892.)      (Correspondence   oh   the 
Atlantic  telegraph.)     5  pp.     8vo.  Washington,  1857 

Deep-sea  sounding;   the  "telegraphic  plateau." 
—See  also  3021. 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1390.  Gavarret,    (Louis    Dominique)    J(ules).      (1809-1890.)      Traite 

d'electricite.     2  vols.  ill.  I2rno.  Paris,  1857-1858 

The  second  volume  has  60  pages  on  atmospheric  electricity;   Franklin's   ex- 
periments, p.  538;  lightning  conductors,  p.  588. 
— See  also  1042. 

1391.  Hancock,  Thomas.    Personal  narrative  of  the  origin  and  prog- 

ress of  the  caoutchouc  or  India-rubber  manufacture  in  Eng- 
land. To  which  is  added  some  account  of  the  plants  from 
which  caoutchouc  is  obtained,  its  chemical  analysis,  statistical 
tables  etc.,  with  an  appendix,  containing  the  specifications  of 
the  author's  patents,  viii+283  pp.  ill.  19  plates,  portr.  8vo. 

London,  1857 

Mainly  an  account  of  the  author's  own  work  in  the  manufacture  of  caout- 
chouc. 

1392.  Henry,    J(oseph).      (1797-1878.)      The    electro-magnetic    tele- 

graph. (Proc.  Board  of  Regents,  Smithsonian  Instit.,  1857.) 
39  pp.  8vo.  Washington,  1857 

Morse's   charges   against   the   author   with   appendix   on   the    history   of   the 

electro-magnetic  telegraph. 

— See  also  1002. 

1393-  Higginson,  Francis.  The  ocean,  its  unfathomable  depths  and 
natural  phenomena;  comprising  authentic  narratives  and 
strange  reminiscences  of  enterprise,  delusion,  and  delin- 
quency: with  the  voyage  and  discoveries  of  Her  Majesty's 
Ship  "Cyclops."  x-|-2O2  pp.  8vo.  London,  1857 

Criticism  of  Lieutenant  Maury's  soundings;  the  author  holds  that  a  cable 
could  not  sink  down  to  the  ocean  floor,  p.  15;  and  that  a  range  of  high 
submarine  mountains  exists  along  the  proposed  cable  route,  p.  25. 

1394.  Jacobi,  (Moritz)   H(ermann)  von.     (1801-1874.)     Sur  la  neces- 

site  d'exprimer  la  force  des  courants  electriques  et  la 
resistance  des  circuits  en  unites  reconnues.  35  pp.  8vo. 

St.  Petersburg,  1857 

General  and  special  considerations  for  the  adoption  of  a  common  system  of 
electric  units;   also  remarks  on  Gaugain's  galvanometer  and  doubts  concern- 
ing the  accuracy  of  Ohm's  law. 
— See  also  907. 

1395.  Lardner,    Dionysius.       (1793-1859.)       Natural    philosophy    for 

schools.    Second  edition,  xiv+24i  pp.  ill.     i  plate.    I2mo. 

London,  1857 

The  elements  of  the  subject;  a  work  popular  in  its  day. 
— See  also  876. 

1396.  (Mann,  Robert  James.)     (1817-1886.)     The  Atlantic  telegraph. 

A  history  of  preliminary  experimental  proceedings  and  a  de- 
scriptive account  of  the  present  state  and  prospects  of  the 
undertaking.  69  pp.  I  map.  8vo.  Published  by  order  of  the 
Directors  of  the  Company.  London,  1857 

Mechanical  and  electrical  difficulties  of  making,  laying  and  working  a  cable 
under  the   Atlantic;   remarks  on  Maury's  telegraphic  plateau;   induction  coil 
used  in  transmitting  signals  through  cables,  p.  62. 
— See  also  3789. 

376 


25 

the  machine  described  in  Silliman's  Journal,  vol.  xx,  1831,  and  for  the 

purpose  of  experimenting  in  regard  to  the  second,  I  arranged  around  one 

of  the  upper  rooms  in  the  Albany  Acad-  Fig.  7. 

emy   a   wire   of   more   than  a  mile  in 

length,  through  which  I  was  enabled  to 

make  signals  by  sounding  a  bell,  (fig- 

7.)     The   mechanical   arrangement  for 

effecting  this  object  was  simply  a  steel 

bar,  permanently  magnetized,  of  about 

ten   inches   in   length,  supported  on  a 

pivot,  and   placed  with   its  north   end 

between  the  two  arms  of  a  horse-shoe 

magnet.     When  the  latter  was  excited 

by  the  current,  the  end  of  the  bar  thus 

placed  was  attracted  by  one  arm  of  the  horse-shoe,  and  repelled  by  the 

other,  and  was  thus  caused  to  move  in  a  horizontal  plane  and  its  further 

extremity  to  strike  a  bell  suitably  adjusted. 

This  arrangement  is  that  which  is  alluded  to  in  Professor  Hall's  letter* 
as  having  been  exhibited  to  him  in  1832.  It  was  not,  however,  at  that 
time  connected  with  the  long  wire  above  mentioned,  but  with  a  shorter 
one  put  up  around  the  room  for  exhibition. 

At  the  time  of  giving  my  testimony,  I  was  uncertain  as  to  when  I  had 
first  exhibited  this  contrivance,  but  have  since  definitely  settled  the  fact 
by  the  testimony  of  Hall  and  others  that  it  was  before  I  left  Albany,  and 
abundant  evidence  cam  be  brought  to  show  that  previous  to  my  going  to 
Princeton  in  November,  1832,  my  mind  was  much  occupied  with  the  sub- 
ject of  the  telegraph,  and  that  I  introduced  it  in  my  course  of  instruction 
to  the  Senior  class  in  the  Academy.  I  should  state,  however,  that  the 
arrangement  that. I  have  described  was  merely  a  temporary  one,  and  that 
I  had  no  idea  at  the  time  of  abandoning  my  researches  for  the  practical 
application  of  the  telegraph.  Indeed,  my  experiments  on  the  transmis- 
sion of  power  to  a  distance  were  superseded  by  the  investigation  of  the 
remarkable  phenomena,  which  I  had  discovered  in  the  course  of  these 
experiments,  of  the  induction  of  a  current  in  a  long  wire  on  itself,  and  of 
which  I  made  the  first  mention  in  a  paper  in  Silliman's  Journal  in  1832, 
yol.  xxn. 

I  also  devised  a  method  of  breaking  a  circuit,  and  thereby  causing  a 
large  weight  to  fall.  It  was  intended  to  illustrate  the  practicability  of 
calling  into  action  a  great  power  at  a  distance  capable  of  producing  me- 

*  See  the  Report  of  the  Committee,  page  96,  and  Proceedings  of  the  Albany  Institute, 
January,  1858. 

1392.  HENRY.     (.Reduced.) 
1-25 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1397.  Swan,  William.    On  errors  caused  by  imperfect  inversion  of  the 

magnet,  in  observations  of  magnetic  declination.    (Trans.  Roy. 

Soc.   Edinburgh,  Vol.  21,  pp.  349-358.)      I   plate.    4to. 

Edinburgh,  1857 

Formulae  for  calculating  the  error  due  to  imperfect  inversion  of  a  declino- 
meter magnet. 

1398.  Thury,     (Jean     Marc    Antoine).       Recherches     sur    1'eclairage 

elec,trique.  (Extract,  Biblioth.  Univers.,  Ser.  IV,  Vol.  36.)  14 
pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  Geneva,  1857 

Electric  light  from  primary  batteries. 

1399.  Volpicelli,  Paolo.     (1804-1879.)     Sulla   elettrostatica  induzione. 

iv.  comunicazione  (Atti  Accad.  Pont.  Nuovi  Lincei,  Vol.  10, 
pp.  280-310.)  i  plate.  4to.  Rome,  1857 

Experiments   in   support  of  the   theory   of   free   and  bound   charges  in   elec- 
trostatics. 
— See  also  1432,  1536,  1560,  1387,  1788,  1812,  1986,  2012,  2053,  2115,  3155. 

1400.  Weber,   W(ilhelm    Eduard)      (1804-1891)    and    R(udolph    Her- 

mann Arndt)  Kohlrausch.  (1809-1858.)  Elektrodynamische 
Maasbestimmungen,  insbesondere  Zurueckfuehrung  der  Strom- 
intensitaets-Messungen  auf  mechanisches  Mass.  (Abh. 
Saechs.  Ges.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.  Vol.  3,  pp.  221-292.)  L. 
8vo.  Leipzig,  1857 

Absolute    measurement    of    current-strength. 
— See  also  mo,  2964. 

1401.  Whitehouse,   (Edward   Orange)    W(ildman).     Experiments   on 

the  retardation  of  electric  signals,  observed  in  submarine  con- 
ductors. (Reprinted  from  the  Engineer,  Vol.  3,  pp.  62-64). 
7  pp.  ill.  4to.  (London,  1857) 

Law  of  "square  of  length"  as  applied  to  the  retardation  of  signals.     Manu- 
script note  on  the  above  pamphlet  by  Latimer  Clark. 
— See  also   1433,  3709. 

1402.  Window,  Frederick  Richard.     On  submarine  electric  telegraphs. 

With  an  abstract  by  Charles  Manby.  (Excerpt  Minutes  Proc. 
Instit.  Civil  Engin.,  Vol.  16.)  40  pp.  8vo.  London,  1857 

Review  and  discussion  of  results,  principally  from  an  engineering  point  of 
view. 

— See  also  1307. 

I402bis.  Allan,  Thomas.  Allan's  systems  of  inland  and  submarine  tel- 
egraphy. 79  pp.  8vo.  London,  (1858} 
Short  communications  to  various  papers  on  telegraphic  matters  from  1853- 
1858. 

i4<32bis  a. (Another  edition.)     41  pp.    8vo.  London,  1858 

— See  also  1377. 

1403.  D'Avezac    (-Macaya),     (Marie  Armand   Pascal).     (1799-1875). 

Anciens  temoinages  historiques  relatifs  a  la  boussole.  n  pp. 
8vo.  Paris,  1858 

Quotations  from  Guyot  de  Provins,  Abbot  Neckam  and  other  ancient  writers 
on  the  mariner's  compass. 
— See  also  1478. 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1404.  (Bain,  Alexander.)       (1818-1877.)       Natural    philosophy;    elec- 

tricity.    105  pp.  ill.     I2mo.     (Chambers's  educational  course.) 

London,  1858 

An  electrical  primer  attributed  to  Alexander  Bain. 
— See  also  995. 

1405.  Baudouin,  F(elix)   M(arie).     Observations  sur  le  mode  d'etab- 

lissement  des  lignes  telegraphiques  sous-marins.     31  pp.    8vo. 

Paris,  1858 

Construction  and  submergence  of  cables. 

1406  Becquerel,  (Antoine  Cesar)  (1788-1878)  and  A(lexandre) 
E(dmond)  Becquerel.  (1820-1891.)  Resume  de  1'histoire  de 
1'electricite  et  du  magnetisme  et  des  applications  de  ces 
sciences  a  la  chimie,  aux  sciences  naturelles  et  aux  arts. 
xvi+300  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1858 

Each  chapter  is  followed  by  the  bibliography  of  the  subject  treated. 
— See  also  882,  1439. 

1407.  Bellavitis,  Giusto.  (1803-1880.)  Sperienze  fatte  per  verificare 
se  vi  possono  essere  in  un  medesimo  conduttore  correnti 
elettriche  simultanee  ed  opposte.  (Atti  Accad.  Veneto  Sc., 
1857-1858,  pp.  147-154.)  8vo.  Venice,  1858 

Note  on  the  co-existence  of  two  oppositely-directed  currents  in  the  same 
conductor. 

1408. Sulle    correnti   elettriche   simultanee    ed   opposte   lungo   uno 

stesso  conduttore;  sopra  una  nuova  maniera  per  trasmettere 
contemporanemente  due  dispacci  in  direzioni  opposte  med- 
iante  un  solo  filo  telegrafico;  e  sopra  un  facile  modo  applicare 
1'apparecchio  telegrafico  alia  notazione  delle  osservazioni 
astronomiche.  (Atti  Accad.  Veneto  Sc.,  1857-1858,  pp.  113- 
125.)  8vo.  Venice,  1858 

Note  on  the  principle  of  duplex  telegraphy. 

1409.  Berdan,  H.     (Letter  concerning  improved  apparatus  for  laying 

telegraph  cables.)     10  pp.     8vo.  New  York,  1858 

1410.  Blaserna,  Pietro.     Ueber  den  inducirten  Strom  der  Nebenbat- 

terie.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  32, 
pp.  25-68.)  4to.  Vienna,  1858 

Inductive  effects  in  multiple  circuits. 
— See  also  1442. 

1411.  (Brett,  John  Watkins.)     (1805-1863)     On  the  origin  and  progress 

of  the  oceanic  electric  telegraph,  with  a  few  brief  facts  and  opin- 
ions of  the  press.  104  pp.  8vo.  London,  1858 

History  of  the  author's  pioneer  efforts  in  submarine  telegraphy  with  original 

documents. 

14113. On  the  origin  and  progress  of  Brett's  submarine  and  sub- 
terranean electric  telegraph;  with  a  few  brief  facts  and  the 
opinions  of  the  press.  175  pp.  8vo.  London,  (1858) 

— See  also  3053. 

379 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1412.  Briggs,  Charles  F(rederic)    (1804-1877)   &  Augustus  Maverick. 

Story  of  the  telegraph  and  a  history  of  the  Great  Atlantic 
Cable;  a  complete  record  of  the  inception,  progress,  and  final 
success  of  that  undertaking.  A  general  history  of  land  and 
oceanic  telegraphs.  Descriptions  of  telegraphic  apparatus, 
and  biographical  sketches  of  the  principal  persons  connected 
with  the  great  work.  255  pp.  ill.  map.  portr.  I2mo. 

New  York,  1858 

The  finance,  science,  and  history  of  the  cable  of  1858. 

1413.  Chalmers,  Charles.   Electro-chemistry,  with  positive  results,  and 

notes  for  inquiry  on  the  sciences  of  geology  and  astronomy; 
with  a  tract  of  miscellanies.  100  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1858 

Inquiry  into  the  nature  of  the  two  kinds  of  electricity;  charged  ions,  p.  3, 
close  approach  to  the  electronic  theory,  p.  14. 
— See  also   1200. 

1414.  Delamarche,  A.    Elements  de  telegraphic  sous-marine,  premiere 

partie:  fitudes  generates;  route  a  suivre;  construction  du  cable, 
difficultes  electriques;  construction  du  cable,  difficultes 
mecaniques;  emission  du  cable.  Deuxieme  partie;  Pose  du 
cable  transatlantique  entre  1'Irlande  et  Terre-Neuve.  viii-|-8o 
pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1858 

Electrical  and  mechanical  requirements  of  a  submarine  cable  and  manner 
of  laying  it.  The  author  was  on  board  the  U.  S.  steam-frigate  Niagara 
while  engaged  in  paying  out  a  section  of  the  first  Atlantic  cable. 

1415.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achilla  Louis).     (1821-1884.)     fitude  du 

magnetisme  et  de  I'electro-magnetisme  au  point  de  vue  de  la 
construction  des  electro-aimants.  268  pp.  ill.  i  plate.  8vo. 

Paris,  1858 

Describes  various  magnetic  theories  and  discusses  the  development  of  mag- 
netism   in    electro-magnets    with    respect    to    their    shape,    massiveness    and 
strength  of  current;  also  the  law  of  distance;  the  book  embodies  the  results 
of  much  original  work. 
— See  also  1223. 

1416.  Jamin,  J(ules   Celestin).     (1818-1886.)      Cours  de  physique   de 

1'ecole  polytechnique.     3  vols.  ill.     I  plate.     8vo. 

Paris,  1858-1866 

Standard  work  containing  a  mathematical  and  experimental  treatment  of  the 
phenomena  and  laws  of  magnetism  and  electricity. 
— See  also  3947. 

1417.  Kane,  Elisha  Kent.     (1822-1857.)     Magnetical  observations  in 

the  Arctic  Seas  made  during  the  second  Grinnell  expedition 
in  search  of  Sir  John  Franklin  in  1853,  1854,  and  1855,  at  Van 
Rensselaer  harbor  and  other  points  on  the  west  coast  of 
Greenland.  Reduced  and  discussed  by  Charles  A.  Schott. 
66  pp.  pi.  4to.  (Smithsonian  Contributions  to  Knowledge.) 

Washington,  1858 

Magnetic  elements  and  their  changes:  polar  aurorae. 
380- 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1418.  Laming,  Richard.     New  view  of  electrical  action  based  upon 

the  assumption  that  electricity  is  the  only  ponderable  element 
in  nature;  in  a  series  of  arithmetical  essays.  94  pp.  I2mo. 

London,  1858-1859 

The   new   views   are   based   on   the   assumption   that    electricity   is   the   only 
element  in  nature  having  weight. 
— See  also  961. 

1419.  Lawrence,  Richard  Moore.     On  localized  galvanism  applied  to 

the  treatment  of  paralysis  and  muscular  contractions.  xi+l64 
pp.  I2mo.  London,  1858 

— See  also  1263. 

1420.  Lloyd,  Humphrey.     (1800-1881.)     On  the  determination  of  the 

intensity  of  the  earth's  magnetic  force  in  absolute  measure 
by  means  of  the  dip-circle.  (Trans.  Roy.  Irish  Acad.,  Vol.  23, 
PP-  535-542.)  4to.  Dublin,  1858 

Paper  of  theoretical  and  practical  magnetic  interest. 
— See  also  1023. 

1421.  Longbridge,   J(ames)    A(tkinson)    &    C.    H.    Brooks.     On   the 

submerging  of  telegraphic  cables.  43  pp.  8vo.  (Instit.  Civil 
Engin.)  London,  1858 

Mathematical  discussion. 

1422.  Matteucci,  C(arlo).      (1811-1868.)     Cours  d'electro-physiologie 

professe  a  1'Universite  de  Pise  en  1856.    177  pp.  2  plates.    8vo. 

Paris,  1858 

Physiological  effects  of  electricity;  electric  fishes. 
— See  also  985. 

1423.  Meyer,  W.  H.  Th(eodor).     Beobachtungen  ueber  das  geschich- 

tete  elektrische  Licht  sowie  ueber  den  Einfluss  des  Magneten 
auf  dasselbe,  nebst  Anleitung  zur  experimentellen  Darstel- 
lung  in  fraglichen  Erscheinungen.  29  pp.  4to.  Berlin,  1858 
Phenomena  of  Geissler  tubes:  stratification  of  the  discharge;  influence  of  a 
magnetic  field. 

1424.  Mousson,  (Joseph  Rudolph  Albert).     (1805-1890.)     Die  Physik 

auf  Grundlage  der  Erfahrung.    4  vols.    32  plates.    8vo. 

Zurich,  1858-1868 

1425.  Mullaly,   John.     The   laying  of  the   cable;   or,   The   ocean  tel- 

egraph; being  a  complete  and  authentic  narrative  of  the 
attempt  to  lay  the  cable  across  the  entrance  to  the  Gulf  of 
St.  Lawrence  in  1855,  and  of  the  three  Atlantic  telegraph 
expeditions  of  1857  and  1858.  329  pp.  ill.  map.  8vo. 

New  York,  1858 

— See  also  1329. 

1426.  Neumann,   (Carl  Gottfried).     Explicare  tentatur  quomodo  fiat 

ut  lucis  planum  polarizationis  per  vires  electricas  vel  mag- 
neticas  declinetur.  13  pp.  4to.  (Inaugural  dissertation.) 

Halle,  1858 

Action  of  a  magnetic  field  on  the  plane  of  polarization:  mathematical  treat- 
ment. 
— See  also  1727. 

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1427.  Plana,  Giovanni  Antonio  Amedeo.     (1781-1864.)     Memoire  sur 

1'application  du  principe  de  1'equilibre  magnetique  a  la  deter- 
mination du  mouvement  qu'une  plaque  horizontale  de  cuivre, 
tournant  uniformement  sur  elle-meme  imprime  par  reaction 
ou  a  une  aiguille  aimantee  assujettie  a  lui  demeurer  parallele; 
ou  a  une  aiguille  d'inclinaison  mobile  dans  un  plan  vertical 
fixe.  (Mem.  Accad.  Torino,  Ser.  II,  Vol.  17,  pp.  101-197.)  4to. 

Turin,  1858 

Currents  induced  by  a  magnet  in  a  rotating  copper  disc:  mathematical  paper. 
— See  also  1084. 

1428.  Rowett,  William.    The  new  submarine  telegraph  cable;  the  reg- 

ulation of  its  specific  gravity  and  its  true  construction  and 
submersion  explained,  showing  its  easy  adaptation  to  deep  sea 
as  well  as  to  shallow  waters,  and  at  a  great  diminution  of 
expense.  43  pp.  8vo.  London,  1858 

Ocean  currents  and  density  of  sea-water;  difficulties  of  laying  cables,  specific 
gravity  of  cable. 
— See  also  1621. 

1429.  Smellie,  James.     A  few  observations  on  the  influences  of  elec- 

tro-galvanism in  the  cure  of  chronic  rheumatism  and  other 
complaints.  xii-(-i43  pp.  I2mo.  London,  1858 

1430.  Soret,  (Jacques)  L(ouis).     (1827-1890.)     Recherches  sur  la  cor- 

relation de  1'electricite  dynamique  et  des  autres  forces 
physiques.  88  pp.  2  plates.  4to.  Geneva,  1858 

Considerations  on  the  heat-equivalent  of  the  work  both  external  and  internal, 

done  by  the  electric  current. 

— See  also  3420. 

1431.  Willigen,  V(olkert)   S(imon)   M(aarten)  van  der.     (1822-1878.) 

Over  het  electrisch  spectrum.  (Versl.  Akad.  Wetensch.  Am- 
sterdam, Vols.  7  &  8.)  14+6+20+20+8+7  pp.  8vo. 

Amsterdam,  1858-1859 

Researches  on  the  spectrum  of  the  electric  light. 
— See  also  1304. 

1432.  Volpicelli,    P(aolo).      (1804-1879.)      Sugli    elettrometri.      (Atti 

Accad.  Nuovi  Lincei,  Vol.  xl,  pp.  37-54+114-124+253-264+ 
311-317+423-431.)  4to.  Rome,  1858 

Description  and  theory  of  various  electroscopes. 
— See  also  1399. 

1433.  Whitehouse,  Edward  Orange  Wildman.  The  Atlantic  telegraph, 

the  rise,  progress,  and  development  of  its  electrical   depart- 
ment.    28  pp.     8vo.  London,  1858 
Introduction   of   gutta-percha,    effect   of   induction,   cable   troubles. 
— See  also  1401. 

1434.  "Atlanticus."     Plans    for   depositing  the   electric  telegraph    on 

the  bed  of  the  Atlantic  Ocean.  13  pp.  pi.  8vo.  London,  1858 
The  plan  necessitates  eight  steamboats  in  attendance  on  the  ship  that  carries 
the  cable. 

382 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1435.  "Sunnyside."     The  true  alliance;  or,  the  history  of  the  trans- 

atlantic cable  uniting  Britain  with  America.  48  pp.  i  map. 
I2mo.  (1858?) 

The  Atlantic  plateau  and  laying  of  the  first  Atlantic  cable. 

i435bis.    Allan,  Thomas.    Allan's  system  of  national  telegraphic  com- 
munications.    56  pp.     8vo.  London,  (1859) 
A  series  of  letters  written   to   different   public   men   in    1858   on   sub-oceanic 
telegraphy. 
— See  also  1377. 

1436.  Bache,    A(lexander)     D(allas).      (1806-1867.)       Discussion    of 

magnetic  and  meteorological  observations.  (1840-1845.)  12 
parts.  20+26+14+76+70+41  pp.  4to.  (Smithsonian  Con- 
tributions to  Knowledge.)  Washington,  1859-1864 

The  observations  were  made  at  Girard  College,  Philadelphia,  in  cooperation 

with  a  plan  of  work  adopted  by  British  colonial  observatories;  discussion  of 

the  decennial  period. 

— See  also  2700. 

1437.  Bacon,  Roger.     (1214-1294.)     Opera  quaedam  hactenus  inedita. 

Published  by  the  authority  of  the  Lords  commissioners  of 
Her  Majesty's  treasury,  under  the  direction  of  the  master 
of  the  rolls.  Vol.  I.  (all  published).  (Halftitle:)  Rerum 
britannicarum  medii  aevi  scriptores,  or,  Chronicles  and  me- 
morials of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland  during  the  Middle  Ages. 
cii+573  pp.  8vo.  London,  1859 

This  volume  contains  the  Opus  Tertium,  Opus  Minus  and  Compendium  Philo- 
sophiae;  valuable  preface  by  Professor  Brewer.     References  to  Petrus  Pere- 
grinus,  pp.  35,  43,  46  (see  also  No.  46);  also  to  the  magnet,  p.  537. 
— See  also  280. 

1438.  Beardmore,  Septimus.     The  Globe  Telegraph:  an  essay  on  the 

use  of  the  earth  for  the  transmission  of  electric  signals.  47 
pp.  8vo.  London,  (10*59) 

Working  current  derived  from  plates  of  copper  and  zinc  buried  in  the  earth 

at  the  ends  of  a  telegraph  line. 

—See  also  1481. 

1439.  Becquerel,   (Alexandre)    E(dmond).     (1820-1891.)     Recherches 

sur  divers  effets  lumineux  qui  resultent  de  Faction  de  la 
lumiere  sur  les  corps;  premier,  deuxieme  et  troisieme  me- 
moires.  5  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1859 

Researches   on   phosphorescence,   the   author's   phosphoroscope. 

1440. Recherches   sur  les  causes   de  1'electricite  atmospherique  et 

terrestre.     142  pp.    2  plates.    4to.  Paris,  1859 

Electric  effects  due  to  the  contact  of  land  and  water. 
— See  also  1112,  1310,  1406,  2927. 

1441.    Bertelli,    Timoteo.      (1826-1905.)      Registratore    meteorologico 
elettro-scrivente.     26  pp.    4  plates.     8vo.  Bologna,  1859 

Self-registering  apparatus  for  a  meteorological  station. 
— See  also   1311,   1711,   1792,  3717. 

383 


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1442.  Blaserna,    Pietro,    Ernst    Mach    &    J(ulius)    Peterin.      Ueber 

elektrische  Entladung  und  Induction.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss. 
Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  37,  pp.  477-524.)  410.  Vienna,  1859 

Inductive  effects  in  neighboring  circuits. 
— See  also  1410,  1779,  2157. 

1443.  Boncompagni,    (also    Buoncompagni)     (Ludovisi)    Baldassare. 

(1821-1894.)  Intorno  ad  un'opera  di  Ristoro  d'Arezzo.  Pub- 
blicata  dal  E.  Narducci.  8  pp.  4to.  Rome,  1859 

This  tract  of  Ristoro  d'Arezzo,  said  to  have  been  written  in  1282,  contains 
a  distinct  reference,  p.  7,  to  the  use  of  the  magnet  for  navigating  purposes. 
— See  also  1094. 

1444.  Bosscha,   J(ohannes)    (The   younger).     Over   eene   algemeene 

eigenschap  der  lineaire  verdeeling  van  galvanische  stroomen. 
(Versl.  Akad.  Wetensch.  Amsterdam,  Vol.  9,  pp.  53-58.)  8vo. 

Amsterdam,  1859 
Division  of  the  electric  current. 

1445. Over    de    bepaling    van    het    mechanisch    aequivalent     der 

warmte  door  galvanische  metingen.  (Versl.  Akad.  Wetensch. 
Amsterdam,  Vol.  9,  pp.  59-68.)  8vo.  Amsterdam,  1859 

Electric  determination  of  the  mechanical  equivalent  of  heat. 
— See  also  1276. 

1446.  Breton,   Philippe   &  Alphonse  Beau  de  Rochas.     Theorie  me- 

canique  des  telegraphies  sous-marins,  recherches  sur  leurs 
conditions  d'etablissement.  72  pp.  pi.  8vo.  Paris,  1859 

Inquiry  into  the  best  conditions  for  laying  submarine  cables. 

1447.  Castro,  Manuel  Fernandez  de.     (1825-1895.)     L'electricite  et  les 

chemins  de  fer,  description  et  examen  de  tous  les  systemes 
proposes  pour  eviter  les  accidents  sur  les  chemins  de  fer  au 
moyen  de  1'electricite,  precedes  d'un  resume  historique  ele- 
mentaire  de  cette  science  et  de  ses  principales  applications. 
2  vols.  ill.  tab.  8vo.  Paris,  1859 

Electric  signaling  and  the  prevention  of  railway  accidents. 

1448.  Cox,   Homersham.      Submergence   of  telegraph   cables.      (Civil 

Engin.  &  Archit.  Journ.    Vol.  22,  pp.  317-321.)     4to. 

London,  1859 

Incidents  that  occurred  while  laying  the  Atlantic  Cable;  log  of  the  Agamem- 
non. Also  note  on  the  stratified  discharge  by  John  Peter  Gassiot. 

1449.  Deffand,  (Marie  de  Vichy  Chamroud)   du.     (1697-1780.)     Cor- 

respondence inedite  de  Mme.  du  Deffand;  precedee  d'une 
notice  par  le  marquis  de  Sainte-Aulaire.  2  vols.  8vo. 

Paris,  1859 
Early  reference  to  an  electric  dial-telegraph. 

1450.  De  la  Rive,  (Auguste  Arthur).     (1801-1873.)     Rapport  sur  les 

travaux  de  la  Societe  de  Physique  et  d'Histoire  Naturelle  de 

384 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

Geneve  de  Juillet  1858  a  Juin  1859.  (Mem.  Soc.  Phys.  d'Hist. 
Nat.  Geneve,  Vol.  15,  pp.  233-257.)  4to.  Geneva,  1859 

References  to  Volpicelli's  work  on  induction;  also  the  author's  experiments 
on  electrical  discharge  in  rarefied  media. 
— See  also  818. 

1451.  Dickson,  John.     Unity  of  the  physical  sciences;  being  an  in- 

quiry into  the  causes  of  gravitation  and  polarity,  with  an 
application  of  the  results  to  some  of  the  principal  phe- 
nomena in  each  of  the  physical  sciences,  viii+87  pp.  8vo. 

London,  1859 

Undulating  polarity  is  the  cause  of  electricity;  constant  polarity  produces 
magnetism. 

1452.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achille   Louis).     (1821-1884.)     Notice 

sur  1'appareil  d'induction  electrique  de  Ruhmkorff  suivie  d'un 
memoire  sur  les  courants  induits.  Fourth  edition.  x+4OO  pp. 
ill.  8vo.  Paris,  1859 

Experimental  examination  of  the  nature  of  the  induced  current. 

14523. Fifth  edition.    xii+4OO  pp.  ill.     8vo.  Paris,  1867 

1453. Revue  des  applications  de  1'electricite  en  1857  et  1858.     592 

pp.    3  plates.    8vo.  Paris,  1859 

Supplement  to  the  author's  work  in  three  volumes  on  the  industrial  applica- 
tions   of    electricity    covering    the    period    1857-1838;    it    treats    of   batteries, 
writing  telegraphs,  electric  clocks,  electric  lamps,  lightning-arresters. 
— See  also  1223. 

1454.  Ganot,   A(dolphe).      (1804-1887.)      Cours    de   physique   experi- 

mentale  et  sans  mathematiques  a  1'usage  des  gens  du  monde. 
530  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Paris,  1859 

The  author's  well  known  popular  class-book  on  natural  philosophy. 
14543. (English  translation.)     Elementary  treatise  on  physics,  ex- 
perimental and  applied.    Translated  by  E.  Atkinson.     Second 
edition,  revised  and  enlarged,     vii-f-799  pp.  ill.  pi.     8vo. 

London,  1867 

— See  also   1356. 

1455.  Gassiot,  J(ohn)   P(eter).     (1797-1877.)     On  the  stratified  elec- 

trical discharge  as  affected  by  a  movable  glass  ball.     (Civil 
Engin.  &  Archit.  Jour.  Vol.  22,  p.  322.)     4to.        London,  1859 
Stratifications  in  a  carbonic  acid  tube  well  developed  at  negative  terminals, 
but  indistinct  and  intermingled  towards  the  positive  end. 
— See  also  1641,  2819. 

1456.  Grenet.    —  Notice  sur  la  pile  electrique  de  M.  Grenet  dans  les 

applications  chirurgicales  et  sur  les  operations  que  Ton  peut 
faire  avec  cet  instrument.  Suivie  de  la  description  de  son 
anse  coupante  a  temperature  constante.  39  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

Paris,  1859 

The  battery  referred  to  is  of  the  bichromate  of  potash  type. 

1457.  Hamel,  (Joseph).     (1788-1862.)     Historical  account  of  the  in- 

troduction of  the  galvanic  and  electro-magnetic  telegraph  into 

385 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

England  with  comments  thereon  by  W(illiam  F(othergill) 
Cooke.  79+xv.  pp.  I2mo.  London,  1859 

Chronological  data  about  the  electrical  work  of  Soemmering,  Schilling,  Zam- 
boni  and   Romagnosi;   short  account   of  the  introduction  of  the   electric  tel- 
egraph into   England  by  Cooke  and  Wheatstone. 
— See  also  3186. 

1458.  Hansteen,   (Christopher).      (1784-18/3.)      Reduction  des   obser- 

vations magnetiques  de  (Alexandre)  E(dmond)  Quetelet. 
(Bull.  Acad.  Sc.,  Belgique,  N.  S.  Vol.  8,  pp.  314-322.)  8vo. 

Brussels,  1859 

Determination  of  the  horizonal  magnetic  component  at  Brussels. 
— See  also  756. 

1459.  Herschel,    (Sir)    J(ohn)    F(rederick)    W(illiam)    (1791-1871)    & 

R(obert)  Main.  (1808-1878.)  A  manual  of  scientific  enquiry; 
prepared  for  the  use  of  Her  Majesty's  Navy  and  adapted  for 
travellers  in  general.  Third  edition  superintended  by  R(ob- 
ert)  Main.  xviii+429  pp.  pi.  I2mo.  London,  1859 

Articles   on   astronomy   by   Prof.   Airy;   tides  by   Prof.   Whewell;    terrestrial 
magnetism  by  Major-General   Sabine,  and   earthquake  phenomena  by   Robert 
Mallet. 
— See  also  2578. 

1460.  Lobb,  Harry  William.     On  the  curative  treatment  of  paralysis 

and  neuralgia  and  other  affections  of  the  nervous  system  with 
the  aid  of  galvapism.  Second  edition.  viii-|-i52  pp.  ill. 
I2mo.  London,  1859 

1461.  Maury,    M(atthew)    F(ontaine).      (1806-1873).      Physical   geog- 

raphy  of   the    sea.      New    edition,     xxiv+352    pp.    13    charts. 

I2mo.  London,  1859 

This  edition  contains  a  chapter  on  the  laying  of  the  Atlantic  cable. 
— See  also  4542. 

1462.  Narducci,  Enrico.      (1832-1893.)      La  composizione   del   mondo 

di  Ristoro  d'Arezzo  testo  Italiano  del  1282.  lxxxiii+384  pp. 
8vo.  Rome,  1859 

Early  reference  by  Ristoro  d'Arezzo  to  the  mariner's  compass,  p.  10. 

1463.  Noad,  Henry  M(inchin).     (1815-1877.)     Manual  of  electricity, 

including  galvanism,  magnetism,  diamagnetism,  electro-dyna- 
mics, magneto-electricity,  and  the  electric  telegraph.  Fourth 
edition.  iv-f-9io  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1859 

Extensive   experimental   treatment   of   the   subject,   preceded  by   a  brief   his- 
torcal  sketch;  first  edition  1855.     (See  No.  5526.) 
— See  also  1065. 

1464.  Reitlinger,  Edmund.     (i83O?-i882.)     Ueber  fluessige  Isolatoren 

der  Elektricitaet.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl., 
Vol.  35,  pp.  73-104.)  8vo.  Vienna,  1859 

Paper  on  the  use  of  certain  liquids  as  insulators. 
— See  also  1498,  1553,  1582,  3360. 

1465.  Rowell,  G(eorge)  A(ugustus).     Essay  on  the  cause  of  rain  and 

its  allied  phenomena.  viii-|-i66  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  Oxford,  1859 
Interesting  matter  on  the  various  phenomena  of  electric  storms:  the  author's 

386 


CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

theory,  p.    17;   Beccaria's  experiments,   p.   30;   extracts  from   Beccaria's  work 
on  atmospheric  electricity,  p.  408.      (See  No.  375.) 
— See  also  1500,  1955,  2254,  2389,  3738. 

1466.  Scoresby,   W(illiam).      (1789-1857.)      Journal   of   a   voyage   to 

Australia  and  round  the  world,  for  magnetical  research; 
edited  by  Archibald  Smith.  xlviii-j-96+3iS  PP-,  map,  portr., 
tab.  diagrs.  8vo.  London,  1859 

In  the  introduction,  Mr.  Archibald  Smith  gives  a  brief  history  of  the  devia- 
tion of  the  compass  and  discusses  the  methods  in  use  for  its  correction.     This 
is  followed  by  Scoresby's  exposition  of  the   disturbance   which   the   compass 
experiences  in  iron  ships. 
— See  also  805. 

1467.  Shaffner,     Tal(iaferro)     P(reston).       (1818-1881.)       Telegraph 

manual,  a  complete  history  and  description  of  the  semaplioric, 
electric  and  magnetic  telegraphs  of  Europe,  Asia,  Africa  and 
America  ancient  and  modern.  850  pp.  ill.  10  portraits.  8vo. 

New  York,  1859 

Includes  detailed  description  of  the  laying  of  the  first  Atlantic  cable. 
— See  also  3206. 

1468.  Sonntag,    August.      Observations    on    terrestrial    magnetism    in 

Mexico.  With  notes  and  illustrations  of  an  examination  of 
the  volcano  Popocatepetl  and  its  vicinity.  84  pp.  I  plate. 
4to.  (Smithsonian  Contributions  to  Knowledge.) 

Washington,  1859 

The  magnetical  observations  were  made  by  Mr.  Sonntag,  with  a  set  of  instru- 
ments furnished  by  the  Smithsonian  Institution  to  Baron  von  Mueller. 
— See  also  3139. 

1469.  Tomlinson,  Charles.      (1808-1897.)     The  thunderstorm;   an  ac- 

count of  the  properties  of  lightning  and  of  the  atmospheric 
electricity  in  various  parts  of  the  world.  xii-|-348  pp.  ill.  I2mo. 

London,  (1859) 

Work  replete  with   facts  and  information;   magnetic   effects  of  lightning,   p. 

71;  aurora  borealis,  p.  303. 

— See  also  948. 

1470.  Willigen,  V(olkert)  S(imon)  M(aarten)  van  der.     (1822-1878.) 

Over  de  kleur  eener  blaauw  aangeloopen  stalen  veer  in 
gepolariseerd  licht.  (Versl.  Akad.  Wetensch.,  Amsterdam. 
Vol.  9,  pp.  257-264.)  8vo.  Amsterdam,  1859 

Brief  statement  of  the  properties  of  polarized  light. 
— See  also   1304. 

1471.  Rees,     R(ichart)     van.       (1797-1875.)       Ober    de    zijdelingsche 

ontlading  der  electriciteit.  (Extract,  Versl.  Akad.  Wetensch., 
Amsterdam,  Vol.  9.)  10  pp.  8vo.  Amsterdam,  1859 

The  Leyden  jar  discharge. 
— See  also  3153. 

1472.  (West,  Charles.)     (1816-1898.)     The  story  of  my  life;  by  the 

submarine  telegraph.    96  pp.    8vo.  London,  1859 

Humorous  production  containing  many  curious  facts. 
— See  also  3271. 

387 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1473.  Wilson,  George.     (1818-1859).     Progress   of  the  telegraph.     60 

pp.    I2mo.  Cambridge,  1859 

Lecture  of  literary  merit  on  the  electric  telegraph. 
— See  also   1244. 

1474.  Window,    F(rederick)     R(ichard).      The    Atlantic    and    South 

Atlantic  telegraphs.    32  pp.    8vo.  London,  1859 

Some  causes  of  the  failure  of  the  1858  cable;  construction  and  submergence 
of  the  cable. 
— See  also  1307. 

1475.  Zantedeschi,     Francesco.       (1797-1873.)       L'elettromagnetismo 

rivendicato  a  Giandomenico  Romagnosi,  e  all'Italia.  (Extract 
Corrisp.  Scient.  V,  Roma  1859,  pp.  245-250.)  16  pp.  8vo. 

Trent,  1859 

Vindication  of  the  claim  of  Romagnosi  to  the  discovery  in  1802  of  the  mag- 
netic action  of  a  battery  current. 
— See  also  950. 

1476.  Allan,  Thomas.     Allan's  systems  of  cheap  telegraphy.     i2-f-i7 

pp.     I2mo.  London,  1860-1861 

Government  ownership  of  telegraphs;  telegraphic  reform. 
— See  also   1377. 

1477.  Ansted,  D(avid)  T<homas).     (1814-1880.)     The  bottom  of  the 

Atlantic  and  the  first  laying  of  the  electric  telegraph  cable. 
24  pp.  8vo.  Guernsey,  1860 

1478.  D'Avezac     (-Macaya,     Marie     Armand     Pascal.)     (1799-1875.) 

Apergus  historiques  sur  la  boussole  et  ses  applications  a 
1'etude  des  phenomenes  du  magnetisme  terrestre.  (Bull.  Soc. 
Geograph.  Vol.  19,  pp.  346-361.)  8vo.  Paris,  1860 

Magnetic  discoveries  of  Petrus  Peregrinus. 
— See  also  1403. 

1479.  Babinet,   (Jacques.)      (1794-1872.)     fitudes   et  lectures   sur   les 

sciences   d'observation   et  leurs   applications  pratiques.     Vol. 

vi.  l6mo.  Paris,  1860 

These  studies  contain  a  paper  of  considerable  literary  merit  on  terrestrial 
magnetism.  (Complete  in  7  vols.,  1855-1863.) 

1480.  Baxter,   H(enry)    F(orster).     On  organic   polarity;   shewing  a 

connection  to  exist  between  organic  forces  and  ordinary  polar 
forces.  viii+i87  pp.  I2mo.  London,  1860 

Electricity  is  said  to  be  due  to  animal  and  vegetable  life. 

— See  also  2955. 

1481.  Beardmore,  Septimus.    Terra-voltaism  as  applied  to  submarine 

telegraphs.    51  pp.     I2mo.  London,  1860 

A  "terra-voltaic"  couple  consists  of  a  plate  of  zinc  and  another  of  copper 
sunk  in  the  ground. 
— See  also  1438. 

1482.  Bezold,  Wilhelm    (Johann   Friedrich)   von.      (1837-1907.)      Zur 

Theorie  des  Condensators.     60  pp.    8vo.     (Inaugural  disserta- 
tion.) Gottingen,  1860 
Mathematical  theory  of  condensers. 
—See  also  3430. 

388 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1483.  Charault,    R.      Recherches    sur   la    deperdition    de    1'electricite 

statique  par  1'air  et  les  supports.     36  pp.    4to.     (These.) 

Paris,  1860 

Loss  of  electric  charge  on  a  conductor  due  to  its  supports  and  the  surround- 
ing air. 

1484.  Clement,  K(nut)  J(ongbohn).     (1803-1873.)     Das  grosse  Nord- 

licht,  29.  August  1859,  und  die  Telegraphenverwirrung  in 
Nordamerika  und  Europa.  121  pp.  8vo.  Hamburg,  1860 

The  aurora  borealis  of  August  29,  1859  and  its  effect  on  the  telegraph  system 
of  the  world. 

1485.  Comstock,  John  Lee.     (1789-1858.)     Manual  of  natural  philos- 

ophy. With  questions  for  examinations  and  an  appendix  of 
problems.  New  edition,  edited  and  largely  augmented  by 
R.  D.  Hoblyn.  xvi+525  pp.  ill.  i  plate.  I2mo.  London,  1860 

Short  chapter  on  electricity  and  magnetism. 
— See  also  1170. 

1486.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achille  Louis).     (1821-1884.)     fetude  des 

lois  des  courants  electriques  au  point  de  vue  des  applications 
electriques.  x-f-2Oi  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1860 

Application  of   Ohm's  law  to  the  arrangement  of  cells  as  required  to   meet 

various  practical  conditions. 

1487. Recherches  sur  la  non-homogeneite  de  1'etincelle  d'induction. 

115  pp.    ill.    8vo.  Paris,  1860 

The  discharge  of  an  induction  coil  under  varying  conditions. 
— See  also  1223. 

1488.  Faraday,  Michael.     (1791-1867.)     Course  of  six  lectures  on  the 

various  forces  of  matter  and  their  relations  to  each  other, 
edited  by  William  Crookes.  Second  edition,  vi-f-179  pp.  ill. 
I2mo.  London,  1860 

This  edition  has  a  short  preface  by  (Sir)  William  Crookes. 
14883. (Another  edition.)     200  pp.   ill.     I2mo.      London,  (1874) 

— See  also  787. 

1489.  Flachat,  Eugene.     (1802-1873.)     De  la  traversee  des  Alpes  par 

un  chemin  de  fer.    xv+294  pp.  ill.    3  plates.    8vo.  Paris,  1860 

Work  of  purely  engineering  interest. 

1490.  Gill,  Joseph.    An  essay  on  the  thermodynamics  of  elastic  fluids. 

xvi-f-97  pp.   ill.    gvo.  London,  1860-1861 

General  application  of  thermodynamical  theory  to  heat-engines. 

1491.  Lament,  (Johann)  von.     (1805-1879.)     Sur  le  magnetisme  ter- 

restre  et  1'aurore  boreale.  (Lettre  a  (Lambert)  Ad(olphe 
Jacques)  Quetelet).  (Extract  Bull.  Acad.  Sc.,  Belgique,  Ser. 
II.  Vol.  8.)  31  pp.  8vo.  Brussels,  1860 

A  possible  explanation  of  the  relation  existing  between  sun-spots  and  mag- 
netic disturbances. 

1492. Magnetisme  terrestre.     (Extract,  Bull.  Acad.  Sc.,  Belgique, 

Ser.  II,  Vol.  9.)     4  pp.     8vo.  Brussels,  (1860?} 

Note   on   the   annual   variation    of   the   horizontal   component   of   the   earth's 
magnetic  force. 
— See  also  1049. 

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1493.  Nichol,  J(ohn)    P(ringle).      (i8o4?-i8S9.)      Cyclopaedia   of  the 

physical  sciences,  comprising  acoustics,  astronomy,  dynamics, 
electricity,  heat,  hydrodynamics,  magnetism,  philosophy  of 
mathematics,  meteorology,  optics,  pneumatics,  statics,  etc. 
Second  edition.  ix+9O3  pp.  ill.  maps,  pi.  8vo.  London,  1860 

Among  the  contributors  to  this  encyclopaedia  were  Professors  William  Rowan 
Hamilton,  Rankine,  Stokes  and  Thomson  (Lord  Kelvin). 

1494.  Nickles,  (Francois  Joseph)  J(erome).     (1820-1869.)     Les  elec- 

tro-aimants  et  1'adherence  magnetique.  vii-(-3O2  pp.  5  plates. 
8vo.  Paris,  1860 

The  construction  of  electro-magnets  with  numerous  original  observations. 
— See  also  1265. 

1496.  Preece,  (Sir)   William  Henry.     On  the  maintenance  and  dura- 

bility of  submarine  cables  in  shallow  waters.  With  an  ab- 
stract of  the  discussion  upon  the  paper  by  Charles  Manby  and 
James  Forrest.  (Extracts,  Proc.  Instit.  Civil  Engin.  Vol.  20.) 
82+28+14  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  London,  1860-1862 

Remarks  by  Siemens,   Latimer  Clark,  Sir   Charles  Bright,   Willoughby  Smith 
on  the  durability  of  gutta  percha  and  the  failure  of  cables. 
— See  also  1580,  1604,  1619,  1652,  1998,  2249,  2278,  3556. 

1497.  Prescott,  George  B(artlett).     (1831-1894.)     History,  theory  and 

practice  of  the  electric  telegraph,     xii+468  pp.  ill.     8vo. 

Boston,  1860 

The  aurora  borealis,  p.  309;  auroral  current  used  in  signaling,  p.  318;  tel- 
egraphic chronology,  p.  404;  poems  on  telegraphic  subjects,  pp.  232  and  352. 
-*— See  also  2045,  2097,  2164,  2372,  2378,  5077. 

1497!  bis.    Reis   Publications..    Collections    of   7   original   articles   in 
German.    8vo.  1860-1873 

i.  Schenk.  Philipp  Reis,  der  Erfinder  des  Telephones.  16  pp.  ill.  Frankfurt, 
a.  M.  1878. — 2.  Two  advertisements  signed  Philipp  Reis,  one  reads  "Das 
Telephon,  111.";  the  other  is  an  invitation  to  subscribe  for  the  apparatus.  Both 
are  dated  Friedrichsdorf,  August,  1863. — 3.  Advertisement  signed  J. 
Wilhelm  Albert,  dealer  in  scientific  apparatus,  dated  Frankfurt,  a.  M.,  August 
1863. — 4.  List  of  members  of  the  Physical  Society.  Philipp  Reis's  name 
appears  on  page  5. — 5.  Reis,  Philipp.  Ueber  Telephonic  durch  den  galvani- 
schen  Strom.  (Jahresbericht  des  Physikalischen  Vereins,  Frankfurt  a.  M. 
1860-1861,  pp.  57-64)  dated  Dec.  1861.  (This  article  bears  a  note  as  follows: 
"I  hereby  certify  that  I  have  personally  been  present  at  the  telephonic  sing- 
ing experiment  of  my  friend  Philipp  Reis,  mentioned  in  the  above  paper,  and 
that  I  actually  took  part  in  the  experiment,  which  was  made  in  the  lecture 
(or  experimental)  room  of  our  Physical  Society."  (Signed)  Dr.  Boettger, 
Frankfurt  25.  Febr.  1880. — 6.  Verzeichniss  der  physikalischen  Apparate  ver- 
fertigt  bei  J.  Wilhelm  Albert.  64  pp.  Frankfurt  a.  M.  1866.  Reis  apparatus 
is  listed  on  page  51  as  No.  839,  price  fl.  21.00. — 7.  Another  edition  of  the 
former  Verzeichniss  (No.  6)  91  pp.  ill.  Frankfurt  a.  M.  1873.  (Reis  appara- 
tus is  listed  on  page  67  as  Nos.  957  and  958,  with  prices  Rmk.  36.00  and 
45.00.) 
— See  also  i532bis,  2O59bis. 

1498.  Reitlinger,  Edmund.     (i83O?-i882.)     Ueber  Leitung  der  Elek- 

tricitaet.     27  pp.     I2mo.  Vienna,  1860 

The    beginnings    of    electric    telegraphy;    the    "Scots    Magazine,"    1753    (see 
No.  378);  Watson's  Westminster-bridge  experiment,  1747.     (See  No.  352.) 
— See  also  1464. 

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1499.  Robinson,  John.     The  Atlantic  Ocean  Telegraph  from  Ireland 

to  Newfoundland,  or  the  North  Atlantic  line  via  Faroe 
Islands,  Iceland,  Greenland  and  Labrador.  36  pp.  map.  8vo. 

London,  1860 
Difficulties  attending  the  laying  and  working  of  an  Atlantic  cable. 

1500.  Rowell,  G(eorge)  A(ugustus).     A  lecture  on  the  storm  in  Wilt- 

shire, which  occurred  on  the  3Oth  of  December,  1859.     45  pp. 

i  plate.     8vo.  Oxford,  1860 

The  author  holds  that  electricity  is  the  principal  agent  in  all  meteorological 
phenomena. 
— See  also  1465. 

1501.  Sainte-Anne,    Verard    M.    de,    (also    Verard    de    Sainte-Anne). 

Ligne  de  telegraphe,  Europe,  Asie,  Afrique,  Oceanic,  Ameri- 
que.  Sections  de  Mossoul  a  Haiderabad,  de  Calcutta  a 
Bangkok  et  Singapour.  32  pp.  i  map.  8vo.  Paris,  1860 

Brief  description  of  the  various  sections  of  the  Indo-European  telegraph  line 

with  map. 

1502.  Siemens,    (Ernst)    Werner    (1816-1892)    &    (Sir)    Charles   Wil- 

liam Siemens,  (1822-1883.)  Outline  of  the  principles  and  prac- 
tice involved  in  dealing  with  the  electrical  conditions  of  sub- 
marine electric  telegraphs.  7  pp.  4to.  London,  1860 
Paper  read  at  the  British  Association  meeting  of  1860.  (Autograph  copy.) 

15023. (The  same  paper.)     (Civil  Engin.  &  Archit.  Journ.    Vol.  23, 

pp.  264-269.)     4to.  London,  1860 

— See  also  1214,   1654. 

1503.  Tucker,  James.     The  reformed   Roman  or  Oriental   baths,  re- 

viewed as  thermo-electrical  temples  of  health,  with  medical 
remarks  on  the  nature  and  scientific  treatment  of  cattle  dis- 
temper by  the  hot  air  baths.  36  pp.  8vo.  Dublin,  1860 
Paper  advocating  the  improvement  of  the  sanitary  condition  of  the  people. 

1504.  Willigen,  V(olkert)  S(imon)  M(aarten)  van  der.     (1822-1878.) 

Over  de  kleuren  van  gemengde  plaatjes  (mixed  plates  van 
Young).  (Versl.  Akad.  Wetensch.  Amsterdam,  Vol.  10,  pp. 
37-414.)  i  plate.  8vo.  Amsterdam,  1860 

Paper  by  the  eminent  Dutch  physicist  on  interference  phenomena. 

1505. Over  electrische  ontlading  in  het  luchtledige.    (Versl.  Akad. 

Wetensch.    Amsterdam,  Vol.   10,  pp.  291-296.)     8vo. 

Amsterdam,  1860 

Electric  discharge  in  vacuum  tubes. 
— See  also  1304. 

1506.  Weisse,  M(aximilian).  (1798-1863.)  Variation  der  Declination 
der  Magnetnadel  beobachtet  in  Krakau.  (Denkschriften, 
Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  18,  pp.  63^)8.)  4to. 

Vienna,  1860 

Observations  of  change  in  magnetic  declination  made  at  Cracow,   1839-1856. 
391 


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1507.  Beron,  Pierre   (also  Petr.   Berovich).     (1799-1871.)      Le   fluide 

electrostatique  contenant  1'explication  des  faits  electriques  et 
electrochimiques  de  toutes  les  sciences.  820  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

Paris,  1861 

The  phenomena  of  electricity  explained  on  the  assumption  that  we  are  en- 
dowed with  a  special  percipient  organ. 

1508.  Burnett,   William    Hickling.      The    electric    telegraph;    and    the 

patented  improvements  thereon.  27  pp.  8vo.  London,  1861 
Account  of  the  author's  improvements  in  electric  telegraphs. 

1509.  Clark,    (Josiah)    Latimer.      (1822-1898.)      Experimental   investi- 

gation of  the  laws  which  govern  the  propagation  of  the  elec- 
tric current  in  long  submarine  telegraph  cables.  (Reprinted 
from  Government  Report  on  Submarine  Cables,  1861.)  48  pp. 
I  plate.  Folio  London,  1861 

Phenomena  due  to  the  passage  of  a  current  through  submarine  cables  briefly 

treated;  retardation  of  signals. 

— See  also  1566,  1715,  1934,  1970,  2:33,  2272,  2897. 

1510.  Clark,  (Josiah)  Latimer  (1822-1898)  &  (Sir)  Charles  (Tilston) 

Bright  (1832-1888).  On  the  principles  which  should  be  ob- 
served in  the  formation  of  standards  of  measurement  of 
electrical  quantities  and  resistance.  (Atlantic  and  Govern- 
ment Report  on  Submarine  Cables,  pp.  49-50.)  Folio. 

London,  1861 

The  principles  refer  to  the  units  of  e.  m.  f.,  quantity,  current  and  resistance. 
(See  No.  3686a.) 

— See  also   1509,   1639. 

1511.  Cochius,  Hermann.     (Koch.)     De  luce  electrica.     66  pp.     8vo. 

(Inaugural  dissertation.)  Berlin,  1861 

Nature  of  the  spark  discharge;  also  phenomena  observed  in  vacuum  tubes. 

1512.  Dellmann,  (Johann)  F(riedrich)   G(eorg).     (1805-1870.)     Elek- 

trische  Untersuchungen.  (Zeitschr.  Math.  Phys.  Vol.  6,  pp. 
246-260.)  8vo.  Leipzig,  1861 

Paper  on  atmospheric  electricity. 
— See  also  1013. 

1513.  Dircks,   Henry.      (1806-1873.)      Perpetuum    mobile;    or   Search 

for  self-motive  power  during  the  I7th,  i8th  and  I9th  centuries. 
Illustrated  from  various  authentic  sources,  in  papers,  essays, 
letters,  paragraphs  and  numerous  patent  specifications.  With 
an  introductory  essay,  xli+558  pp.  ill.  i  plate.  I2mo. 

London,  1861 

Work  embodying  wide  research:  attempts  at  perpetual  motion  by  means  of 

magnets,  pp.  5,  18,  329,  367,  394. 

—See  also  1568. 

1514.  Dodwell,    Robert.      Illustrated    handbook    to    the    electric    tel- 

egraph.    iv+8o  pp.    8vo.    8  plates.     8vo.  London,  (1861) 

Popular  treatment   of  the   electric  telegraph. 

15143. Second  edition.    80  pp.     8  plates.     I2mo.       London,  1862 

— See  also  5352. 

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1515.  Dub,   (Christoph)   Julius.     (1817-1873.)      Der   Elektromagnetis- 

mus.     xxii-f-5i6  pp.  ill.     8vo.  Berlin,  1861 

Electromagnetics  and  electro-magnetic  instruments. 

15153. Die  Anwendung  des  Magnetismus,  mit  besonderer  Berueck- 

sichtigung  der  neueren  Telegraphic  und  der  in  der  deutschen 
Telegraphen-Verwaltung  bestehenden  technischen  Einrich- 
tungen.  Second  edition.  (Zweite  vollstaendig  neu  bearbeitete 
und  unter  Beruecksichtigung  der  Fortschritte  der  Wissen- 
schaft  ergaenzte  Auflage  des  vorstehenden  Werkes.)  xx-(-857 
pp.  ill.  8vo.  Berlin,  1873 

— See  also  1253. 

1516.  Du  Bois-Reymond,  E(mil  Heinrich).     (1818-1896.)     Zur  The- 

orie  der  astatischen  Nadelpaare.  (Ann.  Phys.  Chem.,  Vol.  112, 
pp.  1-14.)  i  plate.  8vo.  London,  1861 

Theory  of  the  astatic  pair  of  needles.     (See  No.  1903.) 
— See  also  1172. 

1517.  Elias,  P.     (1809-1878.)     Over  het  vermogen  der  magneto-elec- 

trische  machine.     (Versl.  Akad.  Wetensch.,  Amsterdam,  Vol. 

n,    pp.  69-78.)     8vo.  Amsterdam,  1861 

Theory  of  the  author's  famous  "magneto-electric"  machine. 
— See  also  1015. 

1518.  Erckmann,    Jules,      fitablissement  de    lignes    electriques    sous- 

marines,  sans  cables  sous-marins.  14  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1861 
The  author  recommends  brass  conductors  for  sub-fluvial  cables. 

1519.  Gavarret,     (Louis     Dominique)     J(ules).       (1809-1890.)       Tele- 

graphic electrique.     428  pp.     ill.     I2mo.  Paris,  1861 

General    description    of    the    principles    and    apparatus    used    in    telegraphy. 
The  earth  used  for  the  first  time  as   return  circuit,   p.   2;   O'Shaughnessy's 
cable  of  1839,  p.  25. 
— See  also   1042. 

1520.  Gloesener,  M(ichael).     (1794-1876.)     Traite  general  des  appli- 

cations de  1'electricite.    Vol  I.     8vo.  Paris,  1861 

The  various  systems  of  telegraphy  and  apparatus  used  described;   lightning 
arresters,  chronoscopes,  etc. 
— See  also  1095. 

1521.  Gmelin,     Leopold.       (1788-1853.)       Handbook     of     chemistry. 

Translated  by  Henry  Watts.  Second  edition.  Vol.  I.  4 
plates.  8vo.  London,  1861 

A  considerable  part  of  the  volume  is  devoted  to  such  subjects  as  the  rela- 
tion of  light  to  magnetism;  magnetic  condition  of  all  matter,  phenomena  of 
electrolysis. 

1522.  Greiss,  C(arl)   B(ernhard).     Zur  Geschichte  des  Magnetismus. 

18  pp.    4to.     (Programm.)  Wiesbaden,  1861 

Historical  sketch  of  magnetism. 

1523.  Guillemin,  C(laude)  M(arie).     (1822-1890.)     Recherches  experi- 

mentales    sur   1'induction   Volta-electrique.     69    pp.      I    plate. 

4to.     (These.)  Montpellier,  1861 

Induced  currents:   their  properties  and  mode  of  production. 
— See  also  2983. 


1—26 


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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1524.  Hankel,  W(ilhelm)   G(ottlieb).     (1814-1899.)     Elektrische  Un- 

tersuchungen.  Fuenfte  &  Sechste  Abhandlung.  Maasbestim- 
mungen  der  elektromotorischen  Kraefte.  Erster  und  Zweiter 
Teil.  (Abh.  Saechs.  Ges.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  6,  pp. 
1-52;  Vol  7,  pp.  585-693.)  4to.  Leipzig,  1861-1865 

Absolute  determination  of  e.  m.  f. 
— See  also  1613,  2324,  3187. 

1525.  Marie-Davy,    E(dme)    H(ippolyte).      (1820-1893.)      Recherches 

theoriques  et  experimentales  sur  1'  electricite  consideree  au 
point  de  vue  mecanique.  96  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1861 

The  voltameter  considered  as  a  measurer  of  current-strength;  also  "velocity 

of  electric  propagation." 

1526. Resume  des  recherches  sur  1'electricite.    60  pp.    8vo. 

Paris,  1861 

Abstracts  of  various  memoirs  on  electricity  written  by  the  author. 
— See  also  1182. 

1527.  Matteucci,  Carlo.     (1811-1868.)     Manuale  di  telegrafia  elettrica. 

xi+394  pp.    3  tables.     I2mo.  Turin,  1861 

Chapters  on  military  and  submarine  telegraphs. 
— See  also  985. 

1528.  Pepper,  John  Henry.     (1821-1900.)     Scientific  amusements  for 

young  people,    iv-f-124  pp.  ill.     I2mo.  London,  1861 

The  experiments  are  mainly  chemical,   electric  and   magnetic;    Prof.   Pepper 
was  a  popular  lecturer  and  writer  on  elementary  science. 
— See  also  1751,   1874,  1991,  3609. 

1529.  Perrot,     Adolphe.        (1833-1887.)        Recherches     sur     1'action 

chimique  de  1'etincelle  d'induction  de  1'appareil  Ruhmkorff. — 
Sur  la  nature  de  1'etincelle  d'induction  de  1'appareil  Ruhm- 
korff. 65  pp.  I  plate.  4to.  (These.)  Paris,  1861 

The  electrolytic  effect  of  the  spark  from  an  induction  coil. 

1530.  Poey,  Andre.    Relation  historique  et  theorie  des  images  photo- 

electriques  de  la  foudre  observees  depuis  1'an  360  de  notre  ere 
jusqu'en  1860.  Second  edition,  no  pp.  i6mo.  Paris,  1861 

Photo-electric  effects  of  lightning  gathered  from  writers  covering  the  fifteen 
centuries  previous  to  the  year   :86o. 
— See  also  1370. 

1531.  Predieri,  P.  C.  Di  alcuni  autografi  di  Luigi  Galvani  ultimamente 

rinvenuti.  (Mem.  Accad.  Sc.,  Bologna,  Vol.  12,  pp.  21-40.) 
4to.  Bologna,  1861 

The  author  describes  several  manuscript  works  of  Galvani  relating  to  elec- 
trical matters. 

1532.  Reis,     (Johann     Phillipp).      (1834-1874.)      Ueber     Telephonic 

durch  den  galvanischen  Strom.  (Jahresber.  Phys.  Ver.  Frank- 
furt a/M.  1860-1861,  pp.  57-64.)  ill.  8vo.  Frankfort,  1861 

The  author's  telephone  of   1861,  the  first  successful  attempt  at  transmitting 

sounds  electrically. 

— See  also  I49;b,  i532bis,  20S9bis. 

394 


With  the  above  principles  as  a  foundation,  I  have  succeeded  in 
constructing  an  apparatus  with  which  I  am  enabled  to  reproduce  the 
tones  of  various  instruments,  and  even  to  a  certain  extent  the  human 
voice.  It  is  very  simple,  and  by  means  of  the  figure  will  be  easily 
understood  from  the  following  explanation  :  — 


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In  the  cubical  block  of  wood  r  s  t  u  v  w  x  there  is  a  conical  per- 
foration a,  closed  at  one  end  by  a  membrane  b  (pig's  intestine),  upon 
the  middle  of  which  there  is  cemented  a  conducting  strip  of 
platinum  ;  this  is  connected  with  the  binding  screw  p  [auf  deren 
Mitte  ein  stromleitendes  Streifchen  Platin  festgekittet  ist.  Dieses 
steht  mit  der  Klemme  p  in  Verbindung].  From  the  binding 
scr^ew  n,  another  thin  strip  of  metal  [ein  diinnes  Metallstreifchen] 
extends  until  over  the  middle  of  the  membrane,  and  ends  here  in  a 
-platinum  wire  placed  at  right  angles  to  its  length  and  surface. 

From  the  binding  screw  p,  a  conducting  wire  runs  through  the 
battery  to  distant  station,  being  connected  with  a  coil  of  silk-covered 
copper  wire  and  this  again  is  connected  with  a  conductor  leading 
back  to  the  binding  screw  n. 

The  coil  at  the  distant  station  is  about  six  inches  long,  is  composed 
of  six  layers  of  fine  wire,  and,  as  a  core  in  its  centre,  has  a 
knitting-needle  which  projects  about  two  inches  at  both  ends.  By 
means  of  the  projecting  ends,  the  coil  rests  upon  two  bridges  of  a 
resonant  case.  (All  this  part  can,  of  course,  be  replaced  by 

1532bis.  REIS.     (Translation  of  a  portion  of  a  paper  by  Reis,  dated  December,  1861.) 


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I532fbis.  Reis  Publications:  Collection  of  53  articles  from  various 
periodicals,  etc.,  as  below.  Those  in  foreign  languages  are 
translated  into  English.  1861-1877 

i.  Frankfurter  Conversationsblatt,  Nov.  29,  1861.  "Reproduction  des  Schales 
durch  den  galvanischen  Strom"  (Frankfurt).  (Report  of  Reis's  lectures  of 
October  and  November,  1861). — 2.  Jahresbericht  des  Physikalischen  Vereins 
zu  Frankfurt  am  Main,  fuer  das  Rechnungsjahr  1860-1861,  pp.  57-64  (Pub- 
lished in  1862).  "On  telephony  by  means  of  the  galvanic  circuit  current, 
by  Philipp  Reis."  (Reis's  lectures  revised  by  himself.) — 3.  Jahresbericht  des 
Physikalischen  Vereins  zu  Frankfurt  am  Main:  fuer  das  Rechnungsjahr 
1861-1862.  Extract  of  the  notice  of  the  two  lectures  by  Reis,  Oct.  26  and 
Nov.  16,  1861. — 4.  Die  Fortschritte  der  Physik,  XVII.,  for  1861,  pp.  171-173. 
Article  entitled  "Ph.  Reis:  Telephony  by  means  of  the  Electric  current 
(Annual  report  of  the  Physical  Society  of  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  1860-1861, 
pp.  57-64)." — 5.  Aus  der  Natur,  Vol.  21,  pp.  470-474,  Leipzig,  1862.  (Abstract 
of  Reis's  Lecture  of  1861,  with  quotations  from  it.) — 6.  Didaskalia,  May  8 
and  May  12,  1862.  Extract  copied  from  book  of  Sylvanus  P.  Thompson. 
(Reis  exhibitions  of  May,  1862,  before  the  Frei  Deutsches  Hochstift.) 
7.  Zeitschrift  des  Deutsch-Oesterreichischen  Telegraphen-Vereins  Berlin,  Vol. 
9,  pp.  125,  1862.  Legat  article. — 8,  9,  10.  Deutsche  Industrie-Zeitung,  1863, 
Chemnitz.  Three  articles  from  different  numbers:  No.  16,  p.  184,  April,  17, 
1863;  No.  18,  p.  208,  May  i,  1863;  No.  22,  p.  249,  May  29,  1863. — n.  Boett- 
ger's  Polytechnisches  Notizblatt,  1863,  No  61,  p.  81.  "On  the  transmission  of 
tones  to  any  desired  distance  by  means  of  electricity.  (Apparently  an  abstract  of 
Reis's  lecture.) — 12.  Frankfurter  Conversationsblatt,  June  30,  1863.  (Reprint  of 
the  Boettger  article.) — 13.  Dingler's  Polytechnisches  Journal,  Vol.  168,  p.  185. 
(Reprint  of  the  Boettger  article.) — 14.  Polytechnisches  Contralblatt,  1863,  pp. 
857-859.  (Reprint  of  the  Boettger  article). — 15.  Jahresbericht  des  Physikalischen 
Vereins  zu  Frankfurt-am-Main;  fuer  das  Rechnungsjahr  1862-1863,  p.  35.  Mem- 
orandum of  lecture  of  Reis,  July  4,  1863 — (the  same)  1869-1870,  p.  26.  (Men- 
tion of  the  Reis  lecture  of  1861.) — 16.  Reis's  letter  to  Ladd,  July  13,  1863. 
Original  on  the  Library  of  the  Society;  printed  in  the  Journal  of  the  Society 
of  Telegraph  Engineers  and  Electricians,  for  March,  1863,  No.  46. — 17.  Re- 
port of  British  Association  Meeting,  from  The  Newcastle  Daily  Chronicle 
and  Northern  Counties  Advertiser,  Saturday,  August  29,  1863.  (Refers  to 
paper  of  Ladd,  noted  below.) — 18.  The  Civil  Engineer  and  Architect's  Journal, 
Vol.  26,  pp.  307-308,  1863.  "Acoustic  telegraph,"  by  W.  Ladd.  A  paper 
read  to  the  British  Association,  1863. — 19.  Report  of  the  thirty-third  meeting 
of  the  British  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  in  August  and 
September,  1863;  published  in  1864. — 20.  Prospectus  of  J.  Wilh.  Albert, 
Frankfort-on-the-Main,  August,  1863. — 21.  Reis's  circular  of  August,  1863. — 
22.  Reis's  descriptive  circular,  9  August,  1863. — 23.  Dingler's  Polytechnisches 
Journal,  Vol.  169,  p.  23.  Reprint  of  Legat  article. — 24.  Boettger's  Polytech. 
nisches  Notizblatt,  1863,  No.  5,  p.  225.  Boettger's  account  of  Reis's  improved 
apparatus,  copied  in  the  three  following  journals. — 25.  Dingler's  Polytech- 
nisches Journal,  Vol.  169,  p.  399. — 26.  Die  Fortschritte  der  Physik,  1863,  p. 
96;  and  in  27.  Dublin  Medical  Press,  Oct.  14,  1863. — 28.  Cosmos.  Weekly 
encyclopaedic  review  of  the  progress  of  the  sciences,  Paris,  Dec.  25,  1863, 
Vol.  23,  p.  705.  "Note  by  M.  Koenig." — 29.  Zeitschrift  des  Architectur  and 
Ingenieur  Vereins  (Journal  of  the  Society  of  Architects  and  Engi- 
neers for  the  Kingdom  of  Hanover),  Vol.  12,  p.  147.  Dublin  Medical 
Press  article  condensed. — 30.  Die  Gartenlaube  (An  illustrated  weekly  paper 
of  Leipzig),  No.  51,  Dec.  1863,  "Der  Musiktelegraph."  Apparently  an  ab- 
stract of  previous  articles,  with  cuts. — 31.  Cosmos.  Vol.  24,  pp.  349,  352, 
Paris,  March  22,  1864.  Long  article,  purporting  to  be  written  from  Koen- 
ig's  establishment. — 32.  Portefeuille  Economique  des  Machines,  Paris,  1864, 

396 


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Vol.  9,  p.  101.  Second  Saint-Edme  article. — 33.  Tagesblatt  der  29.  Ver- 
sammlung  Deutscher  Naturforscher,  Giessen,  September,  1864.  From  Sylvanus 
P.  Thompson's  book,  and  there  entitled  "Extract  from  the  Report  of  the 
German  Naturalist's  Society,  held  at  Giessen  (1864). — 34.  Proceedings  of  the 
Literary  and  Philosophical  Society  of  Manchester,  Published  at  Manchester, 
1865.  Notice  of  Reis's  telephone,  by  Prof.  Clifton. — 35.  Annalen  der  Chemie 
and  Pharmacie,  1864-1865.  Foot-note  of  Burr  article. — 36.  Koenig's  Descrip- 
tion of  the  Reis  telephone.  From  Koenig's  catalogue  des  appareils  d'acou- 
stique.  Paris,  1865,  p.  5. — 37.  Pisko.  Die  neueren  Apparate  der  Akoustik. 
Vienna,  1865,  pp.  94  et  seq. — 38.  Pisko.  Die  neueren  Apparate  der  Akoustik, 
Vienna,  1865,  p.  241.  The  Reis  prospectus. — 39.  Handbuch  der  angewand- 
ten  Elektricitaetslehre,  von  Karl  Kuehn,  1865,  pp.  1017-1021. — 40.  Hessler  de- 
scription of  Reis  telephone.  Hessler's  Lehrbuch  der  technischen  Physik 
(Technical  Physics),  Vienna,  1866,  Vol.  i,  p.  648. — 41.  Catalogue  of  J. 
Wilh.  Albert,  Mechanician  at  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  1866.  (Contains  illus- 
trations of  Reis  telephone.)  42.  "Electricity,"  by  Robert  M.  Ferguson,  Edin- 
burgh and  London,  1867,  p.  257. — 43.  Lehrbuch  der  Physik  and  Meteorologie 
(Text-book  of  Physics)  von  Joh.  Mueller.  Siebente  Auflage,  Zweiter  Band, 
1868,  pp.  386-389. — 44.  The  Manufacturer  and  Builder,  May  1869,  Vol.  i, 
No.  5,  pp.  129,  130.  Article  by  Dr.  Van  der  Weyde  on  Reis  telephone. — 45. 
The  Telegrapher,  Vol.  5,  No.  39.  New  York,  1869.  (Reprint  of  Van  der 
Weyde's  article.) — 46.  American  Association  on  Reis.  Paper  read  by  Dr. 
Van  der  Weyde  at  meeting  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Advance- 
ment of  Science,  at  Salem,  August,  1869. — 47.  Boston  Daily  Advertiser,  Aug. 
25,  1869.  Notice  of  the  foregoing  meeting. — 48.  The  Wonders  of  electricity. 
Translated  from  the  French  of  J.  Bailie.  New  York:  Scribner,  Armstrong 
&  Co.,  1872,  pp.  140-143. — 49.  Zoellner's  Das  Buch  der  Erfindungen,  Gewerbe 
and  Industrien;  Leipzig,  1872. — 50.  Albert's  catalogue  of  1873. — 51.  Wiede- 
mann's  Die  Lehre  vom  Galvanismus,  1874,  Vol.  2,  pp.  598,  599. — 52.  Scien- 
tific American,  March  4,  1876,  Dr.  Van  der  Weyde's  second  article. — 53. 
Official  report  of  exhibition  at  South  Kensington  in  1876,  edited  by  Dr. 
Rudolph  Biedermann,  published  in  1877.  Notice  of  the  Reis  apparatus 
exhibited. 

1532!  bis.  Reis  Publications.  Die  Gartenlaube.  Leipzig.  No.  51, 
(December)  1863,  pp.  807-809. — The  Manufacturer  and  Build- 
er. New  York.  Vol.  I,  No.  5,  May.  1869,  pp.  129-130. 

Leipzig,  1863;  New  York,  1869 

The  article  in  the  Gartenlaube  describing  and  illustrating  the  Reis  telephone, 
is  apparently  based  upon  previous  publications;  there  were  about  35  publi- 
cations on  the  subject  prior  to  1864.  The  illustrated  article  in  the  Manu- 
facturer and  Builder  on  the  Reis  telephone  is  supposed  to  have  been  written 
by  Dr.  Van  der  Weyde. 
— See  also  i497bis. 

T533'  Renard,  N(icolas)  A(ime).  Theorie  de  1'induction  en  partant 
de  1'hypothese  d'un  seul  fluide.  (Mem.  Acad.  de  Stanislas.) 
34  pp.  8vo.  Nancy,  1861 

Induced  currents  and  mathematical  theory. 
— See  also  3362. 

1534.  Saward,  George.  Deep-sea  telegraphs:  their  past  history  and 
future  progress.  48  pp.  8vo.  London,  1861 

— See  also  2102. 

I535-  Sharpe,  Benjamin.  Treatise  on  the  construction  and  submer- 
sion of  deep-sea  electric  telegraph  cables.  16  pp.  2  plates. 
8vo.  London,  1861 

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1536.  Volpicelli,  P(aolo).     (1804-1879.)     Sulla  elettricita  dell'  atmos- 

fera.  (Extract,  Atti  Accad.  Nuovi  Lincei,  Ann.  14.)  44  pp. 
4to.  Rome,  1861 

Result  of  researches  on  atmospheric   electricity,  using  points  and  flames  as 

collectors. 

— See  also  1399. 

1537.  Wiedemann,  Gustav  (Heinrich).     (1826-1899.)     Die  Lehre  vom 

Galvanismus  und  Elektromagnetismus  nebst  ihren  technischen 
Anwendungen.  2  vols.  ill.  8vo.  Brunswick,  1861 

Text-book  of  electricity  and  magnetism. 
— See  also  2305,  3219. 

1538.  Bond,  R.    Handbook  of  the  telegraph.     Being  a  manual  of  tel- 

egraphy, telegraph  clerk's  remembrancer,  and  guide  to  candi- 
dates for  employment  in  the  telegraph  service.  68  pp.  ill. 
I2mo.  London,  1862 

Manual  of  practical  instruction. 

15383. Second  edition,  revised  and  enlarged.  To  which  is  ap- 
pended questions  on  magnetism,  electricity  and  practical  tel- 
egraphy by  W.  McGregor.  178  pp.  I2mo.  (Weale's  Rudi- 
mentary Series,  No.  138.)  London,  1873 

1539.  Crova,  Andre.     Memoire  sur  les  lois  de  la  force  electromotrice 

de  polarisation.    41  pp.    i  plate.    4to.    (These)  Metz,  1862 

The  e.  m.  f.  of  polarization  was  studied  by  means  of  a  water  voltameter. 

1540.  Dub,  (Christoph)  Julius.     (1817-1873.)  Ueber  den  Einfluss  der 

Dimensionen  des  Eisenkernes  auf  die  Intensitaet  der  Elek- 
tromagnete.  48  pp.  8vo.  (Reprint  Ann.  Physik.  Chem. 
Vol.  115.)  8vo.  Berlin,  1862 

Brief  research  on  the  influence  of  the  dimensions  of  the  iron   core   of  an 
electromagnet  on  the  magnetism  developed. 
— See  also   1253. 

1541.  Du  Bois-Reymond,  (Emil  Heinrich).     (1818-1896.)     Ueber  den 

zeitigen  Verlauf  voltaelektrischer  Induktionsstroeme.  (Sitz. 
Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  KL,  1862,  pp.  372-404.)  8vo. 

Berlin,  1862 

Mathematical  theory  of  the  induction  coil. 
— See  also  1172. 

1542.  Elliot,  Robert  John.    On  the  magnetic  combinations  with  some 

observations  on  the  action  of  selenic  acid  on  methyl-alcohol. 
44  pp.  8vo.  (Inaugural  dissertation.)  Gottingen,  1862 

Paper  on  the  oxides  of  certain  magnetic  substances. 

1543.  Escayrac,  de  Lauture,  de.     (1822-1868.)     Analytic  universal  tel- 

egraphy; an  international  telegraphic  language,  simple,  accu- 
rate, and  three  times  shorter  than  the  system  at  present  in 
use.  20  pp.  I2mo.  London,  1862 

Description  of  the  author's  system  of  signals. 
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1544. De  la  transmission  telegraphique  et  de  la  transcription  lit- 

terale  des  caracteres  chinois.  2  parts.  28  pp.  ill.  3  plates. 
4to.  Paris,  1862 

The  electric  transmission  of  messages  in  the  Chinese  language. 

1545.  Evans,  (Sir)  F(rederic)  J(ohn)  O(wen)  (1816-1886)  and  A(rchi- 

bald)  Smith.  (1813-1872.)  Admiralty  manual  for  ascertain- 
ing and  applying  the  deviations  of  the  compass  caused  by 
the  iron  in  a  ship.  With  a  preface  by  J.  W.  (f.  e.,  John  Wash- 
ington). 166  pp.  3  maps,  2  diagr.  8vo.  (Published  by  order 
of  the  Admiralty.)  London,  1862 

Compass  correction  treated  both  theoretically  and  practically. 

15453. Fourth  edition.     1 1  +  199  PP-    6  plates,  3  maps.    8vo. 

London,  1874 
— See  also  1702,  2138. 

1546.  Gamier,  C.   F.     Methode  mnemonique  pour  retinir  facilement 

les  signes  de  1'ecriture  telegraphique  de  Morse.     14  pp.     8vo. 

Neuchatel,  1862 

How  to  learn  and  remember  the  Morse  alphabet. 

1547.  Gibbs,  Joseph.     Cotton  cultivation  in  its   various   details,   the 

barrage  of  great  rivers  and  instructions  for  irrigating,  em- 
barking, draining,  and  tilling  land  in  tropical  and  other  coun- 
tries possessing  high  thermomatic  temperatures,  especially 
adapted  to  the  improvement  of  the  cultural  soils  of  India. 
viii+248  pp.  5  plates.  8vo.  London,  1862 

1548.  Kirchoff,   G(ustav   Robert).     (1824-1887.)      Researches   on   the 

solar  spectrum  and  the  spectra  of  the  chemical  elements; 
translated  with  the  author's  sanction  from  the  Transactions 
of  the  Berlin  Academy  for  1861  by  Henry  E.  Roscoe.  iv+36 
pp.  3  plates.  4to.  Cambridge,  1862 

This    important    memoir    is    accompanied   by    two    lithographic    maps    of   the 

lines  in   a   part   of  the   solar   spectrum,   showing  coincidences   with   lines   of 

metallic  spectra. 

— See  also  2196. 

1549.  Knochenhauer,  K(arl)  W(ilhelm).     (1805-1875.)     Ueber  Flues- 

sigkeiten    im    elektrischen    Strom.      (Sitz.    Ber.    Akad.    Wiss. 

Math.-Nat.  Kl.  1862,  pp.  462-482.)     8vo.  Vienna,  1862 

General   research  on  the  "flow"  of  the  electric  current. 
— See  also   1234. 

1550.  Minotto,  Giovanni.    Descrizione  della  nuova  pila  Daniell.    8  pp. 

8vo.  Turin,  1862 

Description  of  the  author's  modification  of  Daniell's  cell. 
— See  also  :6oo. 

1551.  Nystroem,   C(arl)    A(lfred).      Rechen-Aufgaben   aus   der    Elek- 

tricitaets-Lehre  besonders  fuer  Telegraphen-Beamte.     52  pp. 

i  plate.    8vo.  Berlin,  1862 

Problems  in  electricity  with  solutions:  written  for  use  of  persons  in  charge 
of  telegraph  stations. 
—See  also  5435. 

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1552.  Pfeiffer,  C(lemens).     Der  elektrische  Telegraph,  eine  gemein- 

fassliche  Belehrung  ueber  das  Wesen,  die  Einrichtung  und 
die  verschiedenen  Arten  der  elektrischen  Telegraphen,  sowie 
die  Erregung,  Fortleitung  und  Geschwindigkeit  des  elektri- 
schen Stromes.  viii-|-i42  pp.  4  plates.  8vo.  Leipzig,  1862 

Brief  description  of  various  telegraphs. 
— See  also  1618. 

1553.  Reitlinger,  Edmund.     (i830?-i882.)     Ueber  die  Artunterschiede 

der  positiven  und  negativen  Elektricitaet.    42  pp.     i2mo. 

Vienna,  1862 

Considerations  on  the  two  kinds  of  electricity. 

1554. Ueber  Toene  und  einige  Bewegungserscheinungen  im  Schlies- 

sungsbogen  des  galvanischen  Stromes.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad. 
Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.  Vol.  45,  pp.  453-482.)  8vo.  Vienna,  1862 

Sounds  heard  on  opening  an  electric  circuit. 
— See  also   1464. 

1555.  Sabine,  (Sir)  Edward.     (1788-1883.)     On  the  cosmical  features 

of  terrestrial  magnetism,  being  the  Rea,de  lecture,  delivered 
in  the  Senate  House  of  the  University  of  Cambridge,  May 
1862.  24  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1862 

Periodical  laws  in  the  mean  effects  of  the  larger  magnetic  disturbances. 

— See  also  945. 

1556.  Schumann,    J.      Eine    neue    Tangentenboussole.      32    pp.     4to. 

(Programm.)  Konigsberg,  1862 

Mathematical  theory  of  the  tangent  galvanometer. 

1557-  Strieker,  Wilhelm  (Friedrich  Karl).  (1816-1891.)  Samuel 
Thomas  von  Soemmering,  der  Heilkunde  Doktor,  nach  seinem 
Leben  und  Wirken  geschildert.  vi-{-23  pp.  portr.  4to. 
(Neujahrsblatt.)  Frankfort,  1862 

Life  and  work  of  Soemmering  with  sketch  of  his  telegraph,  as  exhibited  in 
August,  1809. 

1558.  Thalen,  T(obias)  R(obert).  (1827-1905.)  Recherches  sur  les 
proprietes  magnetiques  du  fer.  43  pp.  4to.  Upsala,  1862 

Mathematical    and    physical    paper    on    magnetic    induction    in   various   kinds 
of   iron. 
— See  also  2051. 

IS59-    Oven,  Adolf  van.     De  galvanische  gasbatterij.     172  pp.     8vo. 

Lcyden,  1862 
Electrolysis   and    Grove's    "gas"    battery. 

1560.  Volpicelli,  P(aolo).  (1804-1879)  Sulla  polarita  elettrostatica.* 
V.  comunicazione  con  appendice  istorico-critica.  (Atti  Accad. 
Nuovi  Lincei,  Vol.  15,  pp.  46-67.)  4to.  Rome,  1862 

Inquiry  into  the  polarity  of  electrostatic  machines. 
— See  also  1399. 

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1561.  Walker,   William,   Jr.     Memoirs   of  the   distinguished   men   of 

science  of  Great  Britain  living  in  the  years  1807-1808;  with 
an  introduction  by  Robert  Hunt,  xii-f-228  pp.  i  plate.  8vo. 

London,  1862 
Biographical  sketch  of  fifty-one  scientific  men. 

1562.  Webb,  F(rederick)    C(harles).     (1828-1899.)     Treatise   on  the 

principles  of  electrical  accumulation  and  conduction.  Part  I. 
(No  more  published.)  vi-f-is6+32  pp.  ill.  i2mo. 

London,  1862 

Inquiry  into   changes  due   to   electrostatic  induction;    illustrations  are   given 
of  cases  of  electric  charges  induced  under  varying  conditions. 
— See  also  3110. 

1563.  Weber,  Wilhelm   (Eduard).     (1804-1891.)     Zur  Galvanometrie. 

(Abh.  Ges.  Wiss.,  Goettingen,  Math.-Nat.  Kl.  Vol.  10,  pp. 
3-96.)  i  plate.  4to.  Gottingen,  1862 

Determination  of  the  constants  of  a  galvanometer. 
— See  also  n  10. 

1564.  Wheatstone,  (Sir)  (Charles)  (1802-1875)  and  (Sir)  F(rederick) 

A(ugustus)  Abel.  (1827-1902.)  Rapport  au  secretaire  d'etat 
de  la  guerre  sur  les  resultats  des  recherches  entreprises  a 
Woolwich  et  a  Chatham  sur  1'application  de  1'electricite  de  dif- 
ferentes  sources,  a  1'explosion  de  la  poudre.  Traduit  de 
1'anglais  par  F.  J.  A.  Martinet.  85  pp.  i  plate.  8vo. 

Paris,  1862 

The  induction  coil  and  magneto  machines  as  used  for  firing  mines;   Abel's 
fuse,  illustrated. 
— See  also  2183,  2308. 

1565.  "Omega."     New  magnetic  theory.     14  pp.     I2mo. 

Tunbridge,  1862 

"Attraction  is  the  consequence  of  the  conjunction  of  two  or  more  mag- 
netic atmospheres  and  their  total  or  partial  amalgamation,"  p.  13. 

1566.  Clark,  (Josiah)  Latimer.   (1822-1898.)     Letter  by  Josiah  Latimer 

Clark  to  Sir  William  Thomson  (Lord  Kelvin)  on  retardative 
and  inductive  effects  on  long  telegraph  lines.  (MS.) 

June  5,  1863 

Effect    of    electrostatic    induction    on    the    rate    of    transmission    of    signals 
through  cables. 
— See  also  1509. 

1567.  Culley,   R(ichard)    S(pelman).     Handbook   of   practical   teleg- 

raphy.   viii+191+8+12  pp.   ill.    8vo.  London,  1863 

Standard  work  on  the  theory  and  practice  of  telegraphy.     (See  No.  5050.) 
15673. Second  edition,  considerably  enlarged,     ix-j-296  pp.    ill.    pi. 

8vo.  London,  1867 

i567b. Third  edition,  revised  and  enlarged.     ix-|-3i7   pp.    ill.    pi. 

»                 8vo.  London,  1868 

I567C. Fourth   edition,  revised  and  enlarged.     vi+33O  pp.    ill.    pi. 

8vo.  London,  1870 

15673. Fifth   edition,   revised  and  enlarged.     xvi+4o8  pp.    ill.    pi. 

8vo.  London,  1871 

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15676. Sixth  edition,   revised  and   enlarged,     xvi-j-443   pp.    ill.    pi. 

8vo.  London,  1874 

—See  also  1937,  339O. 

1568.  Dircks,  Henry.     (1806-1873.)      Contribution  towards   a  history 

of     electro-metallurgy    establishing    the    origin    of    the    art. 

xvi-f-iO2  pp.   portr.    I2mo.  London,  1863 

The  author  contends  that  C.  J.  Jordan  is  the  inventor  of  the  art  of  electro- 
metallurgy. 
— See  also  1513. 

1569.  Fitzroy,    (Robert).      (1805-1865.)      Arrangements    for    meteor- 

ologic  telegraphy.  Second  edition.  32  pp.  8vo.  London,  1863 
Method  of  transmitting  telegraphically  the  readings  of  the  usual  meteor- 
ological instruments. 

1570. Weather-book,  a  manual  of  practical  meteorology.     Second 

edition.    xvi-(-48o  pp.     16  plates.    8vo.  London,  1863 

Atmospheric  electricity  and  magnetic  phenomena  are  frequently  referred  to 
in  this  weather-book. 
—See  also  3288. 

1571.  Gherardi,  S(ilvestro).     (1802-1879.)     Sul  magnetismo  polare  de 

mattoni  e  d'altre  terre  cotte.  Continuazione  e  propugnazione 
della  memoria:  Sul  magnetismo  polare  di  palazzi  e  di  altri 
edifizi  etc.  (Extract,  Mem.  Accad.  Sc.  Bologna,  Vol.  3.) 
23  pp.  4to.  Bologna,  1863 

This   paper    treats    of    the    magnetism    observed    in    bricks   and    terra    cotta; 

contains  references  to  early  writers.     Boyle  is  omitted. 

— See  also  894. 

1572.  Klein,  F.  H.    The  foretelling  of  the  weather  in  connexion  with 

meteorological  observations.  Together  with  a  description  of 
the  telegraphic  warning  system  introduced  into  the  Nether- 
lands, June  1860,  as  proposed  by  Dr.  Buys-Ballot.  Translated 
from  the  original  Dutch  by  A.  Adriani.  31  pp.  8vo. 

London,  1863 

Fitzroy's  rules  are  given  and  discussed;  but  the  author  prefers  to  infer 
the  state  of  the  weather  from  what  he  calls  the  "deviation"  rather  than  the 
normal  barometric  reading. 

1573.  Latini,    Brunetto.      (1230-1294.)      Le    livre    dou    tresor,    public 

pour  la  premiere  fois  d'apres  les  manuscripts  de  la  Biblio- 
theque  Imperiale,  de  la  Bibliotheque  de  1'Arsenal,  et  plusieurs 
manuscrits  des  departements  et  de  1'etranger  par  P.  Chabaille. 
xxxvi-f735  pp.  4to.  (Collection  de  documents  inedits  sur 
1'histoire  de  France.)  Paris,  1863 

This  famous  work  of  the  Italian  statesman  and  philosopher  (Dante's  tutor), 
contains  on  p.  147  one  of  the  earliest  references  to  the  mariner's  compass. 

1574.  Marcoartu,    Arturo    de.      Lignes    sous-marines    telegraphiques 

d'Europe  aux  Ameriques  de  1'Atlantique  au  Pacifique.  56  pp. 
I  map.  8vo.  Paris,  1863 

Description  of  existing  lines  and  projected  telegraph  routes. 

402 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

15743. (English  translation.)  Telegraphic  submarine  lines  be- 
tween Europe  and  America  and  the  Atlantic  and  Pacific.  53 
pp.  8vo.  New  York,  1863 

1575.  Masson,  A(ntoine   Phillibert)    (1806-1860)    &   (Louis   Francois 

Clement)    Breguet.      (1804-1883.)      Memoire    sur    1'induction. 

(Mem.  presente  a  1'Acad.  des.  Sc.  1841.)     22  pp.     i  plate.    8vo. 

Paris,  1863 

Experiments  on  the   extra   current;   conversion   of   dynamic   into   static  elec- 
tricity and  vice  versa. 
— See  also  941,  1154. 

1576.  Neckam,  Alexander.     (1157-1217.)     De  naturis  rerum  libri  duo; 

with  the  poem  of  the  same  author,  De  laudibus  divinae 
sapientiae.  Edited  by  Thomas  Wright.  lxxviii+52i  pp.  L. 
8vo.  London,  1863 

This  famous  work  of  the  mediaeval  monk  and  scholar  treats  of  animate 
and  inanimate  nature  as  known  in  the  I2th  century.  A  remarkable  refer- 
ence to  the  compass  will  be  found  on  p.  183;  see  also  xxxiv.  The  volume 
contains  a  biographical  and  critical  preface  of  78  pages  by  Thomas  Wright, 
the  eminent  English  antiquary. 

1577.  Noble,   W(illiam)    H(enry).     Report   on   ballistic   experiments. 

vi+129  pp.    pi.    8vo.  London,  1863 

Details  of  various  electric  methods  for  measuring  the  velocity  of  projec- 
tiles. 

15773. Second  report  (on  the  same  subject).    vi-(-284  pp.  pi.    8vo. 

London,  1865 

Results  of  experiments  made  with  various  classes  of  projectiles  using  elec- 
troballistic  apparatus. 
— See  also  1617. 

1578.  Parran.    Note  sur  la  lampe  electrique  de  MM.  Dumas  et  Benoit, 

et  sur  son  application  au  tirage  des  coups  de  mines.  (Ann. 
Mines.  Vol.  4,  pp.  455-472.)  8vo.  Paris,  1863 

Vaccuum  tubes  as  a  source  of  light  in  mines. 

1579.  Piggott,  W(illiam)  P(eter).     On  the  importance  of  ocean  tel- 

egraphy: the  impediments  to  its  success,  and  the  way  to 
obviate  them.  16  pp.  I2mo.  London,  1863 

1580.  Preece,   (Sir)    (William   Henry).     Railway  telegraphs  and  the 

application  of  electricity  to  the  signaling  and  working  of 
trains.  With  an  abstract  of  the  discussion  upon  the  paper 
by  Charles  Manby  and  James  Forrest.  75-f-ii  pp.  8vo. 

London,  1863 

Details  of  the  system  of  signaling  used  on  the  London  and  South-Western 
Railway. 
— See  also  1496. 

1581.  Raoult,   Frangois     (Marie).       (1830-1901.)       fitude    des    forces 

electromotrices  des  elements  voltaiques.  Propositions  de 
chimie.  loo  pp.  2  plates.  4to.  (These.)  Paris,  1863 

Study  of  the  e.  m.  f.  of  a  Daniell's  cell,  taking  account  of  all  the  variables. 
—See  also  3359. 

403 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1582.  Reitlinger,    Edmund.      (1830?-! 882.)      Ueber   elektrische    Induc- 

tion.   29  pp.    I2mo.  Vienna,  1863 

Electromagnetic  induction,  eddy  currents;   Arago's  "rotations;"  Fizeau  adds 
condenser  to  the  Ruhmkorff  coil. 
— See  also   1464. 

1583.  Soemmering,    (Dettmar)    W(ilhelm).      (1793-1871.)      Der   elek- 

trische Telegraph  als  deutsche  Erfindung  Samuel  Thomas  von 
Soemmering's  aus  dessen  Tagebuechern  nachgewiesen.  23  pp. 
8vo.  Frankfort,  1863 

Notes  from  Soemmering's  diary  relating  to  his  discovery  of  electric  tel- 
egraphy. 

1584.  Thomson,    (Sir)    William    (Lord    Kelvin).      (1824-1907.)      The 

electric  telegraph.     (Royal  Instit.  Great  Britain,  Lecture  No. 

i.)     2  pp.     8vo.  London,  1863 

Notes  of  lectures  given  at  the  Royal  Institution;  qualities  of  a  cable;  theory 
of  signaling. 
— See  also  1085. 

1585.  Timbs,  John.      (1801-1875.)      Stories   of  inventors    and   discov- 

erers in  science  and  the  useful  arts.  Second  edition,  vii+ 
344  pp.  ill.  pi.  I2mo.  London,  1863 

A  popular  history  of  scientific  discoveries  and  inventions. 
—See  also   1734. 

1586.  Tyndall,  John.     (1820-1893.)     Electricity  at  rest  and  electricity 

in  motion.     (Six  lectures.)     23  pp.    8vo.          London,  1863-1864 

Notes  of  a  juvenile  course  of  lectures  delivered  at  the  Royal  Institution. 
— See  also  1609,  1639,  1735,  1785,  2009,  2182,  2950. 

1587.  Volpicelli,   Paolo.     (1804-1879.)     Sulla    elettrostatica   induzione. 

Ottava  comunicazione.  (Atti  Accad.  Nuovi  Lincei,  Vol. 
16,  pp.  484-498+643-666+874-876+1092-1093.)  4to.  Rome,  1863 

Defense  of  the  author's  views  on  electrostatic  induction. 
— See  also  1399. 

1588.  Weber,    Heinrich.      Ueber    die    Bestimmung    des    galvanischen 

Widerstandes  der  Metalldraehte  aus  ihrer  Erwaermung  durch 
den  galvanischen  Strom  nach  absolutem  Maasse.  33  pp. 
2  plates.  4to.  (Inaugural  dissertation.)  Leipzig,  1863 

Change  in  the  electric  resistance  of  wires  due  to  the  thermal  effect  of  the 

current. 

— See  also  2304. 

1589.  Althaus,  Julius.     On  paralysis,  neuralgia  and  other  affections  of 

the  nervous  system  and  their  successful  treatment  by  galvan- 
isation and  faradisation.  Third  edition,  viii+236  pp.  I2mo. 

London,  1864 

Special  therapeutical  applications  of  continuous  and  of  induced  currents. 

— See  also  1852,  1963. 

1590.  Buckmaster,  J(ohn)  C(harles).     Elements  of  experimental  phy- 

sics, acoustics,  light  and  heat,  magnetism  and  electricity. 
vi+202  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  London,  1864 

— See  also  1899. 

404 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1591.  Dauriac,    Philippe.      La   telegraphic   electrique,   son   histoire   et 

ses  applications  en  France,  en  Angleterre,  aux  fitats-Unis 
suivie  d'un  guide  de  1'expediteur  de  depeches.  \\i\-\-i2O  pp. 
I2mo.  Paris,  1864 

The  various  systems  of  electric  telegraphy  briefly  described. 

1592.  Docq,  Adrien  Joseph.     (1820-1875.)     Reponse  a  la  question  123; 

la  lumiere,  la  chaleur,  1'electricite,  le  magnetisme,  ces  mani- 
festations de  force,  qu'on  attribuait  autrefois  aux  fluides  im- 
ponderables, on  les  a  deduites  dans  les  derniers  temps  de 
mouvements  d'un  ether,  parfaitement  elastique,  qui  penetre 
tout.  179  pp.  4to.  (1864?) 

The  conclusion  reached  after  a  discussion  of  179  pages  is  that  the  mechanism 
of  electric  and  magnetic  phenomena  is  completely  unknown. 

1593.  Dowling,   Charles    Hutton.      Series   of  metric  tables,  in  which 

the  British  standard  measures  and  weights  are  compared 
with  those  of  the  metric  system  at  present  in  use  on  the 
continent,  xxxiv+124  pp.  8vo.  London,  1864 

Tables  for  facilitating  the  conversion  of  British  weights  and  measures  to  the 
metric  system  and  vice  versa. 

1594.  Du    Moncel,   Th(edose   Achille    Louis).      (1821-1884.)      Traite 

theorique  et  pratique  de  telegraphic  electrique  a  1'usage  des 
employes  telegraphistes,  des  ingenieurs,  des  constructeurs,  et 
des  inventeurs.    xxvi-f6i3  pp.    ill.   3  plates.    8vo.      Paris,  1864 
Descriptive  hand-book  of  electric  telegraphy. 
— See  also  1223. 

1595.  Gherardi,  Silvestro.     (1802-1879.)     Lettera  sopra  un  singolare 

esperimento  del  magnetismo  delle  terre  cotte.  (Rend. 
Accad.  Sc.  Bologna,  1864,  pp.  71-75.)  8vo.  Bologna,  1864 

Note  on  the  magnetic  qualities  of  a  specimen  of  terra-cotta. 
— See  also  894. 

1596.  Huart,  (E.)  (also  Colnet  d'Huart).    Nouvelle  theorie  mathema- 

tique  de  la  chaleur  et  de  1'electricite.  (Soc.  Sc.  Nat.  Grand- 
Duche  de  Luxembourg,  Vol.  7,  pp.  i-vii+i-ioxx)  3  plates. 
8vo.  Luxemburg,  1864 

Mathematical  treatise  on  heat  and  electricity,  embodying  the  author's  own 
views. 

1597.  Le  Boulenge,  P(aul  fimile).     Memoire  sur  une  chronographe 

electro-balistique.  (Mem.  Sav.  Etrang.  Acad.  Sc.,  Belgique, 
Vol.  32,  pp.  1-29.)  4to.  Brussels,  1864 

Illustrated   description   of   the   author's   chronograph   for   ballistic   determina- 
tions. 
— See  also   1682. 

1598.  Lindig,  Franz.     Quomodo  mutantur  vires  electricae  cum  tem- 

peratura.  35  pp.  8vo.  (Inaugural  dissertation.)  Berlin,  1864 
Effect  of  temperature  on  the  e.  m.  f.  of  a  cell. 

405 


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1601.  PACINOTTI. 
406 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1599.  Matteucci,   C(arlo).     (1811-1868.)     Delia   pila   di   Volta,   della 

corrente  elettrica  e  delle  sue  applicazioni.  72  pp.  i  plate. 
i2mo.  Turin,  1864 

Popular  exposition  of  some  of  the  effects  of  the  electric  current. 
— See  also  985. 

1600.  Minotto,  Giovanni.     Pile  a  Sable.     (Daniell-Minotto.)     Experi- 

ences et  comparisons  avec  les  autres  piles  et  informations 
sur  les  applications.  4  pp.  4to.  Turin,  1864 

Experimental   data   concerning   the   internal    resistance   and   current   strength 

of  the  Minotto  cell. 

— See  also  1550. 

1601.  Pacinotti,    Antonio.      (Born    1841.)      Descrizione    di    una    mac- 

chinetta  elettro-magnetica  (costrutta  nel  1860).  (Nuovo  Ci- 
mento,  Vol.  19,  pp.  378-384.)  I  plate.  8vo.  Pisa,  1864 

Paper  of  historic  interest  containing  a  description  of  the  author's  ring-arma- 
ture with  closed  coils.  Though  invented  in  1860,  this  machine  was  first 
described  by  Pacinotti  in  Nuovo  Cimento,  1864.  The  investigations  and 
discoveries  of  Dr.  Pacinotti  entitle  him  to  a  distinguished  place  among  the 
pioneers  of  electrical  science. 

i6oi-j-a. Electro-Magnetic  machine.    Translated  from  the  II  Nuovo 

Cimento,  June,  1864.     (Proof-copy.)     8  pp.,  4  ill.     8vo. 

(No  date.) 

— See  also  1948,  2444,  3735. 

1602.  Parson,  George.     Elementary  magnetism,  and  the  local  attrac- 

tion of  ships'  compasses  adapted  for  the  use  of  navigators; 
with  a  table  of  the  true  azimuth  of  the  mean  place  of  the 
north  pole  star.  40  pp.  I  table.  I2mo.  Sunderland,  (1864) 

Methods  of  avoiding  errors  in  navigation  caused  by  local  disturbances. 

1603.  (Perry,   Horatio  J.).     Los   cables   submarines   de   Cadiz   a   las 

Americas.     135  pp.    8vo.  Madrid,  1864 

Cable  from  Cadiz  to  the  West  Indies. 

1604.  Preece,  (Sir)  William  Henry.    The  application  of  electricity  to 

domestic  purposes.    24  pp.    ill.    8vo.  London,  1864 

Electric  bells  and  batteries  for  same. 
— See  also  1496. 

1605.  Radcliffe,  Charles   Bland.      (1822-1889.)      Lectures  on  epilepsy, 

pain,  paralysis  and  certain  other  disorders  of  the  nervous 
system.  xxiii-)-34O  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  London,  1864 

Electro-medical  work  pointing  out  the  effects  to  be  expected  from  the  appli- 
cation of  the  electric  current,  both  direct  and  alternating,  in  the  treatment 
of  nervous  troubles. 
— See  also  J999,  3201. 

1606.  Schoenemann,  Th(eodor).      (1812-1868.)      Das    Horizontal-Dy- 

namometer and  seine  Anwendung  auf  die  Mechanik.  Nebst 
Anleitung  eines  neuen  Princips  fuer  den  Ausfluss  tropfbarer 
und  luftfoermiger  Fluessigkeiten.  140  pp.  5  plates.  8vo. 

Berlin,  1864 

Description  and  mathematical  theory  of  the  horizontal  dynamometer. 
407 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1607.  Scoutetin,   (Robert  Joseph)    H(enri).     (1799-1871.)     De  1'elec- 

tricite  consideree  comme  cause  principale  de  Faction  des  eaux 
minerales  sur  1'organisme.  xi-)-42O  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1864 

Electric  effects  due  to  the  contact  of  different  mineral  waters. 
— See  also  1372,  5559. 

1608.  Thompson,  J.  Baynes.     Mechanical  theory  of  electric  induction 

and  its  application.     14  pp.     8vo.  London,  1864 

1609.  Tyndall,  John.     (1820-1893.)     On  a  magnetic  experiment.     7  pp. 

8vo.  (London,)  1864 

Notes  of  a  lecture  on  the  lengthening  of  a  bar  during  magnetization. 
—See  also  1586. 

1610.  Boltzmann,   Ludwig.      (1844-1906.)      Ueber   die    Bewegung   der 

Elektrizitaet  in  krummen  Flaechen.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss. 
Math-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  52,  pp.  214-221.)  8vo.  Vienna,  1865 

Electrical  stream-lines  on  curved  surfaces. 

1611.  (Coignet,  Frangois.)     Note  sur  les  betons  agglomeres  a  base  de 

chaux  systeme  Coignet.    48  pp.    8vo.  Paris,  1865 

Concrete  and  its  uses. 

1612.  Ebner,  Moritz,  von.     Ueber  Telegraphic  in  ihrem  Zusammen- 

hange  mit  dem  Entwicklungsgange  der  Naturwissenschaften, 
I.;  und  in  ihrer  Anwendung  auf  die  Zwecke  des  Krieges,  II. 
(Mitt.  K.  K.  Genie  Comite,  Vol.  10,  pp.  337-377.)  8vo. 

Vienna,  (?)   1865 

General  considerations  on  the  transmission  of  energy. 

— See  also   1352. 

1613.  Hankel,  W(ilhelm)   Gottlieb.     (1814-1899.)     Ueber  die  Durch- 

borung  des  Stanniols  durch  den  Entladungsschlag  der  elek- 
trischen  Batterie.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Saechs.  Ges.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat. 
KL,  Vol.  17,  pp.  94-116.)  8vo.  Leipzig,  1865 

Some  effects  due  to  the  discharge  of  Leyden  batteries. 
— See  also  1524. 

1614.  Hooper,  William.     India-rubber  considered  in  reference  to  its 

applicability  as  an  insulator  for  telegraphic  conductors.  12 
pp.  L.  8vo.  (London,)  1865 

— See  also  1645,  3546. 

1616.  Martin,  Th(omas)   Henri.     (1813-1884.)     Observations  et  theo- 

ries des  anciens  sur  les  attractions  et  les  repulsions  mag- 
netiques  et  sur  les  attractions  electriques.  42  pp.  4to. 

Rome,  1865 

Early  history  of  magnetism  and  electricity  with  copious  references;  work  of 

erudition. 

— See  also  1650. 

1617.  Noble,  W(illiam)  H(enry).     Description  of  Navez-Leur's  elec- 

tro-ballistic chronoscope  for  determining  the  velocity  of 
projectiles.  (Rev.  Techn.  Milit.,  Vol  4,  pp.  245-279.)  8vo. 

Paris,  1865 

General    history    of   ballistic    experiments    with    description    of    methods    and 
apparatus  used  by  various  investigators. 
— See  also  1577. 

408 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER  GIFT 

1618.  Pfeiffer,  Clemens.     Handbuch   der  elektro-magnetischen  Tele- 

graphic nach  Morse'schem  System,  xii-f-282  pp.  I2mo. 
(Neuer  Schauplatz  der  Kuenste  und  Handwerke,  Vol.  272.) 

Weimar,  1865 

Elementary  manual  of  the  electric  telegraph. 
— See  also    1552. 

1619.  Preece,   (Sir)   William   Henry.     On  railway  electric  signalling. 

39  pp.    ill.    I  plate.    8vo.  London,  1865 

Electricity  "supplies  the   only  means  that   science  possesses  to  enable  us  to 
carry  out  the  block  system  in  its  entirety." 
— See  also   1496. 

1620.  Roux,   F.    L(ouis).     fitude   sur   la   fabrication   et   la   pose   des 

cables  electriques  sousmarins.     52  pp.    8vo.  Paris,  1865 

Reliability  of  the  plummet  for  deep-sea  soundings. 

1621.  Rowett,    (William).     Ocean   telegraph   cable;   its   construction, 

the  regulation  of  its  specific  gravity  and  submersion  ex- 
plained. 122  pp.  map.  4  plates.  8vo.  London,  1865 

Generalities   about   submarine   cables   and   ocean-depths;  preference   given   to 

the  "hempen"  cable. 

— See  also  1428. 

1622.  Russell,    (Sir)    W(illiam)    H(enry).     Atlantic  telegraph;    illus- 

trated by  Robert  Dudley.     v-f-H7  pp.    28  plates.     4to. 

London,  (1865) 

The  illustrations  are  of  much  interest. 

1623.  Schoedler,  Friedrich.     (1813-1884.)     Treasury  of  science,  nat- 

ural and  physical.  Translated  and  edited  by  Henry  Med- 
lock.  xii-f6i7  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1865 

Short  chapter  on  the  elementary  parts  of  electricity  and  magnetism. 

1624.  Seguin,     (Marc)     (Senior).       (1786-1875.)       Memoire    sur    les 

causes  et  sur  les  effets  de  la  chaleur  et  de  la  lumiere  et  de 
1'electricite.  113  pp.  L.  8vo.  Paris,  1865 

The  ether  of  space  is  held  to  be  an  unnecessary  assumption. 
— See  also  3143. 

1625.  Serafini,  Filippo.     (1831-1891.)     Der  Telegraph  in  seiner  Bezie- 

hung  zum  Buergerlichen  und  Handelsrechte.  Uebersetzt  aus 
dem  Italienischen  von  Leone  Roncali.  78  pp.  8vo. 

Vienna,  1865 

The  electric  telegraph  and  its  relation  to  law. 

1626.  Seward,   William   H(enry).      (1801-1872.)      Der  Telegraph   um 

die  Erde,  zur  Verbindung  der  oestlichen  und  westlichen  Halb- 
kugel  in  der  Richtung  ueber  Moskau,  dem  Armur,  die  Behring- 
strasse,  British  Columbia  und  Californien.  Aus  dem  Eng- 
lischen  uebersetzt  von  Cl.  Gerke.  60  pp.  I  map.  8vo. 

Hamburg,  1865 

Plan   for  telegraphic  communication  all  around  the  globe. 

1627.  Stefan,  J(oseph).     (1835-1893.)     Ueber  einige  Thermoelem°nte 
.  von    grosser    elektromotorischer    Kraft.      (Sitz.    Ber.    Akad. 

Wiss.  Math.-Nat.,  Kl.  Vol.  51,  pp.  260-262.)    8vo.  Vienna,  1865 

Note  on  various  thermo-electric  combinations  for  the  production  of  strong 
currents. 


1—27 


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16273. (English  translation.)     On  some  thermo-elements  of  great 

electromotric  force.  (Philos.  Mag.,  Ser.  IV,  Vol.  30,  pp.  77- 
78.)  8vo.  London,  1865 

1628.  Thomsen,    (Hans    Peter   Jorgen)    J(ulius).      Polarisations-Bat- 

terie.  (Extract,  Zeitschr.  Physikal.  Chemie,  Vol.  3.)  32  pp. 
ill.  8vo.  Hamburg,  1865 

Description  of  the  secondary  battery  devised  by  the  author. 
— See  also  3210. 

1629.  Tyndall,  John.     (1820-1893.)      Heat  considered  as  a  mode  of 

motion,  being  a  course  of  twelve  lectures  delivered  at  the 
Royal  Institution  of  Great  Britain  in  1862.  Second  edition, 
with  additions  and  illustrations.  xx-)-532  pp.  ill.  I2mo. 

London,  1865 

This  edition  embodies  the  author's  researches  on  radiant  heat. 
—See  also  1586. 

1630.  Kerkwijk,  J.  J.  van.    Beschrijving  van  eenige  verschijnselen,  die 

zich  voordoen  in  de  telegraafedraden,  door  invloed  van  atmos- 
ferische  elektriciteien  van  het  norderlicht.  (Verh.  Instit. 
Ingen.,  1864-1865.)  36  pp.  i  plate.  8vo  The  Hague,  1865 

Telegraph  disturbances  caused  by  atmospheric  electricity  and  by  polar  aurorae. 
— See  also  3652. 

1631.  Wenckebach,  W(ilhelm).     (1803-1847.)     Sur  Petrus  Adsigerius 

et  les  plus  anciennes  observations  de  la  declinaison  de 
1'aiguille  aimantee  traduit  du  Hollandais  par  T.  Hooiberg. 
(Ann.  Matematica,  Vol.  7,  pp.  159-168.)  4to.  Milan,  1865 

The  author  concludes  that  the  reference  to  magnetic  declination  in  the 
Leyden  MS.  of  the  letter  of  Petrus  Peregrines  (1269)  (see  No.  46),  is  mn 
interpolation  made  in  the  early  part  of  the  XVI.  century. 

1632.  Zetzsche,    Karl    Eduard.      (1830-1894.)      Die    Copirtelegraphen, 

die  Typendrucktelegraphen  und  die  Doppeltelegraphie.  Ein 
Beitrag  zur  Geschichte  der  elektrischen  Telegraphic.  vi-|-i98 
pp.  ill.  8vo.  Leipzig,  1865 

Various  writing  and  printing-telegraphs. 
— See  also  1961,  2058,  2119,  2219,  3899. 

1633.  The  Atlantic  telegraph;   its   history   from   the   commencement 

of  the  undertaking  in  1854,  to  the  return  of  the  Great  Eastern, 
in  1865.  117  pp.  pi.  &  maps.  I2mo.  London,  1865 

The  book  contains  photographs  of  Cyrus  W.  Field  and  Prof.  Thomson, 
(Lord  Kelvin). 

1634.  Notice  sur  les  travaux  de  (Jean  Bernard)   Leon  Foucault.     37 

pp.    4to.  Paris,  1865 

Sketch  of  the  scientific  work  of  Foucault  (1819-1868),  including  his  pendu- 
lum demonstration  of  the  rotation  of  the  earth  made  in  the  year  1851. 

1635.  Adley,  (Charles)  C(oles).     The  story  of  the  telegraph  in  India. 

viii+86  pp.     I  map.     8vo.  London,  1866 

Criticism  of  the  instruments  and  methods  used  on  the  Indian  telegraph  lines; 
also  plea  for  the  emancipation  of  telegraphs  from  Government  control. 
— See  also  1274. 

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1636.  Akin,  C.  K.     On  the  origin  of  electricity.     (Trans.  Philos.  Soc., 

Cambridge,  Vol.  u,  pp.  6-20.)     410.  Cambridge,  1866 

Electric  manifestation  is  due  to  heat,  friction  and  chemical  action. 
— See  also  3382. 

1637.  Benet,    S(tephen)    V(incent).      Electro-ballistic    machines    and 

the  Schultz's  chronoscope.     47  pp.    4  plates.     4to. 

New  York,  1866 
Brief  historical  review  with  full  details  of  the  chronoscope. 

1638.  Brester,  Albert.    Elektrolytische  onderzoekingem.     209  pp.    8vo. 

Delfft,  1866 

Decomposition  of  solutions  by  various  compounds  by  means  of  the  electric 
current. 

1639.  Bright,  (Sir)   Charles  Tilston.     (1832-1888.)     The  telegraph  to 

India  and  its  extension  to  Australia  and  China.  With  an 
abstract  by  James  Forrest.  66  pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  London,  1866 

The   discussion   to   which   this   lecture   gave   rise   elicited   information  on  the 
durability  of  insulating  materials,  on  the  manufacture  and  failure  of  cables 
and  other  related  subjects. 
— See  also  1510,  4427. 

1640.  Field,  Henry  M(artyn).     (1822-1907.)     History  of  the  Atlantic 

telegraph  from  the  beginning  1854,  to  the  completion  August, 
1866.  364  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1866 

Story  of  the  great  cable  enterprise  popularly  told. 

1641.  Gassiot,  J(ohn)   P(eter).     (1797-1877.)     Stratified  discharges  in 

vacuum  tubes.  (Intellectual  Observer,  1866,  pp.  82-84.)  * 
plate.  8vo.  London,  1866 

1642. Electrical  researches  with  vacuum  tubes.     (Intellectual  Ob- 
server, 1866,  pp.  289-290.)     I  plate.    8vo.  London,  1866 
Some  of  these   experiments  were  made   with   a  water-battery   of   4000   small 
cells. 
— See  also   1455. 

1643.  Gerard,  (Antoine  J.)     Le  magnetisme  a  la  recherche  d'une  posi- 

tion sociale,  sa  theorie,  sa  critique,  sa  pratique.  233  pp. 
portr.  I2mo.  Paris,  1866 

Electro-medical  work,  Mesmer  justified. 
— See  also  5424. 

1644.  Grover,  J(ohn)  W(illiam).     Estimates  and  diagrams  of  railway 

bridges  for  turnpike,  public  and  occupation  roads  in  the  em- 
bankments of  double  or  single  lines,  and  cuttings  of  double 
lines;  also  culverts  of  various  dimensions.  34  plates.  Folio. 

London,  1866 

1645.  Hooper,  William.     On  the  electrical  and  mechanical  properties 

of  Mr.  Hooper's  India  rubber  insulated  wire  for  telegraphic 
cables.  13  pp.  10  plates,  diagrs.  4to.  London,  1866 

Paper  read  at  the  Nottingham  meeting  of  the  British  Association,  1866. 
— See  also   1614. 

1646.  Hopkins,  Evan.     (   ?  -1867.)     Invention  for  an  improved  mode 

of  correcting  the  deviation  of  compasses   in  iron  ships,  and 

411 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER  GIFT 

of  constructing  ships'  compasses  and  binnacles,  so  as  to  pre- 
vent deviation.  8  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  London,  1866 

Method    of   depolarizing    the    hull    of    iron    ships    in    order    to    eliminate    its 
influence  on  the  compasses. 
— See  also  1061. 

1647.  Kuehn,  Karl.     (1816-1869.)     Handbuch  der  angewandten  Elek- 

tricitaetslehre  mit  besonderer  Beruecksichtigung  der  theore- 
tischen  Grundlagen.  2  vols.  xx-fi396  pp.  ill.  tabl.  8vo. 
(Allgemeine  Encyclopaedic  der  Physik,  Vol.  20,  parts  i  &  2.) 

Leipzig,  1866 

These    two   volumes   form   part    of   an    encyclopaedia    of    physics;    they    deal 
with   lightning-conductors,   electricity  in   mines  and  telegraphy;   also   bibliog- 
raphy of  the  subjects  treated. 
— See  also  1763. 

1648.  Larkins,  Walter  F.     The  commercial  code  of  signals  for  the 

use  of  all  nations,     xxiv+246  pp.    pi.     4to.  London,  1866 

Signaling  at  sea  by  means  of  flags. 

1649.  Macintosh,  John.     Facts  and  figures  relative  to  submarine  tel- 

egraphy.   36  pp.    i  plate.    8vo.  London,  1866 

The  commercial  features  of  submarine  telegraphy. 

1650.  Martin,  Th(omas)  Henri.     (1813-1884.)     La  foudre,  1'electricite 

et  le  magnetisme  chez  les  anciens.     v+4i8  pp.     I2mo. 

Paris,  1866 

Knowledge  of  the  ancients  on  the  magnet,  electric  attraction,  thunder,  light- 
ning, the  aurora  borealis,  the  mariner's  compass. 
—See  also  1616. 

1651.  Page,  Charles  Grafton.     (1812-1868.)      Petition  to  the   Honor- 

able the  Senate  and  House  of  Representative  in  Congress 
Assembled.  (On  the  induction  coil.)  35  pp.  8vo. 

New  York,  (1866?) 

The  author  puts  forward  his  claim  to  the  invention  of  the  induction  coil. 
— See  also  1689,  2729. 

1652.  Preece,   (Sir)    William  Henry.     Electrical  inter-communication 

in  trains  in  motion.    23  pp.  pi.     i6mo.  London,  1866 

— See  also  1496. 

1653.  Sestier,  F(elix).     De  la  foudre,  de  ses  formes  et  ses  effets  sur 

rhomme,  les  animaux,  les  vegetaux  et  les  corps  bruts,  des 
moyens  de  s'en  preserver  et  des  paratonnerres;  redige  sur 
les  documents  laisses  par  M.  Sestier  et  complete  par  M.  C. 
Mehu.  2  Vols.  8vo.  Paris,  1866 

Treats  extensively  of  the  effects  of   lightning,   death  by  lightning,  and  also 

the  history  and  construction  of  lightning-conductors. 

1654.  Siemens,  (Sir)   Charles  William.     (1822-1883.)     Die  elektrische 

Telegraphic.  40  pp.  8vo.  (Sammlung  gemeinverstaend- 
licher  wissenschaftlicher  Vortraege,  Heft  22.)  Berlin,  1866 

Historical  sketch  of  the  electric  telegraph. 

—See  also  1502,  1655,  2107,  2177,  2258,  2378,  3107. 

412 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1655.  Siemens,  (Ernst)  W(erner)   (1816-1892.)   &  (Sir)   Charles  Wil- 

liam Siemens.  (1822-1883.)  Methode  fuer  fortlaufende  Beo- 
bachtungen  der  Meerestemperatur  bei  Tiefenmessungen. 
(Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  1866,  pp.  416-418.) 
8vo.  Berlin,  1866 

Determination  of  deep-sea  temperature  by  the  bridge  method. 
— See  also  1214,  1654. 

1656.  Thomson,  (Sir)  William.     (Lord  Kelvin.)     (1824-1907.)     Atlan- 

tic telegraph  cable,  address  delivered  before  the  Royal  Society 
of  Edinburgh.  With  other  documents.  31  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

London,  1866 

Velocity  of  settling,  angle  of  immersion,  method  of  grappling  for  submarine 
cables. 

16563. (The  same  paper.)     12  pp.    8vo.  London,  1866 

The  forces  concerned  in  laying  and  lifting  a  deep-sea  cable. 
— See  also  1085. 

1657.  Walker,  Edward.     (     ?  -1893.)     Terrestrial  and  cosmical  mag- 

netism. The  Adams  prize  essay  for  1865.  iv+336-f-vi  pp.  10 
plates.  8vo.  Cambridge,  1866 

The   essay   contains   a  brief   history  and  development   of   magnetic   research 
connected  with  terrestrial  magnetism.     The  volume  contains  numerous  mag- 
netic charts  of  each  of  the  three  elements  and  their  variations. 
— See  also  3712. 

1658.  Airy,  (Sir)   George  Biddell.     (1801-1892.)     Account  of  experi- 

ments in  iron-built  ships.  (Extract,  Philos.  Trans.  Roy.  Soc. 
1839.)  44  pp.  8vo.  (The  magnetism  of  ships  and  the  devia- 
tions of  the  compass.  Papers  edited  by  B.  Franklin  Greene. 
No.  2.)  Washington,  1867 

1659. On  the  correction  of  the  compass  in  iron-built  ships.  (Ex- 
tract, Colburn's  United  Service  Journ.  June,  1840.)  5  pp. 
8vo.  (The  magnetism  of  ships  and  the  deviations  of  the  com- 
pass. Papers  edited  by  B.  Franklin  Greene.  No.  3.) 

Washington  f  1867 

1660. On  the  observed  deviations  of  the  compass  in  wood-built  and 

iron-built  ships.  (Extract,  Philos.  Trans.  Roy.  Soc.  1856.) 
53  pp.  8vo.  (The  magnetism  of  ships  and  the  deviations  of 
the  compass.  Papers  edited  by  B.  Franklin  Greene.  No.  4.) 

Washington,  1867 

1661. On  the  building  of  iron  ships  and  the  correction  of  their 

compasses.  (Extract,  Trans.  Instit.  Naval  Archit.  Vol.  i, 
1860.)  6  pp.  8vo.  (The  magnetism  of  ships  and  the  devi- 
ation of  the  compass.  Papers  edited  by  B.  Franklin  Greene. 
No.  6.)  Washington,  1867 

1662. Experiments  on  the  comparative  susceptibility  to  magnetism 

of  hot-rolled  and  cold-rolled  iron.  (Extract,  Trans.  Instit. 
Naval  Archit.  Vol.  3,  1862.)  2  pp.  (The  magnetism  of  ships 
and  the  deviations  of  the  compass.  Papers  edited  by  B. 
Franklin  Greene.  No.  10.)  Washington,  1867 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1663. On  the  difference  in  the  magnetic  properties   of  hot-rolled 

and  cold-rolled  malleable  iron,  as  regards  the  power  of  re- 
ceiving and  retaining  induced  magnetism  of  sub-permanent 
character.  (Extract,  Philos.  Trans.  Roy.  Soc.  1862.)  16  pp. 
8vo.  (The  magnetism  of  ships  and  the  deviations  of  the 
compass.  Papers  edited  by  B.  Franklin  Greene,  No.  14.) 

Washington,  1867 
— See  also  1376. 

1664.  Arnoux,  E(rnest).     Lettre    electrique;    nouveau    service    tele- 

graphique  rendu  populaire:  I.  par  1'extension  donnee  aux 
depeches;  II.  par  1'abaissement  des  tarifs;  III.  par  des  moyens 
nouveaux  permettant  1'augmentation  des  transmissions.  xix-|- 
106  pp.  7  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1867 

The  object  of  the  work  is  to  popularize  the  electric  telegraph  by  securing 
secrecy  for  the  dispatches  and  by  reducing  the  tariff. 

1665.  Bloxam,    John     C(harlton).      Terrestrial     magnetism.       (Proc. 

Meteorol.  Soc.  Vol.  3,  pp.  317-326.)     8vo.  London,  1867 

Analysis  of  magnetic  observations  made  at  St.  Helena  during  the  period 
1842-1843. 

1666.  Bright,  Edward  B(railsford).     The  Atlantic  telegraphs.     A  de- 

scription of  the  manufacture,  laying  and  working  of  the  cables 
of  1865  and  1866;  with  an  explanation  of  the  means  employed 
for  recovering  the  lost  cable  of  1865.  20  pp.  2  plates.  8vo. 

Liverpool,  1867 

Short  account  of  the  manufacture  and  laying  of  the  Atlantic  cables  of   1865 

and  1866. 

— See  also  1316. 

1667.  Brooke,  Charles.     (1804-1879.)      Elements   of  natural   philoso- 

phy; or,  An  introduction  to  the  study  of  the  physical  sciences 
based  on  the  treatise  by  the  late  Golding  Bird.  Sixth  edition. 
xxxii-f85i  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  London,  1867 

Gassiot  on  the  striated  discharge,  p.  456;  ozone  generator,  p.  464;  Bakewell's 
telegraph,  p.  529;  "organic"  electricity,  p.  552. 

1668. Remarks  on  the  nature  of  energy  and  the  correlation  and 

transmutation  of  its  various  physical  forms.     14  pp.      I2mo. 

London,  1867 

The  author  is  disposed  to  do  away  with  a  universal  ether  as  a  medium  for 
the  transmission  of  energy. 
— See  also  2858. 

1669.  Clausius,     R(udolph     Julius     Emmanuel).       (1822-1888.)       Die 

Potentialfunktion  und  das  Potential.  Second  edition,  vi+np 
pp.  L.  8vo.  Leipzig,  1867 

Notable  mathematical  memoir  on  potential  and  the  potential   function. 
— See  also  2134,  2351,  2959. 

1670.  De  la  Rive,  A(uguste  Arthur).     (1801-1873.)     Michael  Faraday. 

His  life  and  works.  (Reprinted  from  a  translation  in  Philos. 
Mag.  Ser.  IV,  Vol.  34,  pp.  409-437.)  (Smithsonian  Report, 
1867,  pp.  227-245.)  8vo.  Washington,  1867 

"I  have   said  that  induction   was  the   most   important   of   Faraday's   discov- 

414 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

cries;  I  must  now  say  that  the  action  of  magnetism  and  electricity  on  light 
was  the  most  brilliant,"  p.  240. 
— See  also  818. 

1671.  (Dodd,    George.)      (1808-1881.)      Railways,    steamers    and   tel- 

egraphs, a  glance  at  their  recent  progress  and  present  state. 
vi+236  pp.  ill.  10  plates.  8vo.  London,  1867 

1672.  Eisenlohr,   W(ilhelm).     (1799-1872.)      Anleitung  zur  Ausfueh- 

rung  und  Visitation  der  Blitzableiter.  Second  edition.  32 
pp.  3  plates.  8vo.  Karlsruhe,  1867 

Function  and  construction  of  lightning-conductors. 
— See  also  904. 

1674.  Ferguson,    Robert    M.      Electricity,      viii+285    pp.    ill.     I2mo, 

(Chamber's  Educational  Course.)  London,  1867 

Text-book  of  the  subject. 

16743. New  edition,  revised  and  extended  by  James  Blyth.    410  pp. 

ill.   I2mo.    (Chamber's  Educational  Course.)     London,  1882 

1675.  Fonvielle,  W(ilfrid)  de.     ficlairs  et  tonnerre.    365  pp.     ill.     pi. 

I2mo.     (Bibliotheque  des  Merveilles.)  Paris.  1867 

Popular    description    of    phenomena   connected    with    atmospheric    electricity; 
ships'  compasses  and  lightning,  p.  214. 
— See  also  1907,  4179. 

1676.  Harris,   (Sir)   William   Snow.     (1792-1867.)     Treatise   on   fric- 

tional  electricity  in  theory  and  practice,  edited  with  a  me- 
moir of  the  author  by  Charles  Tomlinson.  xxxiv+29i  pp. 
ill.  8vo.  London,  1867 

Treatise    on   a    subject   to    which   the   author    made   important   contributions. 
The  work  closes   with  two  lectures,   one   on   atmospheric  electricity  and  the 
other  on  protection  from  lightning. 
— See  also  80 1,  948. 

1677.  Jenkin,  (Henry  Charles)  Fleeming.     (1833-1885.)     On  electrical 

measurements.     74  pp.     ill.     8vo.  London,  1867 

Notes  of  a  course  of  four  lectures  on  the  principles  involved  in  the  measure- 
ment of  electrical  qitantities;  also  two  lectures  on  the  construction  and  main- 
tenance of  telegraph  lines.     The  lectures  were  reported  by  Captain   R.   H. 
Stotherd. 
— See  also  1870,  2237,  2402,  3137. 

1678.  Johnston,  Robert  W.     The  telegraph  and  its  proposed  acquisi- 

tion by  the  government.     43  pp.    8vo.  Edinburgh,  1867 

Advantages  of  government  ownership. 

1679.  Lament,  J(ohann)   von.     (1805-1879.)     Handbuch  des  Magne- 

tismus.  viii-|-468  pp.  ill.  L.  8vo.  (Allgemeine  Encyclopaedic 
der  Physik,  Vol.  15.)  Leipzig,  1867 

Important  work  on  the  mathematical  theory  of  magnets  and  magnetic  induc- 
tion. 

1680. On  the  earth-current  and  telegraphic  currents.     Translated 

by  W.  T.  Lynn.  (Proc.  Meteorol.  Soc.,  Vol.  3,  pp.  352-357.) 
8vo.  London,  1867 

The  author  also  wrote  a  work  on  the  "earth-current  and  its  connection  with 
the  magnetism  of  the  earth,"  1862. 
—See  also  1049. 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1681.  Lardner,  Dionysius.      (1793-1859.)      Electric  telegraph;  revised 

and  rewritten  by  E(dward  B(railsford)   Bright.     xii-|-272  pp. 

ill.    8vo.  London,  1867 

Telegraph  to  India;  Atlantic  cables,  electric  transmission  of  time. 
—See  also  876. 

1682.  Le  Boulenge,  P(aul  Smile),    fitudes  de  balistique  experimentale. 

94  pp.    4  plates.    8vo.  (Brussels,)  1867 

Time  of  flight  of  a  projectile  determined  by  the  author's  "electric  clepsydra." 
— See  also  1597. 

1683.  (Leclanche,  G(eorges).     (1839-1882.)     Notes  sur  1'emploi  des 

piles  electriques  en  telegraphic.    16  pp.   ill.    8vo.      Paris,  1867 
Remarks  on  the  use  of  the  Leclanche  battery. 
— See  also  4442. 

i683bis.  Marco,  Felice.  Principii  della  teoria  meccanica  dell'  elet- 
tricita  e  del  magnetismo  cioe  la  costituzione  della  materia 
ponderabile  svelata.  230  pp.  I2mo.  Florence,  1867 

An  attempt  to   explain  electric  and  magnetic  phenomena  by  the  mechanical 
properties  of  the  ether. 
— See  also  1986. 

1684.  Matteucci,  Carlo.     (1811-1868.)     Sulle  correnti  elettriche  della 

terra.  (Mem.  Soc.  Ital.  Modena,  Ser.  Ill,  Vol.  i,  pp.  39-65.) 
4to.  Florence,  1867 

Experiments  on  earth-currents;  their  origin. 
— See  also  985. 

1685.  Matthiessen,  A(ugustus).     (1831-1870.)     On  alloys.     (Reprinted 

from  the  Journ.  Chem.  Soc.  1867.)     20  pp.    8vo. 

London,  1867 

Tables  of  electric  conducting  power  of  certain  alloys. 
— See  also  3033. 

1686.  Morat,  A.  J.  de  &  J.  N(ewton)   Peirce.     An  exposition  on  the 

most  improved  telegraph  cable  and  the  theories  connected 
therewith;  with  tables  of  comparison  and  lists  of  submarine 
cables  now  in  use  and  those  that  have  failed.  19  pp.  8vo.  ill. 

Philadelphia,  1867 
Cable  data. 

1687.  Morse,  Samuel   F(inley)   B(reese).     (1791-1872.)     Modern  tel- 

egraphy. Some  errors  of  dates  of  events  and  of  statement  in 
the  history  of  telegraphy  exposed  and  rectified.  50  pp.  ill. 
8vo.  Paris,  1867 

Reply  to  personal  criticisms. 

16873. (Another  edition.)     38  pp.    8vo.  (1868?) 

— See  also  1749,  2940. 

1688.  Noad,  Henry  M(inchin).     (1815-1877.)     Student's  text-book  of 

electricity,    viii-j-519  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  1867 

i688a. New  edition.   With  an  introduction  and  additional  chapters 

by  W.  H.  Preece.    xvi-(-6i5  pp.    ill.    I2mo.      London,  1879 
Additional    matter   by    (Sir)    William    H.    Preece    on   cables,    multiplex   tel- 
egraphy, telephones  and  the  electric  light. 
—See  also  1065. 

416 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1689.  Page,  Charles  G(rafton).     (1812-1868.)     History  of  induction; 

the  American  claim  to  the  induction  coil  and  its  electrostatic 
developments.  124  pp.  5  plates.  8vo.  Washington,  1867 

The  work  of  Henry,  Sturgeon,  Gassiot,  Page  and  others;  valuable  historical 
sketch. 
— See  also  1651. 

1690.  Palm,  Gustav  Albert.     Der  Magnet  im  Altertum.     24  pp.     4to. 

(Programm.)  Stuttgart,  1867 

Passages  from  ancient  writers  on  the  magnet. 

1691.  Poggendorff,    (Johann    Christian).      (1796-1877.)      Ueber    die 

Waerme-Entwicklung  in  der  Luftstrecke  elektrischer  Ent- 
ladungen.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  1867,  pp. 
273-298.)  8vo.  Berlin,  1867 

Heat  due  to  electric  discharges  from  a  Holtz  machine. 

1692. Ueber  einige  Vorgaenge  bei  Entladung  der  Leydener  Flasche. 

(Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math-Nat.  Kl.,  1867,  pp.  712-724.)   8vo. 

Berlin,  1867 

Luminous  phenomena  observed  with  Leyden  jars. 
— See  also  1027. 

1693.  Poisson,  (Simeon  Denis).     (1781-1840.)     On  the  deviation  of  a 

compass  caused  by  the  iron  in  a  vessel.  (Extract,  Mem.  Acad. 
Sc.  Instit.  France,  Vol.  16.)  Translated  by  B.  Franklin 
Greene.  42  pp.  8vo.  (The  magnetism  of  ships  and  the  devia- 
tions of  the  compass.  Papers  edited  by  B.  Franklin  Greene. 
No.  i.)  Washington,  1867 

— See  also  718. 

1694.  Quet,    (Jean    Antoine).      (1810-1884.)      Rapports    des    progres, 

des  lettres  et  des  sciences  en  France.  De  I'electricite,  du  mag- 
netisme  et  de  la  capillarite.  274  pp.  ill.  L.  8vo.  Paris,  1867 

The  object  of  the  work  is  to  point  out  the  more  remarkable  contributions  to 
electrical  discovery  and  theory  made  by  French  physicists. 

1695.  Renault,  Bernard.     Verification  experimentale  de  la  reciproque 

de  la  loi  de  Faraday  sur  la  decomposition  des  electrolytes. 
60  pp.  4to.  (These.)  Paris,  1867 

Becquerel's  extension  of  Faraday's  electrolytic  law  verified. 

1696.  Rundell,  W.  W.     On  compass  equipment  in  iron  ships.     (Ex- 

tract, Trans.  Instit.  Naval  Archit.,  Vol.  3,  1862.)  8  pp.  8vo.  (The 
magnetism  of  ships  and  the  deviations  of  the  compass.  Papers 
edited  by  B.  Franklin  Greene,  No.  13.)  Washington,  1867 

1697. On  compass  equipment  in  iron  ships  and  government  super- 
vision. (Extract,  Trans.  Instit.  Naval  Archit.,  Vol.  7,  1866.) 
7  pp.  8vo.  (The  magnetism  of  ships  and  the  deviations  of  the 
compass.  Papers  edited  by  B.  Franklin  Greene.  No.  20.) 

Washington,  1867 

1698.  Sabine,  Robert.  (1837-1884.)  The  electric  telegraph,  xv+428 
pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1867 

Manual   of  telegraphy  containing  the  history  of  the   subject  together   with 

417 


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descriptions  of  apparatus  in  general  use.  Galileo  and  sympathetic  compasses, 
VI;  the  Scots  Magazine  of  1753,  p.  7  (See  No.  378);  Ronald's  telegraph, 
p.  12;  Cotugno's  electro-physiological  experiment  antedating  Galvani's  dis- 
covery, p.  1 6. 

16983. History    and    progress    of   the    electric   telegraph.      Second 

edition.     xiv-|-28o  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  1869 

— See  also  1937,  1970,  2003,  3315. 

1699.  Schellen,  (Thomas  Joseph)   H(einrich).     (1818-1884.)     Das  at- 

lantische  Kabel,  seine  Fabrikation,  seine  Legung  und  seine 
Sprechweise.  168  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Brunswick,  1867 

The  Atlantic  cables  of  1858  and  1865. 
— See  also  1069. 

1700.  Siemens,   (Ernst)    Werner.     (1816-1892.)      Das   fuer  die   indo- 

europaeische  Linie  bestimmte  automatische  Telegraphen- 
System.  (Zeitschr.  Telegr.  Vereins,  Year  14,  pp.  i-io.)  3 
plates.  4to.  Berlin,  1867 

Automatic  telegraph  system  devised  by  the  author  for  use  on  a  proposed 
Indo-European  line. 

1701. Ueber    die    Umwandlung    von    Arbeitskraft    in    elektrischen 

Strom  ohne  Anwendung  permanenter  Magnete.  (Sitz.  Ber. 
Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  1867,  pp.  55-58.)  8vo. 

Berlin,  1867 

Note  on  magneto-electric  machines. 
— See  also  1214. 

1702.  Smith,  Archibald.     (1813-1872.)     On  the  mathematical  formulae 

employed  in  the  computation,  reduction  and  discussion  of 
the  deviations  of  the  compass,  with  some  practical  deductions 
therefrom  as  to  the  mode  of  construction  of  iron-built  vessels. 
(Extract  Trans.  Instit.  Naval  Archit.,  Vol.  3,  1862.)  7  pp. 
I  plate.  8vo.  (The  magnetism  of  ships  and  the  deviations  of 
the  compass.  Papers  edited  by  B.  Franklin  Greene.  No.  n.) 

Washington,  1867 
— See  also  1545,  1703,  3318. 

1703.  Smith,    Archibald    (1813-1872)    and    Frederick    John    (Owen) 

Evans.  (1816-1886.)  On  the  effect  produced  on  the  devia- 
tions of  the  compass  by  the  length  and  arrangement  of  the 
compass-needles,  and  on  a  new  mode  of  correcting  the 
quadrantal  deviation.  (Extract,  Philos.  Trans.  Roy.  Soc.,  1861.) 
18  pp.  8vo.  (The  magnetism  of  ships  and  the  deviations  of 
the  compass.  Papers  edited  by  B.  Franklin  Greene.  No.  9.) 

Washington,  1867 

1704. Report  on  the  three  reports  of  the  Liverpool  compass  com- 
mittee and  other  recent  publications  on  the  same  subject. 
(Extract,  Report,  British  Ass.  Adv.  Sc.,  1862.)  14  pp.  8vo. 
(The  magnetism  of  ships  and  the  deviations  of  the  compass. 
Papers  edited  by  B.  Franklin  Greene.  No.  15.) 

Washington,  1867 

(See  No.  1760.) 

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1705. On  the  magnetic  character  of  the  armor-plated  ships  of  the 

Royal  Navy  and  on  the  effect  on  the  compass  of  particular 
arrangements  of  iron  in  a  ship.  (Extract,  Philos.  Trans.  Roy. 
Soc.,  1865.)  49  pp.  2  plates,  5  tables.  8vo.  (The  magnetism 
of  ships  and  the  deviations  of  the  compass.  Papers  edited 
by  B.  Franklin  Greene.  No.  16.)  Washington,  1867 

— See  also   1702,  2138. 

1706.  Spruijt,  Cornelius  Bellaar  (also  Spruyt).     De  electromotorische 

kracht  van  het  element  van  Daniell  bij  verschillende  tempera- 
turen.  176  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  (Inaugural  dissertation.) 

Arnhem,  1867 

The  electromotive  force  of  a  Daniell  cell. 

1707.  Todd,    (Sir)    Char(les).      South    Australia.      Observatory    and 

telegraphs.     Annual  report.     1866.     18  pp.    I   plate.    Folio. 

Adelaide,  1867 

Remarks  on  the  New  York  telegraph  system  for  working  fire-alarms,  p.  14. 
— See  also  4557. 

1708.  Weber,  M(ax)   M(aria)   von.     (1822-1881.)     Das  Telegraphen- 

und  Signalwesen  der  Eisenbahnen.  Geschichte  und  Technik 
derselben.  xx+3iQ  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  Weimar,  1867 

Telegraphic  signaling  on  railways 

1709.  Review. — The    mariners    compass.      (Extract,    London    Quart. 

Rev.,  Oct.  1865.)  22  pp.  8vo.  (The  magnetism  of  ships  and 
the  deviations  of  the  compass.  Papers  edited  by  B.  Franklin 
Greene,  No.  18.)  Washington,  1867 

1710.  Beach,   Alfred    E(ly).      (1826-1896.)      Pneumatic    dispatch,    in- 

cluding descriptions  of  subaqueous  and  other  tunnels.  86  pp. 
ill.  pi.  8vo.  New  York,  1868 

An  account  of  the  introduction  of  the  pneumatic  dispatch  system  in  London 
together  with  a  description  of  the  Pneumatic  Railway  and  Postal  Dispatch 
at  the  Exhibition  of  the  American  Institute,  New  York,  1867. 

1711.  Bertelli,  Timoteo.     (1826-1905.)     Di  un  supposto  sistema  tele- 

grafico  magnetico  indicato  da  alcuni  autori  del  secolo  XVI  e 
XVII.  (Lettera  a  D.  B.  Boncompagni,  Roma,  1868.)  (Bull. 
Bibliog.  Storia  Sc.  Mat.-Fis.,  Vol.  i.)  12  pp.  4to.  Rome,  1868 
The  author  discusses  at  length  the  early  reference  to  the  magnetic  telegraph 
in  van  Etten's  Recreations  Mathematiques  (See  No.  93),  also  Wynant  van 
Western's  translation  of  same  work  (See  No.  151),  See  Strada's  Prolusiones 
Academicae,  1617  (See  No.  90),  the  Spectator,  No.  241;  also  Cabaeus:  Philo- 
sophia  Magnetica  (See  No.  97). 

1712. Sopra   Pietro   Peregrino  di   Maricourt  e  la  sua   epistola   de 

magnete.  Memoria  prima.  (Extract,  Bull.  Bibliogr.  Storia  Sc. 
Mat.-Fis.,  Vol.  i.)  32  pp.  4to.  Rome,  1868 

Exhaustive  work  on  the  Epistola  de  Magnete,  A.  D.,  1269,  (See  No.  46),  of 
Pierre  de  Maricourt  commonly  called  Petrus  Peregrinus;  critical  comparison 
of  various  codices;  complete  Latin  text;  diagrams.  Bertelli  was  a  member 
of  the  Barnabite  order,  professor  of  physics  in  the  College  De  la  Quercia, 
Florence,  where  he  died  in  1905.  Bertelli  wrote  60  memoirs  on  electricity, 
telegraphy,  meteorology  and  seismic  phenomena. 

419 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1713. Sulla  epistola  di  Pietro  Peregrine  di  Maricourt  e  sopra  al- 

cuni  trovati  e  teorie  magnetiche  del  secolo  XIII.  Memoria 
seconda.  (Bull.  Bibliog.  Storia  Sc.  Mat.-Fis.,  Vol.  i.)  17  pp. 
4  plates.  4to.  Rome,  1868 

This  second  memoir  contains  the  text  of  the  famous  "Epistola"  of  Petrus 
Peregrinus,  (See  No.  46),  on  the  magnet  together  with  the  readings  of  var- 
ious codices,  critical  notes  and  historical  references. 
— See  also  1441. 

1714.  Boussac,  A.     Precis  de  telegraphic  electrique  et  des  connais- 

sances  mathematiques,  physiques  et  chimiques  indispensables 
pour  la  telegraphic.  vii+5O3  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Paris,  1868 

Exposition  of  the  elements  of  algebra,  geometry,  mechanics  and  electricity 
necessary  to  understand  the  theory  and  applications  of  electric  telegraphy. 

1715.  Clark,  (Josiah)  Latimer.     (1822-1898.)     Elementary  treatise  on 

electrical  measurement  for  the  use  of  telegraphic  inspectors 
and  operators,  viii+175  pp.  pi.,  tabl.  8vo.  London,  1868 

Handbook  valuable  both  to  student  and  practical  telegraphist. 

17153. (French  translation.)  Traite  elementaire  de  la  rnesure  elec- 
trique a  1'usage  des  inspecteurs  et  agents  des  telegraphies. 
Traduit  de  1' Anglais,  ii-f-179  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Paris,  1872 

I7i5b. (Italian  translation.)    Trattato  elementare  delle  misurazioni 

elettriche.  Traduzione  di  L.  T.  Picco.  287  pp.  ill.  i  plate. 
8vo.  Geneva,  1874 

— See  also  1509. 

1716.  Dehms,   Franz.     Ueber   eine    Reproduction    der    Siemens'schen 

Widerstands-Einheit.  36  pp.  i  plate.  4to.  (Inaugural  dis- 
sertation.) Berlin,  1868 

The   Siemens'  unit  of  resistance  and  its  reproduction. 

1717.  Delarge,  F(rederic  Henri).     Notice  sur  le  materiel  des  lignes 

telegraphiques  beiges.     Second  edition.    79  pp.    2  plates.  8vo. 

Brussels,  1868 

Belgian  telegraph  lines:  construction  and  equipment. 
— See  also  2070,  2275,  3999. 

1718.  Dubois,  E(dmond  Paulin).     (1822-1891.)     De  la  deviation  des 

compas  a  bord  des  navires  et  du  moyen  de  1'obtenir  a  1'aide 
du  compas  de  deviations.  viii-]-56  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1868 

The  deviation  of  the  compass  is  treated  historically  and  practically. 

1719.  Figuier,  (Guillaume  Louis).     (1819-1894.)     Les  merveilles  de  la 

science;  ou,  Description  populaire  des  inventions  modernes. 
2  vols.  ill.  portr.  L.  8vo.  Paris,  1868 

Popular  exposition  of  electric  phenomena,  the  voltaic  pile,  lightning-rods,  the 
electric  telegraph,  etc. 
— See  also  1318. 

1720.  Gherardi,  Silvestro.     (1802-1879.)     Ragguaglio  sopra  autografi 

del  Galvani.  (Mem.  Accad.  Sc.,  Bologna,  Vol.  8,  pp.  3-25.) 
4to.  Bologna,  1868 

Summary  of  three  manuscripts   left  by   Galvani   on   electro-physiological   re- 
searches: reference  to  Lord  Mahon  on  the  return-stroke. 
—See  also  894. 

420 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1721.  Hopkins,  Evan.     (     ?  -1867.)     Desaimantation  des  navires  en 

fer.  Traduit  de  1'anglais  par  F.  Labrosse.  80  pp.  2,  plates. 
8vo.  Paris,  1868 

Exposition  of  Hopkins'  method  of  compensation  for  ships'  compasses. 
— See  also  1061. 

1722.  Johnson,  Crisfield.    The  one  great  force;  the  cause  of  gravita- 

tion, planetary  motion,  heat,  light,  electricity,  magnetism, 
chemical  affinity,  and  other  natural  phenomena.  93  pp.  8vo. 

Buffalo,  1868 

"Electricity  is  caloric  confined  in  channels  or  bubbles,"  p.  45. 

1723.  Kohlrausch,    F(riedrich    Wilhelm    Georg).      Ueber    galvanische 

Widerstandsbestimmung  fluessiger  Leiter,  insbesondere  ueber 
die  von  Herrn  A.  Nippoldt  im  hiesigen  physikalischen  Insti- 
tute ausgefuehrte  Messung  des  Widerstandes  der  verduennten 
Schwefelsaeure.  (Goettinger  Nachrichten,  1868,  pp.  415-420.) 
8vo.  Gottingen,  1868 

Short   paper   on  the   resistance   of  liquids;    also   Nippoldt's   determination   of 
the  resistance  of  phosphoric  acid. 
— See  also  1804,  1839,  3548. 

1724.  Le  Roux,  F(rangois)  P(ierre).     Experiences  diverses  relatives 

a  la  production  de  la  lumiere  voltaique.  (Bull.  Soc.  d'En- 
couragement  pour  1'Industrie  Nationale,  1868,  pp.  1-15.)  4to. 

Paris,  1868 

The  physics  of  the  voltaic  arc. 

— See  also  3191. 

1725.  Loschmidt,  J(oseph).     (1821-1895.)     Ableitung  des  Potentiates 

bewegter  elektrischer  Massen  aus  dem  Potentiate  fuer  den 
Ruhezustand.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol. 
58,  pp.  7-14.)  8vo.  Vienna,  1868 

Short  paper  on  electrodynamic  theory. 

1726.  Morgan,    Charles    E.      (1836-1867.)       Electro-physiology    and 

therapeutics;  being  a  study  of  the  electrical  and  other  physical 
phenomena  of  the  muscular  and  other  systems  during  health 
and  disease,  including  the  phenomena  of  the  electrical  fishes. 
(Edited  by  William  Alexander  Hammond.)  xvi+714  pp.  ill. 
8vo.  New  York,  1868 

1727.  Neumann,  C(arl  Gottfried).   Die  Principien  der  Elektrodynamik. 

40  pp.     4to.     (Programm.)  Tubingen,  1868 

Mathematical  theory  of  fundamental  points  in  electro-dynamics:  Weber's  law. 
— See  also  1426. 

1728.  Noad,   Henry   M(inchin).      (1815-1877.)     The   inductorium,   or 

induction  coil;  being  a  popular  explanation  of  the  electrical 
principles  on  which  it  is  constructed;  with  the  description  of 
a  series  of  beautiful  and  instructive  experiments,  illustrative 
of  the  phenomena  of  the  induced  currrent.  Third  edition. 
117  pp.  ill.  pi.  I2mo.  London,  1868 

Professor  Henry's  induced  currents  of  various  orders;   Ladd's  dynamo-elec- 
tric machine;  the  induction  coil;  discharge  in  vacuum  tubes. 
— See  also  1065. 

421 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1729.  Parker,  John  A.     Polar  magnetism:    a  paper  read  before  the 

American  Institute,  on  the  cause  of  polar  magnetism;  the  at- 
traction of  the  needle  to  the  pole;  the  variations  of  the  com- 
pass and  the  phenomena  incident  to  the  same.  34  pp.  diagr. 
8vo.  New  York,  1868 

"The  cause  of  the  variations  of  the  compass  is  the  revolution  of  the  magnetic 
pole  around  the  North  pole,"  p.  5. 

17293. (The   same   paper.)      Second  lecture   on   polar   magnetism: 

its  astronomical  origin,  its  period  of  revolution,  and  the  syn- 
odical  period  of  the  earth,  identical.  Read  before  the  Amer- 
ican Geographical  and  Statistical  Society.  33  pp.  8vo. 

New  York,  1869 
"The  forces  of  magnetism  and  gravitation  are  identical,"  p.  i. 

1730.  Pierre,    Victor.      (1819-1886.)      Kravogl's    elektromagnetischer 

Motor.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl,  Vol.  57,  pp. 
532-547.)  8vo.  Vienna,  1868 

Description  with  diagrams  of  the  Kravogl  motor. 

1731.  Postel,  Emil.     Grundzuege  der  elektrischen  Telegraphic.     Fuer 

angehende  Telegraphen-Beamte  und  fuer  gebildete  Leser  aus 
alien  Staenden,  insbesondere  auch  fuer  Lehrer  und  reifere 
Schueler  bearbeitet.  \\-\-igi  pp.  ill.  I2mo. 

Langcnsalsa,  1868 
The  elements  of  electric  telegraphy. 

1732.  Sirks,  Jan.     Over  het  meten  van  den  galvanischen  geleidings- 

weerstand.     78  pp.     8vo.     (Inaugural  dissertation.) 

Deventer,  1868 

Measurement  of  resistance;  division  of  current  in  a  network  of  conductors. 

1733.  Smith,  J.   S.     Manual  of  telegraphy.     Second   edition.     48  pp. 

i  plate.  8vo.  New  York,  (1868?) 

Reading  by  sound. 

1734.  Timbs,   John.      (1801-1875.)      Wonderful    inventions    from   the 

mariner's  compass  to  the  electric  telegraph  cable.  xv-|-40O 
pp.  ill.  pi.  I2mo.  London,  1868 

Chapter  on  the  first  Atlantic  cable,   1858. 
— See  also  1585. 

1735-    Tyndall,  John.      (1820-1893.)      Faraday  as  a  discoverer,     viii-f 
171  pp.  portr.  8vo.  London,  1868 

Appreciation  of  Faraday's  work,  methods  and  character. 
— See  also  1586. 

1736.  Manual  of  instruction  in  army  signalling.     53  pp.    ill.    I2mo. 

London,  1868 
Explanation  and  use  of  the  various  signals  in  use  in  the  army. 

1737.  Telegraph  secrets  By  a  stationmaster.    Fourth  edition.    122  pp. 

I2mo.  London,  1868 

Series  of  curious  incidents. 

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1738.  Codazza,    Giovanni.      (1816-1877.)      Sulle    macchine,    dinamo- 

magneto-elettriche.  (Atti  Accad.  Sc.,  Torino,  Vol.  4,  pp.  729- 
7S5-)  8vo.  Turin,  1869 

The  author  studies  the   variations  in   the   magnetizing  current   of  the   field- 
magnets  of  a  dynamo  and  the  current  in  the  external  circuit. 
—See  also  3495- 

1739.  Dumas,  Floridor.     Traite  de  telegraphic  electrique  militaire  a 

1'usage  des  officiers  de  toutes  armes  et  des  fonctionnaires  de 
1'administration  des  lignes  telegraphiques  qui  peuvent  etre 
appeles  a  faire  partie  du  service  telegraphique  civil  en  cam- 
pagne.  178  pp.  ill.  tab.  I2mo.  Paris,  1869 

Construction  and  working  of  the  electric  military  telegraph. 

1740.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achille  Louis).     (1821-1884.)      Notice 

sur  le  cable  transatlantique.     46  pp.    ill.    8vo.  Paris,  1869 

The  Atlantic  cable:  historical  and  technical  sketch. 
— See  also  1223. 

1741.  Fix,  Theodore.     La  telegraphic  militaire.     ni+71  pp.    I  plate. 

8vo.  Paris,  1869 

The  military  telegraph  in  France  and  abroad:   equipment  and  personnel. 

1742.  Gherardi,  S(ilvestro).     (1802-1879.)     Di  due  preziosi  MSS.  del 

Galvani    sulla    torpedine.      (Comunicazione    fatta    all'    Accad. 

delle  Sc.  di  Bologna  e  inserita  nel  ser.  ii,  Vol.  IX,  dell'  Accad. 

stessa.)     53  pp.  4to.  Bologna,  1869 

The  author  gives  the  text  of  two  manuscript  papers  of  Galvani  on  the  tor- 
pedo together  with  his  remarks  on  same. 
— See  also  894. 

1743.  Gould,    Benjamin    Apthorp.       (1824-1896.)      The    transatlantic 

longitude,  as  determined  by  coast  survey  expedition  of  1866. 
101  pp.  4to.  (Smithsonian  Contributions  to  Knowledge,  No. 
223.)  Washington,  1869 

History  and  details:  determination  of  the  difference  of  time  between  Green- 
wich and  Washington,   p.   79. 
— See  also  2936. 

1744.  Govi,  Gilberto.    (1826-1889.)    Romagnosi  e  I'elettro-magnetismo. 

(Atti  Accad.  di  Torino,  Vol.  IV,  pp.  426-439.)     16  pp.   ill.  8vo. 

Turin,  1869 

Discussion  of  Romagnosi's  observation   (1802),  of  the  action  of  an  electrode 
from  a  battery  on  a  compass-needle.     The  Italian  text  is  accompanied  by  a 
manuscript  translation.      (See  No.  974.) 
— See  also  3581. 

1745.  Head,  (Sir)  Francis  B(ond).     (1793-1875.)     The  royal  engineer. 

xii+39i   pp.    pi.    8vo.  London,  1869 

Chapter  on  the  military  electric  telegraph. 
— See  also  1157. 

1746.  Jenkins,    Thornton    A(lexander).      (1811-1893.)      Ships'    com- 

passes: including  the  subjects  of  binacles  and  swinging  the 
ship.  37  pp.  8vo.  (Bureau  of  Navigation.)  Washington,  1869 
Practical  information  concerning  ships'  compasses. 

423 


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1747.  Laurencin,  Paul.     L'etincelle  electrique,  son  histoire,  ses  appli- 

cations.   228  pp.    ill.    pi.    I2mo.  Paris,  1869 

Popular  exposition   of  the   properties  and  applications   of  the   electric   spark 
and  the  electric  current. 
— See  also  2034. 

1748.  Ludewig,  Julius.     Der  Bau  von  Telegraphenlinien  mit  beson- 

derer  Beruecksichtigung  der  Vorschriften  der  Telegraphen- 
Verwaltung  des  Norddeutschen  Bundes,  sowie  der  neuen 
Massordnung.  Fuer  Telegraphen-Beamte  und  Techniker. 
viii+3o6  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Leipzig,  1869 

Practical  manual  of  construction  of  telegraph  lines. 
— See  also  1840,  1918. 

1749.  Morse,  S(amuel)  F(inley)  B(reese).    (1791-1872.)    Examination 

of  the  telegraphic  apparatus  and  the  processes  in  telegraphy. 
1 66  pp.  ill.  8vo.  (Paris,  Universal  Exposition,  1867.  Reports 
of  the  U.  S.  Commissioners.)  Washington,  1869 

Comprehensive   description   of   the   telegraphic   apparatus  exhibited   in   Paris, 
1867;  photograph  of  Prof.  Morse  taken  shortly  before  his  death  in  1872. 
— See  also  1687. 

1750.  Palmieri,   Luigi.      (1807-1896.)      Description    du    seismographe 

electro-magnetique,  appareij  enrigistreur  des  tremblements 
de  terre  et  de  1'appareil  a  conducteur  mobile  avec  1'electro- 
metre  bifiliaire  pour  les  observations  comparables  de  1'elec- 
tricite  atmospherique.  Traduction  franchise  de  A.  Mauche. 
16  pp.  2  plates.  4to.  Naples,  1869 

The  seismograph  of  the  observatory  of  Mount  Vesuvius  which   was  devised 
by  the  author.. 
— See  also   1079. 

1751.  Pepper,   J(ohn)    H(enry).      (1821-1900.)      Cyclopaedic   science 

simplified;  embracing  light,  heat,  electricity,  magnetism,  pneu- 
matics, acoustics,  chemistry,  xiii-f-685  pp.  ill.  Sq.  i6mo. 

London,  (1869) 

A  well-known  popular  manual  of  the  elements  of  experimental  science.     (See 

No.    1828.) 

— See  also  1528. 

1752.  Poggendorff,    (Johann    Christian).      (1796-1877.)      Ueber    das 

Holtz'sche  Rotationsphaenomen.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss. 
Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  1869,  pp.  754-785.)  8vo.  Berlin,  1869 

Phenomenon  observed  while  using  a  Holtz  machine. 
— See  also  1027. 

T753'    Pope,  Franklin  L(eonard).     (1840-1895.)     Modern  practice  of 
the  electric  telegraph.    128  pp.   ill.   pi.   8vo.       New  York,  1869 

17533. Tenth  edition.     160  pp.    ill.    3  plates.     8vo. 

New  York,  1877 

Handbook  specially  designed  to  meet  the  wants  of  the  telegraph  operator. 
— See  also  2163,  2433,  2444,  5110. 

1754.    Sauer,  George.     The  telegraph  in  Europe.     A  complete  state- 
ment of  the  rise  and  progress  of  telegraphy  in  Europe,  show- 

424 


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ing  the  cost  of  construction  and  working  expenses  of  tel- 
egraphic communications  in  the  principal  countries,  etc.  Cor- 
rected from  Official  Returns.  177  pp.  tab.  8vo.  Paris,  1869 
The  introduction  gives  a  sketch  of  the  rise  and  progress  of  telegraphy;  the 
rest  of  the  work  treats  of  general  telegraphic  statistics  in  the  various  coun- 
tries of  Europe. 

1755.  Stockalper,  de.     Les    avantages  du  Simplon  sous  le  rapport  de 

la  construction  et  de  1'exploitation  d'un  chemin  de  fer.  72  pp. 
5  plates.  4to.  Lausanne,  1869 

Reasons  for  recommending  the  Simplon  route. 

1756.  Ternant,  A.  L.     Manuel  pratique  de  telegraphic  sous-marine, 

construction,  pose,  entretien  et  exploitation  de  cables  sous- 
marins,  epreuves  electriques  qu'ils  subissent  etc.  xi+226  pp. 
2  plates.  I2mo.  Paris,  (1869) 

Construction  and  laying  of  a  submarine  cable.     An  appendix  gives  data  of 
cables  laid. 
— See  also  1888,  2007,  2375,  3799. 

1757.  Waltenhofen,   A(dalbert   Carl)    von.     Ueber   die   Grenzen   der 

Magnetisirbarkeit   des    Eisens   und   des   Stahles.     (Sitz.   Ber. 

Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  59,  pp.  770-788.)     8vo. 

Vienna,  1869 

According  to  the  author  "anomalous  magnetizing"  is  the  residual  magnetism 
which  he  found  in  thick  iron  cores  to  be  opposite  in  character  to  the  tem- 
porary magnetism  due  to  the  magnetizing  current. 
— See  also   1849,  3475. 

1758.  Warren,  Thomas  T.  P.  Bruce.    On  electrification,     n  pp.    8vo. 

Croydon,  1869 

Note  on  the  "electrification"  of  cables. 
— See  also  3591. 

1759.  Electric  disc  and  experiments.    By  a  positive  conductor.    vm+ 

96  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  1869 

A  revolving  glass-disc  furnishes  electricity  for  a  number  of  popular  experi- 
ments. 

1760.  Liverpool,  Compass  Commission.    The  magnetism  of  ships  and 

the  deviations  of  the  compass  comprising  the  three  reports 
of  the  Liverpool  Compass  Commission,  with  additional  pa- 
pers by  Archibald  Smith  and  F(rederic)  J(ohn)  (Owen) 
Evans,  xiii-f-344  pp.  49  plates.  8vo.  (Reprinted.) 

Washington,  1869 

The  three  reports  of  the  Commission  contain  important  information  on  the 
magnetism  of  iron  ships  and  on  methods  of  correcting  resulting  errors. 
These  are  followed  by  Scoresby's  Journal  of  the  Royal  Charter  with  critical 
introduction  by  Archibald  Smith.  (See  No.  1704.) 

1761.  New  magneto-electric  machine.     (Student  and  Intellectual  Ob- 

server, Vol.  2,  pp.  444-447.)    ill.   8vo.  London,  1869 

The  machine  was  devised  by  Browning. 

1-28  425 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1762.  Poles,  wires,  and  cables;  or,  Electric  telegraphs:  their  past  and 

their  future,  their  commercial  advantages.     60  pp.     8vo. 

London,  1869 

Early  history  of  the  electric  telegraph;  ocean  telegraphy;  government  acqui- 
sition of  telegraphs. 

17623. Second  edition.    60  pp.    8vo.  London,  1870 

1763.  Kuehn,  Karl.     (1816-1869.)      Die   elektro-magnetische   Materie 

in  ihrer  kosmischen  Existenz.     18  pp.    I2mo. 

St.  Johann  a.  d.  Soar,  (186?) 

Electromagnetic  paper  on  the  sun,  comets  and  Saturn's  rings. 
—See  also  1647. 

1764.  Netoliczka,  Eugen.     (1825-1889.)     Geschichte  der  Elektrizitaet 

bis  zur  Entdeckung  des  Galvanismus.     26  pp.     4to. 

(Gratz,  186  ? ) 

Succinct  history  of  electrical  discovery  down  to  the  time  of  Coulomb. 

1765.  Airy,  (Sir)  George  Biddell.     (1801-1892.)     Treatise  on  magnet- 

ism, designed  for  the  use  of  students  in  the  University.  xv+ 
220  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1870 

Mathematical  treatise  with  special  reference  to  the  effect  of  the  magnetism 
of  iron  ships  on  their  compasses. 
— See  also  1376. 

1766.  Baker,  Thomas  R.    Researches  in  electricity.    28  pp.    8vo.     (In- 

augural dissertation.)  Gottingen,  1870 

Comparison  of  spark-length,  density  and  quantity  of  electricity. 

1767.  De  La  Rive,  A(uguste  Arthur).  (1801-1873.)  Recherches  sur  la 

polarisation  rotatoire  magnetique  des  liquides.  (Arch.  Sc. 
Phys.  Nat.,  Geneve,  Vol.  38,  pp.  209-254.)  8vo.  Geneva,  1870 

Magnetic  rotatory  power  of  certain  liquids. 
—See  also  818. 

1768.  Dropsy,  Josef.     Zasady  ogolnego  zastosowania  elektrycznosci. 

103+ii  pp.    8vo.  Warsaw,  1870 

The  use  of  electricity,  especially  the  static  form,  for  curative  purposes. 

1769.  Du  Bois-Reymond,    (Emil   Heinrich).      (1818-1896.)      Abhand- 

lung  ueber  die  periodische  Bewegung  gedaempfter  Magnete. 
(Nachtrag.)  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  1870,  pp. 
537-570.)  I  plate.  8vo.  Berlin,  1870 

Some  points  in  the  theory  of  magnetic  damping. 
— See  also  1172. 

1770.  Edlund,  E(rik).     (1819-1888.)     Recherches  sur  la  force  electro- 

motrice  dans  le  contact  des  metaux  et  sur  la  modification  de 
cette  force  par  la  chaleur.  (Mem.  Acad.  Sc.,  Stockholm,  Vol. 
9,  No.  14.)  44  pp.  i  plate.  4to.  Stockholm,  1870 

Chemical  affinity,  the  Peltier  effect,  and  the  e.  m.  f.  of  contact. 
— See  also  1906,  2025,  3500. 

1771.  Gordon,  Margaret  Maria.  The  home  life  of  Sir  David  Brewster, 

by  his  daughter.     Second  edition,     xi+482  pp.    8vo. 

Edinburgh,  1870 

The  authorship  of  the  letter  in  the  Scots  Magazine  (See  No.  378),  signed 
C.  M.,  is  attributed  to  Charles  Morrison  of  Renfrew,  p.  208. 

426 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1772.  Harrison,  Charles.     On  the  extraordinary  powers  of  electricity 

as  a  curative  for  certain  special  ailments  peculiar  to  man. 
44  pp.  I2mo.  London,  1870 

Historical  sketch  of  electricity. 

1773.  Hedouin,   Paul.     L'electricite  appliquee   au   sondage  des   mers. 

Les  cables  electriques  sous-marins.    81  pp.    6  plates.     L.  8vo. 

Paris,  1870 

Electrical  apparatus  for  deep-sea  sounding. 

1774.  Holzmueller,  (Ferdinand)  Gustav.     Ueber  die  Anwendung  der 

Jacobi-Hamilton'schen  Methode  auf  den  Fall  der  Anziehung 
nach  deni  elektrodynamischen  Gesetze  von  Weber.  23  pp. 
8vo.  (Inaugural  dissertation.)  Halle,  1870 

Mathematical   dissertation    on   Weber's   electrodynamic   law   of   attraction. 

1775.  Le  Cordier,  Paul.     Sur  les  aires  spheriques   de  Gauss,  sur  la 

periodicite  qui  caracterise  les  potentiels  des  lignes  fermees, 
et  sur  les  surfaces  des  niveaux  correspondantes.  (Usage  des 
potentiels  dans  1'electro-dynamique  et  dans  1'electro-mag- 
netisme.  91  pp.  I  plate.  4to.  (These.)  Paris,  1870 

Demonstration  and  application  of  Gauss's  theorem. 

1776.  Lemstroem,  (Karl)  S(elim).     (1838-1904.)     Recherches  experi- 

mentales  sur  la  marche  d'intensite  des  courants  d'induction 
voltaique.  (Handl.  Svenska  Vetensk.  Akad.,  Vol.  8,  pp.  1-186.) 
4  plates.  4to.  Stockholm,  1870 

Currents  at  making  and  breaking  in  an  induction  coil. 

1777.  Obermayer,  (Joseph  Vincenz)  Albert  von.     Experimentelle  Be- 

stimmung  des  Leitungswiderstandes  in  Platin-Blechen.  (Sitz. 
Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  60,  pp.  245-260.)  tab. 
8vo.  Vienna,  1870 

Resistance  and  size  of  electrodes. 

1778.  Parkinson,  J.  C.     The  Ocean  telegraph  to  India:  A  narrative 

and  diary.  xii-(-328  pp.   portr.   8  plates.   8vo.      Edinburgh,  1870 
Narrative  of  the  British-Indian  telegraph  expedition  of  1869. 
— See  also  3525. 

1779.  Peterin,   Julius.     Ueber    die    Bildung   elektrischer    Ringfiguren 

durch  den  Strom  der  Influenzmaschine.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad. 
Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  62,  pp.  679-686.)  i  plate.  4to. 

Vienna,  1870 

Electrical  figures  produced  by  discharges  from  a  Holtz  machine. 
— See  also  1442. 

1780.  Phipson,  T(homas)  L(amb).     Phosphorescence;  or,  The  emis- 

sion of  light  by  minerals,  plants  and  animals.  xv+2io  pp.  ill. 
I  plate.  I2mo.  London,  1870 

Observations  on  the   emission   of  light   by   minerals  and   animals;   the   glow- 
worm, p.   135. 
— See  also  1124. 

1781.  Poggendorff,   (Johann   Christian).      (1796-1877.)      Ueber   einige 

neue,  merkwuerdige   Eigenschaften  der  diametralen   Conduc- 

427 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

toren  an  der  Elektromaschine,  und  eine  darauf  gegruendete 
Doppelmaschine  dieser  Art.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.- 
Nat.  Kl.,  1870,  pp.  275-310.)  8vo.  Berlin,  1870 

Function  of  the  diagonal  conductor  of  a  Holtz  machine. 

— See  also  1027. 

1782.  Raynaud,  Jules  (Frangois  Emmanuel).    (1843-1888.)    Recherches 

experimentales  sur  les  lois  d'Ohm  et  leurs  applications  aux 
essais  electriques  des  cables  sous-marins.  120  pp.  2  plates. 
4to.  (These.)  Paris,  1870 

Ohm's  law  and  its  application  to  the  determination  of   faults  in  telegraph 
circuits. 
— See  also  4147. 

1783.  Riess,  (Peter  Theophil.)     (1804-1883.)    Ueber  die  Theorie  der 

neuesten  Elektrophormaschine  und  der  ueberzaehligen  Con- 
ductoren.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  1870,  pp. 
1-13.)  8vo.  Berlin,  1870 

On  the  theory  of  the  Holtz  machine. 

— See  also  862. 

1784.  Rother,  L.  F.  W.     Der  Telegraphenbau.     Ein  Handbuch  zum 

praktischen  Gebrauch  fuer  Telegraphen-Techniker  und  Beamte 
bearbeitet.  Third  edition.  x+3o6  pp.  8vo.  Berlin,  1870 

Construction  and  operation  of  telegraphs  and  submarine  cables. 

1785.  Tyndall,  John.   (1820-1893.)    Notes  of  a  course  of  seven  lectures 

on  electrical  phenomena  and  theories,  delivered  at  the  Royal 
Institution  of  Great  Britain.  April-June,  1870.  viii-|-4O  pp. 
I2mo.  London,  1870 

A  useful  resumi  of  afternoon  lectures  given  at  the  Royal  Institution,  April- 
June,  1870. 

1786. Researches    on    diamagnetism   and    magne-crystallic    action, 

including  the  question  of  diamagnetic  polarity.  xix+36i  pp. 
6  plates.  8vo.  London,  1870 

Tyndall   defends   the   view   that   bismuth   acquires   opposite   polarity    to    that 
of  iron  when  placed  in  a  non-uniform  magnetic  field. 
—See  also  1586. 

1787.  Villefranche,  J(acques)   M(elchior).     La  telegraphic  franchise; 

etude  historique,  descriptive,  anecdotique  et  philosophique, 
avec  figures,  suivie  d'un  guide-tarif  a  1'usage  des  expediteurs 
de  telegrammes.  viii-f-348  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  Paris,  1870 

Short  history  of  telegraphy  followed  by  technical  and  administrative  matters. 

1788.  Volpicelli,   P(aolo).      (1804-1879.)      Esposizione   del   modo   col 

quale  per  la  prima  volta  fu  applicato  il  calcolo  alia  elettro- 
statica  e  ne  fu  concluso  che  la  elettricita  indotta  non  tende. 
Memoria  per  servire  alia  storia  dell'  elettricita.  (Atti  Accad. 
Nuovi  Lincei,  Vol.  23.)  51  pp.  4to.  Rome,  1870 

The   charge  of  condensers  with   special   reference   to  the   formula   given   by 

Aepinus. 

— See  also  1395. 

428 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1789.  The  education  and  status  of  civil  engineers  in  the  United  King- 

dom and  in  other  foreign  countries,  xvii+213  pp.  8vo.  (In- 
stitution of  Civil  Engineers  Paper.)  London,  1870 
Courses  of  studies  in  engineering  schools  in  Great  Britain  and  abroad. 

1790.  Arson,  A(lexander).    Compensateur  de  la  deviation  du  compas 

a  bord  des  navires  en  fer.    61  pp.   10  plates.   8vo.      Paris,  1871 

Brief  mathematical  and  practical  treatment  of  the  compensation  of  ships' 
compasses. 

1791.  Ayrton,   W(illiam)    E(dward).     On  a  quantitative   method   of 

testing  a  telegraph  earth.  (Journ.  Asiatic  Soc.,  Bengal,  Vol. 
40,  pp.  177-185.)  8vo.  Calcutta,  1871 

— See  also  2043,  2060,  2127,  2419,  3858. 

1792.  Bertelli,  Timoteo.     (1826-1905.)     Intorno  a  due  Codici  Vatican! 

della  Epistola  de  magnete  di  Pietro  Peregrino  di  Maricourt 
ed  alle  prime  osservazioni  della  declinazione  magnetica.  (Si 
aggiunge  una  nota  di  B.  Boncompagni  intorno  alle  edizioni 
della  detta  epistola  del  Peregrine.)  (Extract,  Bull.  Bibliogr. 
Storia  Sc.  Mat.  Fis.  Vol.  IV,  pp.  303-332.)  31  pp.  4to. 

Rome,  1871 

Critical  study  of  the  two  Vatican  codices  of  the  letter  of  Peregrines   (See 

No.  46),  on  the  magnet;    followed  by  a  note   on  magnetic  declination  with 

copious  references. 

— See  also  1441. 

1793.  Braun,  Karl.     (1831-1907.)     Studi  sopra  gli  strumenti  magnetici. 

(Extract,  Bull.  Meteorol.  Collegio  Romano,  Vol.  10.)  56  pp. 
8vo.  Rome,  1871 

Determination  of  the  magnetic  dip  and  declination  in  the  Collegio  Romano. 

1794.  De  la  Rive,  A(uguste)  A(rthur)   (1801-1873)  &  E(douard)  Sa- 

rasin.  (1843-1890.)  De  1'action  du  magnetisme  sur  les  gaz 
traverses  par  des  decharges  electriques.  (Arch.  Sc.  Phys.  Nat., 
Geneve,  Vol.  41,  pp.  5-26.)  8vo.  Geneva,  1871 

The  action  of  a  magnetic  field  on  the  electric  discharge  in  rarefied  gases. 
— See  also  818,  1827. 

1795.  (Dioscorides,  Dr.)  (pseud.)   Anno  Domini  2071;  translated  from 

the  Dutch  original  with  preface  and  additional  explanatory 
notes  by  A.  V.  W.  Bikkers.  x-|-i32  pp.  I2mo.  London,  1871 
Work  of  fancy  and  humor. 

1796.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achille  Louis).  (1821-1884.)  Recherches 

sur  les  meilleures  conditions  de  construction  des  electro- 
aimants.  xi-fi24  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1871 

Mathematical  investigation  of  the  best  way  of  winding  electro-magnets  for 
telegraph  purposes. 

17963. (English  translation.)    Elements  of  construction  for  electro- 
magnets.   Translated  by  Ch.  J.  Wharton.    xiii+86  pp.    I2mo. 

London,  1883 
— See  also  1223. 

439 


nables,  il  est  possible  de  realise*  un  appareil  fournissant  des  courants  con- 
tinus  pendant  tine  duree  indefinie. 

»  Supposons  en  effet  que  1'eleclro-aimant,  au  lieu  de  presenter  la  forme 
rectiligne  de  la  fig.  i,  prenne   la  forme  circulaire  EE'E"E'"  (fig.  2).  Sou- 


mettons-le  a  1'action  simultanee  des  deux  poles  N.  et  S.  d'un  aimant  en 
fer  a  cheval  N. -O.-S.  Supposons  1'annean  electro-aimant  tournant  autour 
de  son  centre  d'un  mouvement  uniforme  dans  le  sens  inc!iqu6  par  la 
fleche. 

a  Le  pole  S.  produira,  dans  la  partie  de  ranneau  qui  est  dans  son  voisi- 
n.ige,  ii n  courant  dont  le  sens  pourra  etre  determine  soit  an  moyen  de 
I'experience  directe,  soit  en  se  reportant  a  celle  que  nous  avons  rapportee 
sur  I'electro-aimant  droit.  On  comprend  aisement  que  le  pole  N.  produira 
dans  son  voisinage  un  courant  de  sens  contraire  au  precedent.  Enfin  il  est 
aise  de  se  rendre  compte  que,  dans  les  deux  parties  de  1'anneau  placees  a 
angle  droit,  et  qu'on  pent  appeler  moyennes,  il  n'y  a  aucun  courant  produit. 
Si  done  on  vent  recueillir  les  deux  courants  contraires  produits  simultane- 
ment  dans  le  fil  de  1'anneau  electro-aimant,  il  sufh't  d'etablir  deux  frotteurs 
carrespondants  aux  parties  moyennes,  qui  sont  comme  les  rheophores  de 
cette  pile  d'un  nouveau  genre. 

»  II  est  opportun  de  donner  quelques  details  aur  ces  frotteurs,  tels  qu'ils 
out  ete  employes  jusqu'ici  et  tels  qu'ils  sont  dans  la  machine  mise  sous  les 
yeux  de  I'Academie. 

»  Si  le  fil  enroule  sur  1'anneau  est  tres-gros,  si  en  outre  on  u'a  place 
qu'une  seule  rangee  de  tours  de  ce  fil,  comme  il  peut  etre  utile  de  le  faire 
pour  certaines  experiences,  il  suffit  de  denuder  le  fil  sur  une  ligne  et  d'eta- 
blir des  frotteurs  pressant  sur  cette  partie  nue.  Mais  si  Ton  emploie  du  fil 
plus  fin  el  si  Ton  met  sur  1'anneau  un  grand  nombre  de  rangees  de  fil,  on 

1800.  GRAMME.     (Reduced.) 


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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1797.  Felici,  (Riccardo).    Sulle  azioni  elettriche  dei  corpi  non  condut- 

tori  soggetti  all'  influenze  di  un  corpo  elettrizzato.  (Mem. 
della  Soc.  Italiana  dei  XL,  Vol.  II.)  48  pp.  2  plates.  4to. 

Florence,  1871 

Studies  of  the  polarization  of  the  dielectric. 
— See  also  1173. 

1798.  Gherardi,    S(ilvestro).      (1802-1879.)      Ragguaglio   di   un   altro 

manoscritto  inedito  del  celebre  Galvani.  29  pp.    4to. 

Bologna,  1871 

Latin  text  of  an  unpublished  electro-physiological  paper  by  Galvani  with  re- 
marks on  the  manuscript  by  Prof.  Gherardi. 

1799. Sopra   un'   idea   di   telegrafo   magnetico.      (Extract,    Rivista 

Scient.  Industr.,  1871.)     15  pp.    8vo.  Florence,  1871 

This  letter   refers  to   the  allusion   to  a   magnetic  telegraph   which   occurs  in 
Porta's   Magiae   Naturalis,    1589    (See   No.    64);    to    Famianus    Strada's   Pro- 
clusiones    Academicae,    1617    (See    No.    90);    and    van    Etten's    Recreations 
Mathematiques,  1626  (See  No.  93). 
— See  also  570,  894. 

1800.  Gramme,   Z(enobie)   T.     Sur  une  machine  magneto-electrique 

produisant  des  courants  continus.  4  pp.  ill.  4to.  Paris,  1871 
Note  on  the  principle  of  the  Gramme  ring. 

1801.  Green,  George.    (1793-1841.)    Mathematical  papers  edited  by  N. 

M.  Ferrers,    x+336  pp.    8vo.  London,  1871 

The  term  potential  first  used;  the  concept  of  potential  and  its  application  to 
problems  in  general  physics;   propagation  of  light  in  crystalline  media. 
— See  also  840. 

1802.  Harkness,   William.     (1837-1903.)     Observations   on   terrestrial 

magnetism  and  on  the  deviations  of  the  compasses  of  the 
United  States  iron-clad  Monadnock  during  her  cruise  from 
Philadelphia  to  San  Francisco,  in  1865  and  1866.  v+220  pp. 
Folio.  (Smithsonian  Contributions  to  Knowledge,  No.  239.) 

Washington,  1871 

1803.  Helmholtz,  Hermann   (Ludwig  Ferdinand).      (1821-1894.)      On 

the  relation  of  the  physical  sciences  to  science  in  general. 
Translated  by  C.  F.  Kroeh.  (Smithsonian  Report,  1871,  pp. 
217-234.)  8vo.  Washington,  1871 

— See  also  1259. 

1804.  Kohlrausch,    F(riedrich    Wilhelm    Georg).      Das    Weber'sche 

compensirte  Magnetometer  zur  Bestimmung  der  erdmagne- 
tischen  Intensitaet.  13  pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  Gottingen,  1871 

Theory  and  use  of  Weber's  magnetometer. 

— See  also  1723. 

1805.  Le  Couteur,  P.  E.     The  questions  of  the  syllabus  of  examina- 

tion of  masters  in  the  laws  of  the  deviation  of  the  compasses 
of  an  iron  ship,  and  in  the  means  of  compensating  or  cor- 
recting it,  with  their  answers.  41  pp.  I  plate.  I2mo. 

Liverpool,  (1871) 

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CATALOGUE  OF  WHEELER  GIFT 

1806.  Reynolds,  (Sir)  J(ohn)  Russell.    (1828-1896.)    Lectures  on  the 

clinical  uses  of  electricity,  delivered  in  University  College 
Hospital.  vii+H2  pp.  8vo.  London,  1871 

1807.  Saint-Edme,    Ernest.      L'electricite    appliquee    aux   arts   meca- 

niques,  a  la  marine,  au  theatre,    xi+234  pp.    ill.    8vo. 

Paris,  1871 
Numerous  applications  of  electricity  explained  and  illustrated. 

1808.  Scholl,  G(ottlob)    H(einrich)   F(riedrich).     Grundriss  der  Na- 

turlehre  zum  Behufe  des  populaeren  Vortrags  dieser  Wissen- 
schaft,  neu  bearbeitet  von  Dr.  Boeksen.  Seventh  edition. 
viii+214  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Ulm,  1871 

A  school-primer  with  chapters  on  electricity  and  magnetism. 

1809.  Snaith,  W.  A.   Magnetism  and  electricity  for  elementary  classes. 

Seventh  edition.    96  pp.   ill.    i6mo.  Manchester,  (1871) 

Work  written  for  beginners. 

1810.  Steinschneider,  Moritz.     (1816-1907.)     Intorno  ad  alcuni  passi 

d'opere  del  medio  evo  relativi  alia  calamita,  lettere  a  D.  B. 
Buoncompagni.  (Extract,  Bull.  Bibliog.  Storia  Sc.  Mat.  Fis., 
Vol.  4.)  48  pp.  4to.  Rome,  1871 

References  to  the  magnet  by  Arabian  writers. 

i8iz.  Villari,  Emilio.  (1836-1904.)  Sui  fenomeni  termici  che  si  mani- 
festano  quando  la  corrente  elettrica  si  stabilisce  nel  ferro  ed 
in  altri  metalli.  (Extract,  Nuovo  Cimento,  Ser.  II,  Vol.  4.) 
64  pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  Pisa,  1871 

Influence  of  magnetism  on  electric  conductivity. 
— See  also  1894,  1927,  3521. 

1812.  Volpicelli,  P(aolo).     (1804-1879.)     Su  talune  trasformazioni  di 

forza  viva  in  calorico  e  sulla  quistione  a  cio  relativa  tanto  fra 
Grassi  e  Galileo  quanto  per  1'attrito  dell'  aria.  (Atti  Reale 
Accad.  Sc.  Rome,  Vol.  24,  pp.  136-164.)  4to.  Rome,  1871 

On    the    equality   of   work   and   heat:    special    reference    to    the    controversy 
between  Galileo  and  Father  Grassi  on  the  same  subject. 
—See  also   1399. 

1813.  Ward,  J(ames)  Clifton.    (1843-1880.)    Elementary  natural  phi- 

losophy; being  a  course  of  nine  lectures.  vi-|-2i5  pp.  ill.  i 
plate.  I2mo.  London,  1871 

Information  adapted  to  the  capacity  of  a  juvenile  audience. 

1814.  Whewell,    William.       (1794-1866.)       Astronomy    and    general 

physics,  considered  with  reference  to  natural  theology.  viii+ 
328  pp.  portr.  I2mo.  London,  1871 

One  of  the  Bridgewater  treatises;  short  sections  on  the  part  which  electricity 
and  magnetism  play  in  the  mechanism  of  the  atmosphere. 
—See  also  898. 

1815.  Treatise  upon  terrestrial  magnetism.    Containing  an  outline  of 

the  discoveries  and  theories  connected  therewith;  an  inquiry 
as  to  whether  the  terrestrial  sphere  has  four  or  only  two 

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magnetic  poles;  on  the  probable  causes  of  terrestrial  magnet- 
ism; on  irregularities  observed  in  the  secular  variation,  etc. 
vi+179  pp.  maps,  diagrs.  8vo.  Edinburgh,  1871 

Historical  outline  of  magnetic  discovery;  variation  of  declination  in  time 
and  place;  charts  of  variation;  the  author's  new  magnetic  theory. 

1816.  Anderson,  (Sir)   James.    (1824-1893.)    Statistics  of  telegraphy. 

viii-f-i2i  pp.    i  map.   8vo.  London,  1872 

Discussion  of  the  principles  which  affect  the  price  of  messages;  also  type  of 
cable  best  suited  for  submarine  telegraphy. 
— See  also  3985. 

1817.  Bailie,  J.     Wonders  of  electricity,  translated  from  the  French, 

edited  with  numerous  additions  by  J.  W.  Armstrong.  viii+ 
335  PP-  ill-  pl-  8vo.  (Illustrated  Library  of  Wonders,  Second 
Series.)  New  York,  1872 

Short   description   of  an    electric   telephone,   p.    142;    the   electrical   work   of 
Charles  G.  Page,  p.  324. 
— See  also  2061. 

1818.  Blavier,  E(douard)  E(rneste).    (1826-1887.)    Considerations  sur 

le  service  telegraphique  et  sur  la  fusion  des  administrations, 
des  postes  et  des  telegraphes.  126  pp.  8vo.  Nancy,  1872 

The  postal  telegraph;  telegraph  economist. 
— See  also  1381. 

1819.  Boernstein,  Richard.    Zur  Theorie  von  Ruhmkorff's  Inductions- 

apparat.    44  pp.   8vo.    (Inaugural  dissertation.)       Berlin,  1872 

Mathematical  theory  of  the  induction  coil;  discussion  of  results. 

1820.  Bradley,  L(everett).   Apparatus  for  electric  measurement;  with 

rules  and  directions  for  its  practical  application.  30  pp.  I 
plate,  tabl.  8vo.  Jersey  City,  1872 

Application  of  the  author's  galvanometer  and  rheostat  to  telegraph  testing. 
—See  also  3383. 

1821.  Brooks,  David.    (1820-1891.)    Facts  and  inferences  relating  to 

lightning  and  lightning  rods.  16  pp.  8vo.  Philadelphia,  1872 
— See  also  2067,  5387. 

1822.  Cameron,  Paul.    Variation  and  deviation  of  the  compass  recti- 

fied by  azimuth  and  altitude  tables,  from  the  equator  to  the 
latitude  of  eighty  degrees;  likewise  a  treatise  on  magnetism 
and  the  deviation  of  the  compass  in  iron  ships.  Fourth  edi- 
tion. vi+5o+82  pp.  ill.  2  plates.  8vo.  London,  1872 

1823.  Campbell,  H(ugh).    Deafness;  its  various  causes,  and  their  suc- 

cessful removal  by  electrolysis,  etc.     vi+iO2  pp.    ill.    I2mo. 

London,  1872 

1824.  Cecchi,  Filippo.     (1822-1887.)    Macchina  dielettrica.    (Extract, 

Rivista  Scient.-Industr.,  Vol.  4.)    8  pp.   8vo.         Florence,  1872 

Electrostatic  machine  with   plates  made  of  insulating  materials. 

1825.  Colladon,  (Jean)  Daniel.     (1802-1893.)     Memoire  sur  les  effets 

de  la  foudre  sur  les  arbres  et  les  plantes  ligneuses  et  I'emploi 
des  arbres  comme  paratonnerres.  (Mem.  Soc.  Phys.  Sc.  Nat., 
Geneve,  Vol.  21,  pp.  501-584.)  23  plates.  4to.  Geneva,  1872 

Study  of  trees  struck  by  lightning:  the  oak,  elm,  poplar,  chestnut,  etc. 

— See  also  2188,  2444. 

433 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1826.  Collins,  James.     Report  on  the  caoutchouc  of  commerce,  being 

information  on  the  plants  yielding  it,  and  the  possibility  of 
their  cultivation  and  acclimation  in  India;  with  a  memorandum 
on  the  same  subject  by  Dr.  Brandis.  xii-f55  pp.  4  plates.  L. 
8vo.  London,  1872 

Sources  of  supply,  methods  of  preparation,  prices,  etc. 

1827.  De  la  Rive,  Auguste  (Arthur)   (1801-1873)  &  (Edouard)  Sarasin. 

(1843-1890.)  Sur  la  rotation  sous  1'influence  magnetique  de  la 
decharge  electrique  dans  les  gaz  rarefies.  (Arch.  Sc.  Phys. 
Nat.,  Geneve,  Vol.  45,  pp.  387-407.)  8vo.  Geneva,  1872 

The  influence  of  a  magnet  in  causing  an  electric  discharge  in  vacua  to  rotate. 
— See  also  818,  1794. 

1828.  Deschanel,  Augustin  Privat.    (1821-1883.)     Elementary  treatise 

on  natural  philosophy,  translated  and  edited  with  extensive 
additions  by  J.  D.  Everett.  Part  III.  Electricity  and  magnet- 
ism, viii+pp.  505-783.  ill.  I  plate.  8vo.  London,  1872 

Professor   Everett  has  made  this  a  very  useful  treatise;   his  additions  refer 

mainly  to  electric  potential  and  electrometers. 

1829.  Edelmann,  M(ax)  Th(omas).    Compensationsgalvanometer  fuer 

Messungen  nach  absolutem  Maasse.  (Carl's  Repertorium, 
Vol.  8,  pp.  26-36.)  2  plates.  8vo.  Munich,  1872 

Description  with  drawings  of  the  author's  galvanometer   for  absolute  meas- 
urements. 
— See  also  3687. 

1830.  Etenaud,   Alfred.      La   telegraphic   electrique   en   France   et   en 

Algerie  depuis  son  origine  jusqu'au  ler  Janvier  1872,  precedee 
d'une  notice  sur  la  telegraphic  aerienne.  2  vols.  8vo. 

Montepellier,  1872 

Brief  general  history  of  electric  telegraphy;   its  development  in  France  and 
Algeria  arranged  chronologically  from   1844  to    1872. 
— See  also  4412. 

1831.  Gherardi,  Silvestro.     (1802-1879.)     Intorno  ad  alcuni  documenti 

relativi  alia  vita  e  agli  studi  del  Galvani.  (Extract,  Rendi- 
conti  Accad.  Sc.,  Istituto  Bologna.)  3  pp.  8vo.  Bologna,  1872 

Note  relating  to  the  life  and  work  of  Galvani. 
— See  also  894. 

1832.  Gladstone,  J(ohn)    H(all).     (1827-1902.)    The  life  of  Faraday. 

A  lecture.     16  pp.     I2mo.  (Science  Lectures  for  the  People, 

No.  6,  IV.  Series.)  Manchester,  1872 
— See  also  1909,  2319,  3180. 

1833.  Guerin,  Aurele.     fitude  sur  la  telegraphie  militaire  et  sur  1'or- 

ganisation  du  service  telegraphique  en  campagne.  132  pp. 
8vo.  Paris,  1872 

The  military  telegraph  and  its  use  in  different  countries. 

1834.  Hagenbach    (-Bischaff),    (Jacob)    Eduard.     Verschiedene    Ver- 

suche  ueber  Reibungselektricitaet.  (Carl's  Repertorium,  Vol. 
8,  PP,  65-79.)  8vo.  Munich,  1872 

Some  notes  on  the  development  of  electricity  by  friction. 
—See  also  4267. 

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1835.  Hall,  Thomas  Wright.     New  theory  of  galvanism,  the  electro- 

thermology  of  chemistry;  electricity  and  heat,  phases  of  the 
same  principle,  x-j-173  pp.  I2mo.  Edinburgh,  1872 

Early  work  on  thermo-chemistry. 

1836.  Helmholtz,  (Hermann  Ludwig  Ferdinand).  (1821-1894.)    Ueber 

die  Theorie  der  Elektrodynamik.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss. 
Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  1872,  pp.  247-256.)  8vo.  Berlin,  1872 

Mathematical  paper   on  the  principles  of  electrodynamics. 
— See  also  1259. 

1837.  Jacobi,  M(oritz  Hermann)  von.    (1801-1874.)    Eine  galvanische 

Eisenreduktion  unter  Einwirkung  eines  kraeftigen  elektro- 
magnetischen  Solenoids.  (Melanges  Phys.  Chim.,  Bull.  Acad. 
Sc.  St.  Petersbourg,  pp.  633-643.)  i  plate.  8vo. 

St.  Petersburg,  1872 

Electrolytic  reduction  of  iron. 
— See  also  907. 

1838.  Jarrin,  (Charles).     (1813-1900.)     Ampere,  membre  de  la  Socidte 

d'fimulation  de  1'Ain.    46  pp.    8vo.  Bourg,  1872 

The  author  attributes  to  Ampere  in  1822  the  invention  of  the  electric  tel- 
egraph. 

1839.  Kohlrausch,  F(riedrich   Wilhelm  Georg).    Leitfaden  der  prak- 

tischen  Physik,  mit  einem  Anhange,  das  elektrische  und  mag- 
netische  absolute  Maass-System.  Second  edition.  xi-f-2iQ  pp. 
8vo.  Leipzig,  1872 

Standard  work  on  electrical  measurements. 

18393. (English  translation.)  An  introduction  to  physical  measure- 
ments, with  appendices  on  absolute  electrical  measurements, 
etc.  Translated  from  the  Second  German  edition  by  Thomas 
Hutchinson  Waller  and  Henry  Richardson  Proctor,  xii+249 
pp.  8vo.  London,  1873 

iSsgb. Second  edition  translated  from  the  fourth  German  edition. 

xii-(-344  pp.    8vo.  London,  1883 

— See  also    1723. 

1840.  Ludewig,  Julius.     Die  Telegraphic  in  staats-  und   privatrecht- 

licher  Beziehung  vom  Standpunkte  der  Praxis  und  des  gel- 
tenden  Rechtes  zur  Orientierung  fuer  ausuebende  Beamte  und 
das  den  Telegraphen  benutzende  Publikum.  viii+2OO  pp.  8vo. 

Leipzig,  1872 

The   state   in   relation   to   telegraph   companies.     The   author   advocates   state 

ownership. 

— See  also  1748. 

1841.  Marianini,  Pietro  Domenico.    (1827-1884.)    Sopra  due  fenomeni 

elettrici  osservati  da  Stefano  Marianini.  (Mem.  Accad.  Sc., 
Modena,  Vol.  13,  pp.  19-37.)  I  plate.  4to.  Modena,  1872 

Experiments  showing  difference  between  the  two  kinds  of  electricity. 

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1842.  Ponsinet,  Paul.     La  telegraphic  militaire;  son  role  pendant  le 

siege  de  Paris;  projet  d'organisation.  46  pp.  8vo.      Paris,  1872 

Historical  review  of  the  military  telegraph. 

1843.  Roger,  Gustave.     fitude  sur  les  courants  interrompus.     50  pp. 

i  plate.   4to.    (These.)  Paris,  1872 

Heat  developed  by  discontinuous  currents  estimated  quantitatively. 

1844.  Rosenthal,  I(sidor).     On  electric  phenomena.     28  pp.     8vo. 

Berlin,  1872 

General  information  on  electrolysis,  primary  batteries,  electro-magnetic  induc- 
tion, etc. 

1845.  Rosser,  W(illiam)   H(enry).     The  deviation  of  the  compass  in 

iron  ships,  considered  practically  for  use  at  sea,  and  for  the 
Board  of  Trade  examinations,  iv-f-44  pp.  i  plate.  8vo. 

London,  1872 

Practical  instructions  for  use  of  seamen. 

1846.  Schwendler,  (Carl)  Louis.  (1838-1882.)    On  differential  galvano- 

meters. (Journ.  Asiatic  Soc.,  Bengal,  Vol.  41,  part  II.,  pp. 
144-152;  Vol.  42,  part  II.,  pp.  i-io.)  8vo. 

Calcutta,  1872-1873 

Conditions    for    maximum    sensitiveness    in    using    the    differential    galvano- 
meter. 
— See  also  1923,  2104,  2173,  3516. 

1847.  Thomson,  (Sir)  William    (Lord  Kelvin).    (1824-1907.)     Reprint 

of  papers  on  electrostatics  and  magnetism.    xv-f592  pp.  8vo. 

London,  1872 

Collection  of  forty-two  papers  on  mathematical  and  experimental  physics. 
— See  also  1085. 

1848.  Ullrich,  Ladislaus,   &  Rudolf  Leutgeb.     Der  elektrische  Tele- 

graph fuer  die  Armee  im  Felde.  Ein  Leitfaden  zum  Unter- 
richte  in  den  Truppenschulen,  bearbeitet  nach  den  besten 
Quellen.  49  pp.  ill.  9  plates.  8vo.  Vienna,  1872 

Paper  on  the  operation  of  the  field-telegraph. 

1849.  Waltenhofen,  (Adalbert  Carl)  von.     Ueber  die  Erzeugung  des 

elektrischen  Kohlenlichtes  mittelst  Thermosaeulen.  (Sitz. 
Ber.  Boehm.  Ges.  Wiss.,  1872,  Abt.  II.,  pp.  6-9.)  8vo. 

Prague,  1872 

Remarks  on  Noe's  thermopile. 
— See  also   1757. 

1850.  Winter,  G.  K.    On  the  use  of  electro-magnetic  instead  of  electro- 

static induction  in  cable  signalling.    5  pp.    I2mo. 

Brighton,  1872 

The  author's  system  of  signaling  dispenses  with  the  use  of  condensers. 
— See  also  1895,  37"- 

1851.  "Dyer"  Intensity  coils:  How  made  and  how  used.    Seventh  edi- 

tion.   53  pp.    ill.   8vo.  London,  1872 

Current  electricity  and  the  induction  coil:  general  information;  practical 
notes. 

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18513. Eighth  edition.   63  pp.   ill.   8vo.  London,  1875 

iSsib. Second  American  edition  from  the  eighth  English  edition. 

123  pp.    i6mo.  New  York,  1883 

1852.  Althaus,  Julius.  Treatise  on  medical  electricity,  theoretical 
and  practical,  and  its  use  in  the  treatment  of  paralysis,  neu- 
ralgia and  other  diseases.  Third  edition,  xxviii-f-729  pp.  ill. 
pi.  8vo.  London,  1873 

Extensive   work   on   the   general   principles   of   electricity,    electro-physiology, 
electro-therapeutics,  etc. 
— See  also   1589. 

1853.1  Ampere,  Andre  Marie.  (1775-1836.)  The  story  of  his  love, 
being  the  journal  and  early  correspondence  with  his  family 
circle  during  the  first  republic,  1793-1804,  edited  by  Madame 
H.  C(heuvreux)  from  the  French,  vii-j-328  pp.  8vo. 

London,  1873 

A  story  which  derives  its  interest  from  the  scientific  eminence  of  the  hero. 
— See  also  762. 

1854.  Benoit,  J(ean)   Rene,     fitudes  experimentales  sur  la  resistance 

electrique  des  metaux  et  sa  variation  sous  1'influence  de  la 
temperature.  60  pp.  3  plates.  4to.  (These.)  Paris,  1873 

Electric  resistance  of  metallic  conductors. 

18543. (The  same  paper.)     Abstract.     (Comptes  rendus  Acad.  Sc., 

Vol.  76,  pp.  342-346.)    4to.  Paris,  1873 

— See  also  3287. 

1855.  Bichat,    E(rnest   Adolphe).      (1845-1905.)      Recherches    sur   la 

polarization  rotatoire  magnetique.    43  pp.    4to.    (These.) 

Paris,  1873 

Influence  which  the  molecular  condition  (solid,  liquid  or  gaseous),  of  a  sub- 
stance has  on  its  magneto-optic  rotatory  power. 

1856.  Brandely  (A).     Nouveau  manuel  complet  de  galvanoplastique, 

ou,  Traite  pratique  et  simplifie  des  manipulations  electro- 
chimiques  appliquees  aux  arts  et  a  1'industrie.  2  vols.  ill. 
i6mo.  (Manuels-Roret.)  Paris,  1873 

Manual  of  electrotyping  and  electroplating. 

1857.  Branly,  Edouard.    fitude  des  phenomenes  electrostatiques  dans 

les  piles.     52  pp.    4to.    (These.)  Paris,  1873 

The  electrical  condition  of  the  various  parts  of  a  circuit,  also  the  e.  m.  f.  of 
certain  primary  batteries. 

1858.  Byrne,  J(ohn).    Clinical  notes  on  the  electric  cautery  in  uterine 

surgery.     68  pp.    ill.    8vo.  New  York,  1873 

1859.  Champion,  (M.  H.)    L'attraction.    69  pp.    8vo. 

Lons-le-Saulnier,  1873 

Theoretical  views  on  the  constitution  of  matter;  structure  of  the  atom;  in- 
terstitial distribution  of  the  ether. 

1860.  Denza,  Francesco.    (1834-1894.)    Sulla  possibile  connessione  tra 

le  ecclissi  di  sole  ed  il  magnetismo  terrestre.  (Atti  Accad. 
Nuovi  Lincei,  Vol.  26,  pp.  427-451.)  diagr.  4to.  Rome,  1873 

Changes  in  magnetic  declination  registered  at  the  observatory  of  Moncalieri 
during  the  period  1870-1873. 

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1861.  Dippel,   (Leopold)    and  others.     Die  gesammten   Naturwissen- 

schaften,  bearbeitet  von  Dippel,  Gottlieb,  Gurlt,  Klein,  Maed- 
ler,  Masius,  Moll,  Nauck,  Noeggerath,  Quenstedt,  Reclam, 
Reis,  Romberg,  Zech.  Eingeleitet  von  Hermann  Masius. 
Third  edition.  Vol.  I.  (Complete  in  3  vols.)  ill.  pis.  8vo. 

Essen,  1873 

Work  on  general  physics. 

1862.  Domalip,  Karl.     Ueber  den  Widerstand  einer  Kreisscheibe  bei 

verschiedener  Lage  der  Elektroden.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss. 
Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  68,  pp.  303-312.)  8vo.  Vienna,  1873 

Resistance  of  a  circular  disc  with  regard  to  the  position  of  the  electrodes. 
— See  also  3721. 

1863.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achille   Louis).      (1821-1884.)      Notice 

sur  les  travaux  scientifiques.    58  pp.   4to.  Paris,  1873 

Account  of  the  Du  Moncel's  scientific  work. 

1864. Origine  de  1'induction.    25  pp.    8vo.  Caen,  1873 

General  considerations  on  electrostatic,  magnetic  and  electro-magnetic  induc- 
tion. 
— See  also   1223. 

1865.  Gherardi,   Silvestro.      (1802-1879.)     Galvani.     (Atti   Accad.   Sc., 

Istituto  Bologna,  1873.)    6  pp.   8vo.  Bologna,  1873 

Note  on  Galvani;  some  of  his  manuscripts;  his  studies  and  discoveries.     (Au- 
tograph copy,  dedicated  to  Prof.  Buff.) 
— See  also  894. 

1866.  Haanel,  Eugene  (Emil  Felix  Richard).     Galvanometric  method 

for  the  determination  of  the  earth's  magnetism  and  its  oscil- 
lations. 44  pp.  6  plates.  8vo.  (Inaugural  dissertation.) 

Breslau,  1873 
Weber's  method  is  used. 

1867.  Haskins,  C(harles)  H(amilton).    The  galvanometer  and  its  uses. 

A  manual  for  electricians  and  students.    76  pp.   ill.    I2mo. 

New  York,  1873 

Electric  measurements  involving  the  use  of  the  galvanometer;  electrical  mem- 
oranda. 

1868.  Helmholtz,  (Hermann  Ludwig  Ferdinand).    (1821-1894.)    Ver- 

gleich  des  Ampere'schen  und  Neumann'schen  Gesetzes  fuer 
die  elektro-dynamischen  Kraefte.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss. 
Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  1873,  pp.  91-104.)  8vo.  Berlin,  1873 

The  potential-function  applied  to  problems  in  electrodynamics. 
— See  also  1259. 

1869.  Hoskiaer,  (Otto)  V(aldemar).    Guide  for  the  electric  testing  of 

telegraph  cables,  viii-f-54  pp.  10  plates.  I2mo.  London,  1873 
The  usual  tests  for  conductivity,  charge,  insulation  and  faults  with  useful 
formulae. 

i86ga. Second  edition.    viii-f72  pp.    pi.    I2mo.          London,  1879 

i86gb. (French    translation.)      Guide    des    epreuves    electriques    a 

faire  sur  les  cables  telegraphiques.  Traduit  sur  la  seconde 
edition  anglaise  par  A.  L.  Ternant.  88  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

Paris,  1882 
—See  also  2085. 

438 


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1870.  Jenkin,    (Henry   Charles)    Fleeming.      (1833-1885.)      Electricity 

and  magnetism.  xii-)-379  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  (Text-books  of 
Science.)  London,  1873 

Handbook  containing  theory  and  practice. 

— See  also  1677. 

1871.  (Lacoine,    fimile.)      Nouvelles   methodes    pour   determiner   les 

constantes  voltaiques.  (Journ.  Telegr.,  Vol.  2,  pp.  196-198.) 
I  pla^e.  8vo.  Bern,  1873 

Remarks  on  the  determination  of  the  electromotive  force  and  internal  resist- 
ance of  a  battery. 
— See  also  1944,  2088,  3583. 

1872.  Maxwell,  James  Clerk.    (1831-1879.)    Treatise  on  electricity  and 

magnetism.   2  vols.   20  plates.   8vo.    (Clarendon  Press  Series.) 

Oxford,  1873 
This  is  the  first  edition  of  Clerk  Maxwell's  epoch-making  work. 

18723. Second  edition.    2  vols.    20  plates.    8vo.    (Clarendon  Press 

Series.)  Oxford,  1881 

The  most  important  changes  made  in  this  edition  are  in  the  first  nine  chap- 
ters.   It  was  prepared  by  W.  D.  Niven  of  Trinity  College,  Cambridge. 
— See  also  2039,  2090,  2243,  3034. 

1873.  Miriel,  G(ilbert).     Telegraphe  Hughes;  album  de  22  planches 

in  quarto  contenant  79  figures  dont  quatre  vues  d'ensemble 
<de  1'appareil  en  demi-grandeur,  en  plan,  elevation,  profil  et 
vue  perspective,  et  toutes  ses  pieces  de  detail  en  grandeur 
naturelle:  suivi  d'un  texte  explicatif.  55  pp.  22  plates.  4to. 

Brest,  1873 

Description  of  telegraph  apparatus  devised  by  Prof.  Hughes. 

1874.  Pepper,  John  Henry.    (1821-1900.)     Chemistry,  embracing  the 

metals  and  elements  which  are  not  metallic.  iv-|-i44  pp.  ill. 
I2mo.  London,  (1873) 

The  outlines  of  the  subject  intended  for  the  general  reader. 

1875. Chemistry,  electricity,  light.    iv+i44+iv+i46+iv+l26  pp.  ill. 

8vo.  London,  (1873-1876) 

Elementary  handbook.  Prof.  Pepper  was,  for  many  years,  a  popular  ex- 
pounder of  science  at  the  Polytechnic  Institution,  London. 

1876. Electricity,   embracing  voltaic,   galvanic   or   dynamical    elec- 
tricity.   146  pp.    ill.    i2mo.  London,  (1873) 

1877. Heat,    embracing    thermometric    heat,    conduction    of    heat, 

latent  heat,  steam.  88  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  (1873) 

Series  of  experiments  admitting  of  popular  demonstration. 

1878. Magnetism,  embracing  electro-magnetism,  magneto-elec- 
tricity, thermo-electricity,  dia-magnetism,  Wheatstone's  tel- 
egraphs. 87  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  London,  (1873) 
Reproduced  from  the  author's  "Cyclopaedic  Science  simplified"  (See  No. 
1750. 
—See  also  1528. 

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1879.  Perrin,  Paul,    fitude  sur  les  eclairs.    108  pp.    i2mo.  Paris,  (1873) 

Explanation  of  the  form  and  appearances  of  lightning  based  on  the  princi- 
ples of  mechanics. 

1880.  Phin,  John.    Plain  directions  for  the  construction  and  erection 

of  lightning-rods.     Second  edition.    31  pp.    ill.     i2mo. 

New  York,  1873 

Simple  instructions  on  the  maintenance  of  lightning-rods. 

1881.  Pierlot,  Leon.   De  la  pile  au  bichromate  de  potasse.    19  pp.  4to. 

(These.)  Paris,  1873 

Remarks  on  the  bichromate  battery. 

1882.  Ponzoni,  B(eniamino)  A.     Manuale  pratico-elementare  di  tele- 

grafia,  ad  uso  degli  aspiranti  agli  impieghi  telegrafici  gover- 
nativi.  Second  edition.  (2.  edizione  riveduta  e  corretta.) 
xiv+323  pp.  6  plates,  ill.  I2mo.  Milan,  1873 

Elementary  manual  of  telegraphy. 
— See  also  1996. 

1883.  Porro,  I(gnazio).    (1795-1875.)    "What  is  ether,  electricity  and 

its  velocity."  English  translation.  (A  periodical  excerpt.)  15 
pp.  8vo.  London,  1873 

"Matter  in  the  state  of  extreme  diffusion  fills  infinite  space  and  constitutes 
what  we  call  ether,"  p.  12. 

1884.  Rota,  Giuseppe.     Sulle  gomene  elettriche  sottomarine.    56  pp. 

8vo.    (Inaugural  dissertation.)  Turin,  1873 

Selection  of  a  cable  route;  laying  the  cable. 

1885.  Sack,  Joseph.     Der  Druck-Telegraph  Hughes  in  seiner  jetzigen 

Gestalt.  Speciell  fuer  Telegraphen-Beamte.  84  pp.  3  plates. 
8vo.  Berlin,  1873 

The  Hughes  telegraph  and  its  operation. 
— See  also  2100. 

Sarratea,  M.  E.  de.  Telegrafo  Trasandino.  Segunda  memoria 
del  directorio.  Mayo  31,  1873.  50  pp.  8vo.  Valparaiso,  1873 

Construction  of  a  telegraph-line  across  the  Andes. 

Smith,  Walter  G(eorge).  Lectures  on  the  clinical  uses  of  elec- 
tricity. 5i+iii  pp.  I2mo.  Dublin,  1873 
Four  lectures  given  to  medical  students. 

1888.  Ternant,  A.  L.  Telegraphic  duplex.  (Extract,  Ann.  Industr., 
1873,  Vol.  5.)  29  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Paris,  1873 

Brief  history  of  duplex  telegraphy;  practical  methods. 

1889. Transmission  des  signaux  par  cables  sous-marins.     (Extract, 

Ann.  Industr.,  1873,  Vol.  5.)     25  pp.    i  plate.   8vo. 

Paris,  1873 

Apparatus  used  for  receiving  cable-messages. 
— See  also  1756. 

1890.  Thomson,  (Sir)  William  (Lord  Kelvin).  (1824-1907.)  On  sig- 
nalling through  submarine  cables,  illustrated  by  signals  trans- 
mitted through  model  submarine  cable,  exhibited  by  mirror 

440 


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galvanometer,  and  by  siphon  recorder.  (Trans.  Instit.  Engin. 
&  Shipbuilders,  Sess.  16,  pp.  1-2.)  8vo.  Glasgow,  1873 

Note  on  the  electrostatic  capacity  of  a  submarine  cable. 
— See  also  1085. 

1891.  Thomson,  (Sir)  William  (Lord  Kelvin)  (1824-1907)    &  P(eter) 

G(uthrie)  Tait.     (1831-1900.)    Elements  of  natural  philosophy. 

Part  I.    8vo.     (Clarendon  Press  Series.)  Oxford,  1873 

The  object  of  this  great  work  is  to  give  an  account  of  what  is  known  of 
natural  philosophy  in  language  adapted  to  the  non-mathematical  reader,  and 
at  the  same  time  to  furnish  mathematical  students  with  a  connected  outline 
of  the  analytical  processes  involved. 
— See  also  1085,  3650. 

1892.  Tibbits,   Herbert.     A   handbook  of  medical   electricity,     xvi-f 

149  pp.   ill.   8vo.  London,  1873 

Written  for  the  medical  practitioner. 
— See  also  2180. 

1893.  Bogaert,   Van    der.      La   telegraphic    electrique    de    campagne. 

Second  edition.     84  pp.     4  plates.     I2mo.  Brussels,  1873 

The  field-telegraph:  its  history  and  operation. 

1894.  Villari,  Emilio.     (1836-1904.)    Sulla  diversa  tensione  delle  cor- 

renti  elettriche  indotte  fra  circuiti  totalmente  di  rame  od  in 
parte  di  ferro.  (Mem.  Accad.  Sc.,  Instit.  Bologna,  Ser.  Ill, 
Vol.  4,  pp.  449-462.)  4to.  Bologna,  1873 

Remarks  on   the  variable   stage   of  a  current   when  iron   forms  part   of  the 

circuit. 

— See  also  1811. 

1895.  Winter,  G.  K.     On  duplex  telegraphy;  its  application  to  land 

lines,    ii  pp.    3  plates.    8vo.  (London,  1873) 

The    duplex    system    of    Gintl    (1853),    Siemens,    Stearns    (1872);    also    the 
author's  improvements. 
— See  also  1850. 

1896.  Der  Telegraph  im   Gebrauche  des   Publikums.     Ein   Ratgeber 

fuer  Telegraphierende.  Unter  Benutzung  der  amtlichen  Ma- 
terialien.  Herausgegeben  von  einem  praktischen  Telegra- 
phen-Beamten.  xii+174  pp.  I2mo.  Munster,  1873 

General  information  on  the  transmission  of  telegraph  dispatches. 

1897.  Becker,  Bernard  H(enry).   Scientific  London.  viii+34O  pp.  8vo. 

London,  1874 

Chapter  X.  is  devoted  to  the  Society  of  Telegraph  Engineers. 

1898.  Bouty,  E(dmond  Marie  Leopold),     fitudes  sur  le  magnetisme. 

48  pp.     4to.     (These.)  Paris,  1874 

A  new  method  of  comparing  the  magnetic  moment  of  small  magnets;   rup- 
ture of  bar  and  cylindrical  magnets;  insufficiency  of  magnetic  theories. 
— See  also  2066. 

1899.  Buckmaster,  J(ohn)    C(harles).     Elements   of  magnetism  and 

electricity.     Seventh  edition.     xxiii-f2O4  pp.    ill.    I2mo. 

London,  1874 
Work  for  beginners. 
— See  also  1590. 

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CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

igoo.     Callaud,  A.     Traite  des  paratonnerres,  leur  utilite,  leur  theorie, 
leur  construction,     viii-f-174  pp.    ill.    L.  8vo.  Paris,  1874 

History,   theory  and  construction  of   lightning-rods   for  buildings,   ships  and 
powder-magazines. 
— See  also   1933. 

1901.  Carvalho,  Maximiano  de.     Memoria  sobre  o  fluido  electro-dy- 

namico  applicado  as  cidades  para  as  fazer  saudaveis  e  flore.s- 
centes.  25  pp.  8vo.  Rio  de  Janeiro,  1874 

Considerations  on  the  various  properties  of  the  electric  current. 

1902.  Clauson-Thue,  W.     ABC   universal    commercial    electric   tele- 

graphic code,  specially  adapted  for  the  use  of  merchants,  ship- 
owners, brokers'  agents,  etc.  vii-|-224  pp.  8vo. 

London,  1874 
A  business  handbook. 

1903.  Du    Bois-Reymond,    (Emil    Heinrich).      (1818-1896.)      Fortge- 

setzte  Bemerkungen  ueber  astatische  Magnete.  (Sitz.  Ber. 
Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  1874,  pp.  767-790.)  8vo. 

Berlin,  1874 

Remarks  on  the  astatic  system  of  magnetic  needles.      (See  No.  1516.) 
— See  also  1172. 

1904.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achille  Louis).     (1821-1884.)     Determi- 

nation des  elements  de  construction  des  electro-aimants  sui- 
vant  les  applications  auxquelles  on  veut  les  soumettre.  (Mem. 
Soc.  Sc.  Nat.,  Cherbourg,  Vol.  18,  pp.  265-303.)  8vo. 

Cherbourg,  (1874) 

Application  of  certain  empirical  formulae  used  in  the  construction  of  electro- 
magnets. 

1905. Recherches    sur  les   transmissions   electriques    a   travers   les 

corps  ligneux.  21  pp. — Recherches  sur  la  conductibilite  elec- 
trique  des  corps  ligneux  et  autres  corps  mauvais  conducteurs. 
9  pp.  4to.  Paris,  1874 

Electrical  conductivity  of  various  kinds  of  wood. 
— See  also  1223. 

1906.  Edlund,    E(rik).      (1819-1888.)     Theorie   des    phenomenes   elec- 

triques. (Mem.  Acad.  Sc.,  Stockholm,  Vol.  12,  No.  8.)  73  pp. 
4to.  Stockholm,  1874 

Researches  bearing  on  electrical  theory. 
— See  also  1770. 

1907.  Fonvielle,  W(ilfrid)   de.     De  1'utilite   des   paratonnerres   et  de 

la  necessite  de  les  controler.    36  pp.    i2mo.  Paris,  1874 

Remarks  on  the  construction  and  protective  function  of  lightning-rods. 
— See  also  1675. 

1908.  Gay-Lussac,   Louis   Joseph    (1778-1850)    &   C(laude)    S(ervais) 

M(athias)  Pouillet  (1791-1868.)  Instruction  sur  les  paraton- 
nerres, adoptee  par  1'Academie  des  Sciences.  I.  Partie,  1823. 

442 


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M.  G.-L.  rapporteur.  II.  Partie,  1854.  M.  Pouillet,  rapporteur. 
III.  Partie.  M.  Pouillet,  rapporteur,  vi+143  pp.  ill.  I2mo. 

Paris,  1874 

These  instructions  relate  to  the  erection  and  essential  conditions  of  a  good 
lightning-conductor  with  numerous  diagrams  and  references  to  special  build- 
ings. 
— See  also  912. 

1910.     Gloesener,    (Michael).     (1794-1876.)     fitudes    sur    l'electro-dy- 
Third  edition,     \\i\-\-iyg  pp.     portr.     I2mo.  London,  1874 

Monograph  of  the  great  English  electrician  by  one  who  knew  him  well. 
— See  also  1832. 

1910.  Gloesener,    (Michael).      (1794-1876.)      Etudes    sur   l'electro-dy- 

namique  et  I'electro-magnetisme.  Importance  du  principe  du 
renversement  alternatif  du  courant  dans  les  electro-aimants. 
in  pp.  8vo.  Brussels,  1874 

Telegraph   instrument  invented  by   the   author   together   with   other   relevant 

matter. 

— See  also  1095. 

1911.  Goldsmid,  (Sir)   Frederic  John.     Telegraph  and  travel:    a  nar- 

rative of  the  formation  and  development  of  telegraphic  com- 
munication between  England  and  India.  With  maps  and  il- 
lustrations. xiv-f673  pp.  ill.  maps.  pi.  8vo.  London,  1874 

The  Persian  Gulf  cable  also  the   Russo-Persian  lines.     The  volume  contains 
a  map  showing  the  telegraph  lines  to  India,  1874. 
— See  also  4604. 

1912.  Hoffmann,  Friedrich   Wilhelm.     Otto  von   Guericke,   Buerger- 

meister  der  Stadt  Magdeburg;  ein  Lebensbild  aus  der  deut- 
schen  Geschichte  des  XVIII.  Jahrhunderts.  Herausgegeben 
von  J.  O.  Opel.  vi+25o  pp.  portr.  8vo.  Magdeburg,  1874 

Chapter  on  the  work  of  von  Guericke  as  a  physicist. 

1913.  Houzeau,   Louis.     Guide   pratique   pour   l'emploi   de   1'appareil 

Morse,  suivi  du  service  de  1'appareil  a  cadran  et  des  indica- 
tions relatives  a  1'entretien  des  piles.  172  pp.  ill.  pi.  8vo. 

Paris,  1874 

Written  for  the  instruction  of  the  telegraphist. 

1914.  Huxley,   T(homas)    H(enry).      (1825-1895.)     Joseph   Priestley. 

(Macmillan's  Mag.,  Vol.  36,  pp.  473-485.)  8vo.  London,  1874 
Priestley's  scientific  work,  his  philosophy,  and  religious  views  being  an  ad- 
dress delivered  by  Prof.  Huxley  in  Birmingham,  August,  1874. 

1915.  Lardner,  Dionysius.     (1793-1859.)     Electricity,  magnetism  and 

acoustics,  xix-f-442  pp.  ill.  pi.  I2mo.  (Handbook  of  Natural 
Philosophy.)  London,  1874 

This  volume  contains  a  general  elementary  treatment  of  electrical  and  mag- 
netic phenomena. 
— See  also  876. 

1916.  Lloyd,  Humphrey.    (1800-1881.)    Treatise  on  magnetism,  gen- 

eral and  terrestrial,  xv+239  pp.  3  plates.  8vo.  London,  1874 
The  subject  is  thoroughly  treated  as  far  as  elementary  mathematics  allows. 
— See  also  1023. 

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1917.  Loomis,   Elias.    (1811-1889.)     Elements   of  natural   philosophy. 

Fifth  edition.    351  pp.   ill.   8vo.  New  York,  1874 

The  essentials  of  magnetism  and  electricity. 
— See  also  1365. 

1918.  Ludewig,  Julius.    Der  Reichstelegraphist.    Ein  Handbuch  zum 

Selbstunterricht  und  zur  Vorbereitung  auf  das  Telegraphisten- 
examen,  sowie  zum  Gebrauche  fuer  Telegraphenbeamte.  xi+ 
404  pp.  ill.  2  maps.  8vo.  Leipzig,  1874 

Practical  treatise  on  telegraphy. 
— See  also  1748. 

1919.  Odstrcil,  J.    Zur  Erklaerung  der  periodischen  Aenderungen  der 

Elemente  des  Erdmagnetismus.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss. 
Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  69,  pp.  860-888.)  8vo.  Vienna,  1874 

The  periodical  changes  of  the  magnetic  elements. 

1920.  Orton,  William.     (1826-1878.)     A  letter  to  the  postmaster-gen- 

eral revising  the  recommendations  of  his  annual  report  in 
favor  of  a  postal  telegraph.  38  pp.  8vo.  New  York,  1874 

What  the  government  has  done  for  telegraphs  and  railroads. 
— See  also  5250. 

1921.  Picardat,  A(uguste  Jean  Baptiste).     Les  mines  dans  la  guerre 

de  campagne.  Expose  des  divers  precedes  d'inflammation  des 
mines  et  des  petards  de  rupture.  Emploi  de  preparations 
pyrotechniques  et  emploi  de  1'electricite.  163  pp.  ill.  I2mo. 

Paris,  1874 

Batteries,  magneto-exploders  and  fuses  employed  in  firing  mines  and  tor- 
pedoes. 

1922.  Reverdito,  G.    Morse  e  la  sua  telegrafia.     128  pp.   pi.    I2mo. 

Monza,  1874 

Brief  history  of  telegraphic  discovery  with  some  details  of  the  Morse  system 
of  transmission. 

1923.  Schwendler,    (Carl)    L(ouis).      (1838-1882.)      On    the    general 

theory  of  duplex  telegraphy.  (Jour.  Asiatic  Soc.,  Bengal,  Vol. 
43,  PP-  1-2.)  8vo.  Calcutta,  1874 

Theory  and  practice  of  the  "bridge"  method;  also  historical  sketch. 
— See  also  1846. 

1924.  Siemens,  (Ernst)  Werner.     (1816-1892.)     Beitraege  zur  Theorie 

der  Legung  und  Untersuchung  submariner  Telegraphenlei- 
tungen.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  KL,  1874,  PP-  795- 
826.)  8vo.  Berlin,  1874 

Additions  to  the  theory  of  laying  and  testing  submarine  telegraphs. 
— See  also  1214. 

1925.  Stewart,  Balfour.     (1828-1887.)     Lessons  in  elementary  physics. 

x+275  pp.   ill.    i  plate.     i6mo.  London,  1874 

Manual  of  general  physics. 
— See  also  2428,  3149. 

1926.  Stok,  Johannes   Paul  van  der.     Over   energie  bij   elektriciteit. 

48  pp.   8vo.  Utrecht,  1874 

Electrical  energy;  a  mathematical  paper. 


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1927.  Villari,   E(milio.)      (1836-1904.)     Ricerche  sulle  correnti  inter- 

rotte  ed  invertite  studiate  nei  loro  effetti  termici  ed  elettro- 
dinamici.  Memoria.  49  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  Pisa,  1874 

Increase  of  resistance  arising  from  rapid  reversal  of  the  current. 
— See  also  1811. 

1928.  Watt,  Alexander.     (1823-1892.)     Electro-metallurgy   practically 

tested.  Fifth  edition.  viii+iS2  pp.  ill.  i2mo.  (Weale's  Rudi- 
mentary Series,  No.  135.)  London,  1874 

19283. Sixth  edition,  with  considerable  additions,  x+195  pp.    I2mo. 

London,  1877 
— See  also  2116,  3975. 

1929.  Electric  telegraph.    (British  Quart.  Rev.,  No.  118,  pp.  438-470.) 

8vo.  London,  1874 

General  article:  the  C.  M.  of  the  Scots  Magazine,  1753  (See  No.  378),  is 
asserted  on  the  authority  of  Brewster  to  be  Charles  Morrison  and  not 
Charles  Marshall. 

1930.  International   correspondence   by   means    of   numbers.      56   pp. 

I2mo.  London,  1874 

The  principal  words  in  a  language  are  represented  by  numbers. 

i93o-j-bis.  Ampere,  Andre  Marie  (1775-1836)  and  Jean  Jacques  Am- 
pere. (1800-1864.)  Correspondence  et  souvenirs.  (1805- 
1864.)  Recueillis  par  Madame  H.  C(heuvreux).  2  vols.  508 
+461  pp.  I2mo.  Paris,  1875 

— See  also  762. 

1931.  Begbie,  Elphinstone.     Description  of  an  improved  cryptograph. 

Third  edition.    47  pp.    pi.    I2tno.  Madras,  1875 

The  first  edition  of  this  pamphlet  on  secret  correspondence  appeared  in  1870. 
— See  also  3754. 

1932.  Brown,  J.  W.   Magnetacea,  a  new  invention  in  curative  magnet- 

ism.   31  pp.    I2mo.  London,  1875 

"The  human  frame  absorbs  magnetism  as  easily  and  naturally  as  the  plant 
absorbs  nourishment  from  the  soil,"  p.  10. 

1933.  Callaud,  A.     Essai  sur  les  piles.     Second  edition,     viii+124  pp. 

2  plates.     I2mo.  Paris,  1875 

Theory   of   the   voltaic   battery;    the    various   batteries   in    common    use    and 
means  to  obtain  the  highest  efficiency. 
— See  also  1900. 

1934.  Clark,  Josiah   Latimer.     (1822-1898.)     Autobiographical  notes. 

MSS.  1875-1889 

These  manuscript  notes  extend  down  to  1875.  Born  at  Great  Marlow,  1822; 
engineer  to  the  Atlantic  Telegraph  Company,  1859;  member  of  the  Institu- 
tion of  Civil  Engineers,  1861;  Electrical  Measurement  published,  1868;  the 
standard  cell,  1873;  elected  Fellow  of  the  Royal  Astronomical  Society,  1874; 
member  of  the  Physical  Society,  1875;  President  of  the  Society  of  the  Tel- 
egraph Engineers  (now  Institution  of  Electrical  Engineers),  1875;  Chevalier 
de  la  Legion  d'Honneur,  1881;  Fellow  of  the  Royal  Society,  1889. 
— See  also  1509. 

1935.  Cook,  John.     Magnetism  and   electricity.     108  pp.    ill.    I2mo. 

(Chambers's  Elementary  Science  Manuals.)  London,  1875 
A  primer  of  the  subject. 

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1936.  Crystal,  G.     Electricity.     (Encyclopaedia  Britannica,  Ninth  edi- 

tion, pt.  29,  pp.  3-105.)     410.  Edinburgh,  (1875) 

A  valuable  treatise  on  electricity. 

1937.  Culley,  Richard  Spelman  &  Robert  Sabine.     (1837-1884.)     On 

the  pneumatic  transmission  of  telegrams.     57  pp.   8vo. 

London,  1875 

Theoretical  principles  and  technical  details. 
— See  also  1567,  1698. 

1938.  Douglas,  John  Christie.     Manual  of  telegraph  construction;  the 

mechanical  elements  of  electric  telegraph  engineering,  xxiii-}- 
421  pp.  I2mo.  London,  1875 

Handbook  of  the  principles  and  practice  of  civil  engineering  necessary  for 
the  telegraph  engineer. 

1939.  Everett,  J(oseph)   D(avid).     (1831-1904.)     Illustrations  of  the 

centimetre-gramme-second  (c.  g.  s.)  system  of  units,  xi+92 
pp.  8vo.  London,  1875 

This  is  the  first  edition  of  a  standard  work  on  physical  constants. 
— See  also  2074,  2139. 

1940.  Gaugain,  J(ean)   M(othee).     (1811-1880.)     Memoire  sur  le  ma- 

gnetisme,  etude  du  moyen  des  courants  d'induction.  42  pp. 
ill.  8vo.  Caen,  1875 

Theory  of  magneto-electric  machines. 
— See  also  3129. 

1941.  Henry,  Joseph.     (1797-1878.)     Directions  for  constructing  light- 

ning-rods. 3  pp.  8vo.  (Smithsonian  Miscellaneous  Collec- 
tions, No.  237.)  Washington,  1875 

Rules  for  general   guidance  in  constructing  lightning-conductors. 

— See  also  1002. 

1942.  Jones,    T(homas)    R(upert).      Manual    of    the    natural    history, 

geology  and  physics  of  Greenland  and  the  neighbouring 
regions,  prepared  for  the  use  of  the  Arctic  expedition  of  1875, 
under  the  direction  of  the  Arctic  Committee  of  the  Royal 
Society.  Together  with  instructions  suggested  by  the  Arctic 
Committee  of  the  Royal  Society  for  the  use  of  the  expedition. 
vi+86-j-xii-f  783  pp.  ill.  3  maps.  8vo.  Published  by  authority 
of  the  lords  commissioners  of  the  Admiralty.  London,  1875 
Notes  by  Kelvin,  Stokes,  Spottiswoode,  Lockyer,  Adams  and  Roscoe  on  ter- 
restrial magnetism,  atmospheric  electricity,  astronomy  and  meteorology. 

1943.  Karras,    (Adam)    Johannes.     Ueber   die    Bestimmung   der    In- 

tensitaet  des  Erdmagnetismus  vermittels  eines  nahezu  asta- 
tischen  Nadelpaares.  24  pp.  8vo.  (Inaugural  dissertation.) 

Halle,  1875 
Theory  and  use  of  the  astatic  system  of  magnetic  needles. 

1944.  Lacoine,  fimile.    Nouvelle  methode  pour  la  determination  d'une 

perte  dans  un  cable  sous-marin.  (Extract,  Bull.  Soc.  Sc., 
Industr.  Marseille.)  7  pp.  8vo.  Constantinople  (1875) 

Fault-test  for  submarine  cable. 

— See  also  1871. 

446 


CATALOGUE.  OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

1945.  McGregor,   W(illiam).      Protection   of  life   and   property   from 

lightning  during  thunderstorms.     43  pp.    8vo.        Bedford,  1875 
The  lightning-conductor  in  theory  and  practice. 
— See  also  2036,  2413. 

1946.  Mueller,  E.    Telegraphen-Technik,  ein  Hilfsbuch  zur  Vorberei- 

tung  fuer  die  Pruefung  zum  Telegraphen-Secretair.  149  pp. 
ill.  8vo.  Zabern,  1875 

Handbook  of  applications  of  the  electric  current  to  telegraphy  and  metallurgy. 

1947.  Neyreneuf,  V.    Sur  le  role  dans  les  phenomenes.  electriques,  des 

substances  isolantes  en  contact  avec  des  corps  conducteurs. 
76  pp.  ill.  4to.  (These.)  Paris,  1875 

The  role  of  the  non-conductor  in  the  electrophorus  and  electrostatic  con- 
denser. 

1948.  Pacinotti,  Antonio.     Sulla  elettricita  data  dalle  coppie  per  at- 

trito.  (Nuovo  Cimento,  Vol.  13,  pp.  5-22;  Vol.  14,  pp.  128- 
131+137-202.)  8vo.  Pisa,  1875 

Development  of  electricity  by  the  contact  of  two  metallic  discs. 
— See  also   1601. 

1949.  Pisati,   G(iuseppe).     Difesa   dell'   antica   teoria   della  induzione 

elettro-statica.     (Mem.  Spettroscopisti  Ital.,  Vol.  4,  App.  pp. 

1-7.)  I  plate.   4to.  Palermo,  1875 

Brief  defence  of  the  theory  of  free  and  bound  charges  in  electrostatics.     (See 
No.   1290,  1993,  2012.) 
—See  also  1993. 

1950.  Poggendorff,  (Johann  Christian).     (1796-1877.)     Fernere  That- 

sachen  zur  Begruendung  endgueltiger  Theorie  der  Elektro- 
maschine  zweiter  Art.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat. 
Kl.,  1875,  pp.  53-70.)  8vo.  Berlin,  1875 

Theory  of  the  influence  machine. 
— See  also  1027. 

1951.  Preston,  S(amuel)  Tolver.    Physics  of  the  ether.     136  pp.    8vo. 

London,  1875 

The  author's  views  on  cohesion,  chemical  affinity,  and  the  general  phenomena 
of  attraction  and  repulsion;  work  of  original  thought. 

1952.  Prime,    Samuel    Irenaeus.      (1812-1885.)      Life    of    Samuel    F. 

B.  Morse,  inventor  of  the  electro-magnetic  recording 
telegraph,  xii+776  pp.  ill.  pi.  portr.  8vo.  New  York,  1875 

1953.  Pulvermacher,  I(saac)  L.     Galvanic  electricity;  its  pre-eminent 

power  and  effects  in  preserving  and  restoring  health  made 
plain  and  useful.  104  pp.  8vo.  London,  1875 

Besides  notes   on   curative   electricity  the   pamphlet   contains  list   of   Pulver- 
macher's  "inventions." 
— See  also  3890. 

1954.  Ross,   W(illiam)    A(lexander).     The    equatorial   needle,    or,    A 

compass  which  swings  E.  and  W.;  a  magnetic-meridian  com- 
pass for  iron  ships;  and  some  new  observations  on  magnet 
manipulation.  12  pp.  8vo.  London,  1875 

The  hair-pin  "needle"  is  described  on  p.  u. 

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1955-  Rowell,  G(eorge)  A(ugustus).  A  brief  essay  on  meteorological 
phenomena  and  on  electricity  as  the  expansive  force  of  steam: 
with  a  claim  for  the  investigation  of  the  theory.  29  pp.  8vo. 

Oxford,  1875 

The  author  inclines  to  the  belief  that  electricity  is  a  material  substance. 
— See  also  1465. 

1956.  Siemens,   Ernst   W(erner).     (1816-1892.)      Messung  der   Fort- 

pflanzungsgeschwindigkeit  der  Elektricitaet  in  suspendirten 
Draehten.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  1875,  pp. 
774-786.)  8vo.  Berlin,  1875 

Experimental   inquiry   into   the  velocity   of   propagation   of  electricity   along 

suspended  wires. 

— See  also  1214. 

1957.  Sprague,  John  T.     Electricity;  its  theory,  sources  and  applica- 

tions.    iv+384  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  1875 

I957a. Second  edition,  greatly  enlarged.     xi-f6so  pp.    ill.    I2mo. 

London,  1884 

Handbook  useful  to  students  of  electrical  engineering. 
—See  also  3972. 

1958.  Vauchier,  L.  L.     The  Simplon  railway  tunnel.     Considered  in 

the  interest  of  France,  England  and  North- West  Europe.  22 
pp.  I  map.  L.  8vo.  London,  1875 

The  Simplon  and  Mont  Blanc  routes  compared. 

1959.  Wallenstein,  Ig(naz  Gustav).    Theorie  der  elektromagnetischen 

Wirkung  spiralfoermiger  Stromleiter.     32  pp.    2  plates.     8vo. 

Brunn,  1875 
Spirally  wound  electric  conductors:  mathematical  theory. 

1960.  Wuellner,   (Friedrich   Hugo  Anton)   A(dolph).     Lehrbuch  der 

Experimental-Physik.  Third  edition.  Vol.  IV.  Lehre  vom 
Magnetismus  und  von  der  Elektricitaet.  ill.  8vo. 

Leipzig,  1875 
Mathematical  and  experimental  treatise. 

1961.  Zetzsche,  Karl  Eduard.     (1830-1894.)     Die  Entwicklung  der  au- 

tomatischen  Telegraphic.     65  pp.    ill.    4to.  Berlin,  1875 

Development  of  the  automatic  telegraph. 

1962. Zur  Geschichte  der  Magneto-Inductions-Maschinen  mit  un- 

unterbrochenem  Strom  von  unveraenderlicher  Richtung.  12 
pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  Augsburg,  1875 

Historical  notice  of  the  magneto-electric  machine;   Pacinotti's  dynamo. 
— See  also  1632. 

1963.  Althaus,  Julius.     Practical  notes  on  the  use  of  galvanism  and 

faradism  in  the  diagnosis  and  treatment  of  disease.  90  pp. 
I2mo.  London,  1876 

— See  also  1589. 

1964.  Amyclanus  (pseud.).     An  inquiry  into  the  nature  and  results 

of  electricity  and  magnetism.     344  pp.    map.    pi.    I2mo. 

London,  1876 

General  discussion  of  electric  and  magnetic  phenomena;  the  rotation  of  the 
earth  is  attributed  to  the  electric  action  of  the  sun,  p.  310. 

448 


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1965.    Ausserer,  C.    Die  Geschichte  der  Magnetnadel.    32  pp.    8vo. 


History  of  the  magnetic  needle;  discovery  of  declination  and  dip.  Hart- 
mann's  note  of  the  year  1544,  announcing  the  discovery  of  magnetic  dip, 
p.  20. 

1966.  Barry,  (Sir)  John  Wolfe.     Railway  appliances,  a  description  of 

details  of  railway  construction  subsequent  to  the  completion 
of  the  earthworks  and  structures.  xiii-f299  pp.  ill.  I2mo. 
(Text-books  of  Science.)  London,  1876 

The  block-system,  electric  signals,  etc. 

1967.  Beechey,  Frederick  S.     Electrotelegraphy.     126  pp.     ill.     I2mo. 

London,  1876 

Primer  of  the  subject. 

ig67-f-  bis.  Bell  Telephone.  —  Newspaper  articles  (107)  relating  to 
Alexander  Graham  Bell's  Electric  Speaking  Telephone,  pub- 
lished between  May  31,  1876,  and  June  23,  1877,  copied  (type- 
written) from  clippings  contained  in  Mr.  Bell's  scrap-book. 
405  pp.  4to.  1876-1877 

The  articles  are,  with  two  exceptions,  extracted  from  American  newspapers. 
The  earliest  in  date  (May  31,  1876),  is  from  the  Boston  Transcript  and  con- 
sists of  a  report  of  a  paper  by  Prof.  A.  Bell  entitled:  Researches  in  Tel- 
ephony, read  May  25th  before  the  Society  of  Arts.  —  From  the  Boston  Adver- 
tiser, of  September  25th,  1876,  is  an  article:  Science  in  America.  Remarks 
by  Dr.  William  Thomson  before  the  British  Association.  —  The  result  of  ex- 
periments in  transmitting  audible  speech  nearly  200  miles  by  wire  is  discussed 
at  length  in  the  various  Boston  papers.  —  Boston  Daily  Advertiser,  March 
29th,  1877.  The  electric  telephone.  Report  on  awards  given  by  order  of 
the  U.  S.  Centennial  Commission.  —  Prof.  Bell's  lectures  in  different  places 
before  public  and  scientific  bodies  are  given,  together  with  newspaper  com- 
ments thereon. 

—  See  also  2oo6bis,  2125,  2225,  2268,   5086. 

1968.  Bevon,  G.  Philips.     British  Manufacturing  industries.     iv-|-2i8 

pp.    ill.    8vo.  London,  1876 

No.  i.  Bedford,  Ship-Building.  —  No.  2.  Sabine,  Robert.  Telegraphy  (pp.  65. 

121).  —  Wrightson,    Agricultural    machinery.  —  Clark,    D.  Kinnear,    Railways 

and  tramways. 

1969.  Bontemps,    C(harles).      Les    systemes    telegraphiques    aeriens- 

electriques-pneumatiques.     2  parts,    ill.    12  plates.    8vo. 

Paris,  1876 

Detailed  account  of  three  telegraph  systems:  the  mechanical,  electric  and 
pneumatic. 

—  See  also  3773. 

1970.  Clark,   (Josiah)    Latimer   (1822-1898)    &  Robert  Sabine   (1837- 

1884).    Tavole  e  formole  elettriche.    Traduzione  di  M.  Pugnetti. 

256  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Rome,  1876 

Tables  and  electric  formulae  compiled  from  the  works  of  Clark  and  Sabine, 
with  additions  by  the  translator. 

—  See  also   1509,  1698. 

1971.  Gumming,  Linnaeus.     Introduction  to  the  theory  of  electricity. 

With  numerous  examples,  xiv+266  pp.  I2mo.  London,  1876 
Elementary  mathematical  treatment  of  static  and  dynamic  electricity. 

—  See  also  2405. 

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1972.  Day,  R(ichard)   E(van).     Exercises  in  electrical  and  magnetic 

measurement  with  answers.     xii-j-i2O  pp.     I2mo. 

London,  1876 
Numerical  exercises  in  fundamental   measurements. 

19723. New  edition.    xiv-fiSg  pp.    ill.    I  plate.    I2mo. 

London,  1884 
— See  also  2274,  3856. 

1973.  Du  Moncel,  T(heodose  Achille  Louis).     (1821-1884.)     Du  role 

de  la  terre  dans  les  transmissions  telegraphiques.    62  pp.    8vo. 

Caen,  1876 

The   earth   as  a   conductor   of   electricity   and   absorber   of   electric   charges; 
currents  between  two  earth-plates  of  the  same  or  of  different  material. 
— See  also  1223. 

1974.  Ewing,  James  Alfred.     Description  of  Sir  William  Thomson's 

siphon  recorder  and  Thomson  and  Jenkin's  automatic  sender. 
66  pp.    ill.    8vo.  Edinburgh,  1876 

The  siphon  recorder  with  instructions  for  the  necessary  adjustments. 

1975.  Fritsch,  H(ermann).     (1830-1893.)     Das  Wesen  der  ruhenden 

Elektricitaet,  dargestellt  mit  Anwendung  der  Bakonischen  In- 
duktion.     18  pp.    4to.  Berlin,  (1876) 

Bacon's  inductive  method  as  applied  to  static  electricity. 

1976.  Gherardi,   Silvestro.     (1802-1879.)      Di  una  speciale   rivendica- 

zione  al  Galvani  negli  studi  fisiologici  sperimentativi.     (Ex- 
tract, Accad.  Sc.,  Istit.  Bologna,  1876,  6  pp.)    8vo. 

Bologna,  1876 

Question  of  priority  of  discovery. 

I977- Notizia  di  un  fenomeno  d'ottica  fisiologica  di  qualche  novita. 

(Rend.  Accad.  Sc.,  Istit.  Bologna,  1876,  pp.  134-136.)    8vo. 

Bologna,  1876 

The  author  claims  priority  for  Galvani  of  an  observation  concerning  the  irri- 
tation of  the  medulla  oblongata. 
— See  also  894. 

1978.  Grawinkel,  C.  Die  Betriebsstoerungen  auf  Ruhestromleitungen 
und  vereinigten  Aemtern.  Second  edition.  (Die  Telegraphen- 
Technik,  Part  IV.)  32  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Berlin,  1876 

Detection  of  faults  on  a  telegraph  line. 

*979' Einrichtung  und    Betrieb    einer   Telegraphen-Station.      (Die 

Telegraphen-Technik,   Part   III.)     85   pp.     8vo. 

Berlin,  1876 

Operation  of  telegraph  apparatus. 

1980. Die  Lehre  von  den  Apparaten.     (Die  Telegraphen-Technik, 

Part  II.)  viii-fno  pp.    ill.    8vo.  Berlin,  1876 

A   telegraphic   handbook.     (Part    I    of    "Die   Telegraphen-Technik"    has   not 
been  published.) 
—See  also  4886. 

1981.  Guthrie,  Frederick.  (1833-1886.)  Magnetism  and  electricity. 
364  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  (Collin's  Advanced  Science  Series.) 

London,  1876 
Relation  of  heat  to  electrical  discharge,  p.  81;  terrestrial  magnetism,  p.  327. 

450 


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1982.  Holtz,   W(ilhelm   Theodor    Bernhard).      Ueber    die    elektrische 

Entladung  in  festen  Isolatoren. — Ueber  die  Huelfsconductoren 
der  einfachen  zusammengesetzten  Influenzmaschine.  (Sitz. 
Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  1876,  pp.  501-509.)  8vo. 

Berlin,  1876 

Remarks  on  the  spark  and  the  brush  discharge  of  influence  machines. 
— See  also  2084,  2198,  3452. 

1983.  Kastner,  Frederic.     Les  flammes  chantantes;  theorie  des  vibra- 

tions et  considerations  sur  1'electricite.  Third  edition.  136 
pp.  I2mo.  Paris,  1876 

Electricity  considered  as  a  decomposable  vibratory  motion. 

1984.  Kempe,    H(arry)    R(obert).      Handbook   of    electrical    testing. 

vii-j-2O4  pp.    I2mo.  London,  1876 

A  standard  manual:  theory  and  practice. 

19843. New  edition,  revised  and  enlarged,     vii+372  pp.    I2mo. 

London,  1881 
1984*). Third  edition,     viii+494  pp.     I2mo.  London,  1884 

1985.  Le    Tual,    Albert,      fitude    du    telegraphe    automatique    de    Sir 

Ch(arles)  Wheatstone.  2  vols.  (Text  and  atlas— 48  plates.) 
8vo.  and  4to.  Paris,  1876 

Construction  and  use  of  Wheatstone's  automatic  transmitter. 

1986.  Marco,  Felice.     Le  proprieta  dell'   elettricita  indotta  contraria 

di  prima  specie;  con  alcune  note  di  Paolo  Volpicelli.  Second 
edition.  52  pp.  i  plate,  ill.  8vo.  Rome,  1876 

Remarks  on  the  induced  charge  in  an  air-condenser;  communication  on  the 
same  subject  from  Volpicelli. 
— See  also   1399,   i683bis. 

1987.  Mascart,  fi(leuthere  filie  Nicolas).    Traite  d'electricite  statique. 

2  vols.   ill.  8vo.  Paris,  1876 

Electrostatics  for  the  advanced  reader  with  description  of  apparatus. 
— See  also  2288. 

1988.  Merrifield,  John.     Magnetism  and  deviation  of  the  compass  for 

the  use  of  students  in  navigation  and  science  schools,  ix-j- 
126  pp.  ill.  diagr.  i6mo.  London,  1876 

Manual   for   students   of   navigation. 

1989.  Mouton,    (Jean)    L(ouis).      (1844-1895.)      fitude    experimentale 

sur  les  phenomenes  d'induction  electrodynamique.  72  pp.  4to. 
(These.)  Paris,  1876 

Contribution  to  the  theory  of  the  induction  coil. 

1990.  Murray,  Stewart.     On  horological  telegraphy.     26  pp.    4  plates. 

8vo.  London,  1876 

Exposition  of  author's  method  of  transmitting  time  by  electricity;  "speed" 
of  the  electric  current,  p.  19. 

1991.  Pepper,  J(ohn)  H(enry).    (1821-1900.)    Light,  embracing  reflec- 

tion and  refraction  of  light,  light  and  colour,  spectrum  ana- 

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London,  (1876} 

Numerous  experiments  in  light  and  heat. 
— See  also  1528. 

1992.  Pickering,  Edward  C(harles).     Elements  of  physical  manipula- 

tion.    Part  II.     8vo.  London,  1876 

Early  laboratory  manual;  the  author's  methods  of  measurements  in  heat, 
mechanical  engineering,  electricity  and  astronomy. 

1993.  Pisati,  G(iuseppe).  Ricerche  sperimentali  sull'  induzione  elettro- 

statica.  (Mem.  Spettroscopisti  Ital.,  Vol.  5,  App.,  pp.  1-5.) 
4to.  Palermo,  1876 

Some  experiments  in  electrostatic  induction.     (See  No.  1290,  1949,  2012.) 

1994. Ricerche  sperimentali  sul  magnetismo.  (Mem.  Spettroscopisti 

Ital.,  Vol.  5,  App.,  pp.  5-17.)    3  plates.    4to.  Palermo,  1876 

Experiment  on  the  transmission  of  magnetism  through  iron  discs;   distribu- 
tion over  pole-pieces. 
— See  also  1949. 

1995.  Pleasonton,  A(ugustus)  J(ames).     Influence  of  the  blue  ray  of 

the  sunlight  and  of  the  blue  color  of  the  sky  in  developing 
animal  and  vegetable  life.  As  illustrated  by  the  experiment 
of  A.  J.  Pleasonton  and  others,  between  the  years  1861  and 
1876.  iv+i8s  pp.  I  plate.  4to.  Philadelphia,  1876 

The  rotation  of  the  earth  is  the  result  of  electric  forces,  p.  95;  the  dip 
vanishes  at  the  magnetic  equator  on  account  of  internal  heat,  p.  94;  buoy- 
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in  blue  ink.) 

1996.  Ponzoni,  B(eniamino)  A.   Nozioni  di  chimica  e  fisica  per  1'esame 

d'ammissione  nei  corsi  umziali  telegrafici.  176  pp.  2  plates. 
8vo.  Milan,  1876 

Seventy  pages  devoted  to  elementary  magnetism  and  electricity. 
— See  also  1882. 

1997.  Poore,  George  Vivian.     (1843-1904.)     Textbook  of  electricity  in 

medicine  and  surgery  for  the  use  of  students  and  practitioners. 
xii+2Qi  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1876 

1998.  Preece,  (Sir)  W(illiam)  H(enry)  &  (Sir)  J(ames)  Sivewright. 

Telegraphy.    x-j-3OO  pp.    ill.    i2mo.    (Text  books  of  Science.) 

London,  1876 
A  standard  textbook. 
— See  also  1496. 

1999.  Radcliffe,  Charles  Bland.     (1822-1889.)    Vital  motion  as  a  mode 

of  physical  motion,    vi-f-252  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  1876 

Electro-physiological  work. 
—See  also  1605. 

2000.  Riess,  (Peter  Theophil).    (1804-1883.)    Ueber  die  Erregung  von 

Elektricitaet  durch  gleitende  Reibung.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss. 
Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  1876,  pp.  301-315.)  8vo.  Berlin,  1876 

The  development  of  electricity  by  friction. 

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2001. Ueber   die    neutralen    Kaemme    der    Holtz'schen    Maschine. 

(Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  1876,  pp.  234-242.)   8vo. 

Berlin,  1876 

The  neutralizing  brushes  of  a  Holtz  machine. 
— See  also  862. 

2002.  Roscoe,  (Sir)  (Henry  Enfield).    What  the  earth  is  composed  of. 

44  pp.  ill.  8vo.     (Manchester  Science  Lectures,  VIII.  Series.) 

London,  1876 
Popular  lecture  on  elementary  geology. 

2003.  Sabine,    (Robert).      (1837-1884.)      The    starting   point   of   sub- 

marine telegraphy;  Sir  C(harles)  Wheatstone's  plans  (1837- 
1846).  6  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  London,  1876 

Wheatstone's  original  plans   for  a  submarine   cable,    1840. 
— See  also  1698. 

2004.  Scott,  Robert  H(enry).     Weather  charts  and  storm  warnings. 

158  pp.  chart,  ill.    8vo.  London,  1876 

Meteorological  instruments  and  explanation   of  weather-charts. 
— See  also  3740. 

2005.  Siemens,  (Ernst)  W(erner).     (1816-1892.)     Ueber  die  Abhaen- 

gigkeit  der  elektrischen  Leitungsfaehigkeit  des  Selens  von 
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1876,  pp.  299-337.)  3  plates.  8vo.  Berlin,  1876 

The  conductivity  of  selenium  as  affected  by  heat  and  light. 
— See  also   1214. 

2006.  Smith,    Willoughby.      (1828-1891.)      The    action    of    light    on 

selenium.  (Extract,  Journ.  Soc.  Telegr.  Engin.,  Vol.  2,  pp. 
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Notes  on  the  electrical  conductivity  of  selenium. 
— See  also  2049,  2178,  2261,  2298,  2334,  2390,  4434. 

2oo6f  bis.  Telephone. — Printed  publications  and  patents  issued  dur- 
ing the  period  1876,  1877,  1878  and  1879  and  relating  to  tel- 
ephonic structures  which  embody  Daniel  Drawbaugh's  alleged 
inventions.  4to.  1876-1879 

i.  The  phonautograph  of  M.  Leon  Scott.  (Extract  from  Ganot's  Physics, 
1866,  pp.  190-191.) — 2.  Bell,  Alexander  Graham.  Improvements  in  telegraphy. 
(U.  S.  Patent  Office,  Patent  No.  174,465.)  4  pp.  2  plates,  March  7,  1876. — 
3.  Thorndike,  Geo.  Quincy.  A  thread  telegraph.  (Scientific  American,  Vol. 
34  P-  34°-) — 4-  The  human  voice  transmitted  by  telegraph.  (Scientific  Amer- 
ican, Sept.  9,  1876.) — 5.  Telephony.  Audible  speech  by  telegraph.  (Scientific 
American  Supplement,  Vol.  2,  p.  765.)— 6.  Bell,  Alexander  Graham.  Improve- 
ment in  electric  telegraphy.  (U.  S.  Patent  Office,  Patent  No.  186,787.)  3  pp. 
2  plates,  March  30,  1877. — 7.  Professor  Bell's  speaking  electric  telegraph. 
The  speaking  electric  telegraph.  (Scientific  American  Supplement,  Febr.  10, 
1877.) — 8.  The  telephone.  (Scientific  American,  March  31,  1877.) — 9.  A  new 
invention  (Edison's)  in  telephones.  (Philadelphia  Press,  July  9,  1877;  Scien- 
tific American,  July  28,  1877.) — 10.  A  new  telephone.  (George  B.  Havens's) 
(Scientific  American,  August  u,  1877.) — n.  The  author's  telephone.  (Extract 
from  Dolbear's  "The  Telephone,"  pp.  117-124,  August,  1877.) — 12.  The  new 
Bell  telephone.  Applications  of  Professor  Bell's  new  telephone.  (Scientific 
American,  Oct.  6,  1877.) — 13.  Machines  that  hear  and  write.  (Extract  from 

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Scientific  American  Article  of  Dec.  15,  1877. — 14.  Dolbear,  Amos  Emerson. 
Improvement  in  telephones.  (U.  S.  Patent  Office,  Patent  No.  199,041.)  a  pp. 
i  plate,  Jan.  8,  1878. — 15.  Berliner,  Emile.  Improvement  in  telephones. 
(U.  S.  Patent  Office,  Patent  No.  199,141.)  2  pp.  i  plate,  Jan.  15,  1878. — 16. 
Edison's  carbon  telephone.  (Journal  of  the  telegraph,  April  16,  1878; 
Scientific  American  Supplement,  June  8,  1878.) — 17.  Edison,  Thorn.  Alva. 
Improvement  in  speaking-telephones.  (U.  S.  Patent  Office,  Patent  No. 
203,016.)  2  pp.  i  plate,  April  30,  1878. — 18.  The  carbon  telephone.  (Scien- 
tific American,  June  8,  1878.) — 19.  Hughes,  D.  E.  On  the  action  of  sonorous 
vibrations  in  varying  the  force  of  an  electric  current.  Read  before  the  Royal 
Society,  London,  May  9,  1878.  (Scientific  American  Supplement,  June  8, 
1878.) — 20.  The  Hughes  telephone.  (Scientific  American  Supplement,  June 
15,  1878;  Engineering,  London,  May  20,  1878.) — 21.  M.  Trouve's  new  tel- 
ephone improvements.  (Scientific  American,  June  22,  1878.) — 22.  Ayres, 
Brown.  New  arrangement  for  telephone.  (Scientific  American  Supplement, 
July  6,  1878.) — 23.  Phelps,  George  M.  Improvement  in  speaking-telephones. 
(U.  S.  Patent  Office,  Patent  No.  209,289)  a  pp.  i  plate,  Oct.  22,  1878. — 24. 
Edison's  recent  telephonic  inventions.  (From  Prescott's  "Speaking  Telephone, 
Electric  Light,  etc.)  (Scientific  American  Supplement,  Febr.  15,  1879.) — 25. 
Bell,  Alexander  Graham.  Improvement  in  electric  speaking-telephones. 
(U.  S.  Patent  Office,  Patent  No.  213,090)  4  pp.  i  plate,  March  n,  1879. — 
26.  Righi's  telephone.  (Scientific  American,  March  22,  1879. — 27.  Improved 
microphones.  (Frank  Bowling's)  "(Scientific  American,  May  24,  1879.) — 28. 
Edison's  latest  telephone.  (Scientific  American,  Sept.  27,  1879,  i  plate.) — 
29.  Phelps,  George  M.  Improvement  in  speaking-telephones.  (U.  S.  Patent 
Office,  Patent  No.  220,209)  2  pp.  i  plate,  Sept.  30,  1879. — 30.  Extracts 
from  Du  Moncel's  "The  telephone."  (American  edition,  1879) :  M.  Helle- 
sen's  reaction  telephone,  pp.  83-84. — M.  Trouve's  system,  pp.  99-100. — M. 
Demoget's  system,  p.  101, — Modifications  in  the  arrangement  of  telephonic 
organs,  pp.  102-104. — Different  systems  of  microphones,  pp.  146,  151-154. — 31. 
The  Blake  transmitter.  (Scientific  American,  Nov.  i,  1879.) — 32.  Eaton, 
Asahel  K.  Improvement  in  telephones.  (U.  S.  Patent  Office,  Patent  No. 
222,475)  2  PP-  i  plate,  Dec.  9,  1879. 

The  articles  are  typewritten   (except   n   which  are  in  printed  form)   and  in 
cases    where   they   had   been   accompanied   by   illustrations,   these    have   been 
clipped    and    added    to    the    different    articles.      The    whole    forms    a    handy 
volume  in  4to. 
— See  also  1361,  2071,  aiosbis,  2225,  2931,  3908. 

2007.  Ternant,  A.  L.     Le  siphon-enregistreur,  ou  siphon  recorder  de 

Sir  Wm.  Thomson  pour  1'echange  des  signaux  electriques  par 
les  longs  cables  sous-marins,  suivi  d'une  notice  sur  Sir  Ch. 
Wheatstone.  29  pp.  2  plates.  8vo. 

Marseille  &  Paris,  1876 

The  siphon-recorder,  patent  of  1871;  obituary  notice  of  Sir  Charles  Wheat- 
stone. 
— See  also  1756. 

2008.  Towson,  John  Thomas.     (1804-1881.)     Practical  information  on 

the  deviation  of  the  compass;  for  the  use  of  masters  and  mates 
of  iron  ships.  144  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1876 

General  information  on  the  compass;  also  practical  rules. 

2009.  Tyndall,  John.     (1820-1893.)     Fragments  of  science,  a  series  of 

detached  essays,  addresses  and  reviews.  Fifth  edition.  x-|- 
589  pp.  8vo.  London,  1876 

Papers  on   the  spectrum  of  the  electric   light,   elementary   magnetism,   death 

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by  lightning,  the  scientific  use  of  the  imagination  and  the  famous  Belfast 
Address. 

2010. Lessons    in    electricity   at    the    Royal    Institution    1875-1876. 

x-j-113  pp.   ill.   8vo.  London,  1876 

The  Christmas  lectures  given  to  a  juvenile  audience  at  the  Royal  Institu- 
tion, 1875-1876. 

aoioa. (Spanish  translation.)  Lecciones  sobre  electricidad  dadas  en 

la  Institucion  Real  en  1875-1876.  Traducidas  del  ingles  con 
autorizacion  del  autor,  por  A.  Gonzales  Garrido.  146  pp.  I2mo. 

Sevilla,  1878 
— See  also  1586. 

2011.  Mensbrugghe,  G(ustave  Leonard)  van  der.  L'electricite  statique 

exerce-t-elle  une  influence  sur  la  tension  superficielle  d'un 
liquide?  (Mem.  Couronn.  Mem.  Sav.  fitrang.  Acad.  Sc.,  Bel- 
gique,  Vol.  40,  No.  2.)  28  pp.  4to.  Brussels,  1876 

The  influence   of   static  electricity   on   the   flow   of  liquids  through  tubes   of 

small  bore. 

2012.  Volpicelli,    Paolo.      (1804-1879.)      Risposta    del    socio    P(aolo) 

Volpicelli  alle  obbiezioni  fatte  dal  Prof.  G(iuseppe)  Pisati 
contro  la  moderna  teorica  di  Melloni  sulla  elettrostatica  in- 
duzione.  (Mem.  Accad.  Lincei,  Vol.  I,  pp.  1005-1007.)  4to. 

Rome,  1876 

Answer  to  objections  raised  by  Prof.  Pisati  against  Melloni's  theory  of 
electrostatic  induction.  (See  No.  1290,  1949,  1993.) 

2013. Teoria  della  elettrostatica   induzione.     (Atti   Accad.   Lincei, 

Ser.  II,  Vol.  3,  pp.  896-911.)    ill.    4to.  Rome,  1876 

Clerk  Maxwell's  views  on  electrostatic  induction  criticised. 
— See  also   1399. 

2014.  Woodward,   C(harles   Josiah)    &   George   Smith.     A   series   of 

exercises  in  experimental  physics.  Part  II.  Magnetism  and 
electricity.  54  pp.  I2mo.  London,  (1876) 

Useful  to  junior  students. 
— See  also  2400. 

2015.  Handbook  to  the  special  loan  collection  of  scientific  apparatus 

in  the  South  Kensington  Museum.     xxvii-)-339  pp.    ill.   8vo. 

(London,  1876) 

Two  important  contributions  by  Professor  G.  Carey  Foster  on  the  history 
and  development  of  magnetic  and  electric  apparatus. 

2016.  Angell,   John.      Elements    of   magnetism   and   electricity,   with 

practical  instructions  for  the  performance  of  experiments  and 
the  construction  of  cheap  apparatus.  232  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  (Col- 
lin's  Elementary  Science  Series.)  London,  1877 

2017.  Banneux,  J(oseph).    Rapport  sur  1'establissement  de  la  ligne  tele- 

graphique  souterraine  de  Halle  a  Berlin.  (Extr.  Ann.  trav. 
publics  de  Belgique.  Vol.  35.)  53  pp.  I  plate.  8vo. 

Brussels,  1877 

Mechanical  and  electrical  details  of  the  underground   telegraph  line  between 
Halle  and   Berlin. 
—See  also  2266. 

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2018.  Barrett,    W(illiam)     F(letcher).      On    the    electric    telephone. 

(Proc.  Roy.  Dublin  Soc.,  New  Sen,  Vol.  i,  pp.  73-82.)   ill.  8vo. 

Dublin,  1877 

Reis's  telephonic  work,  p.  78. 
— See  also  2063,  3489. 

2019.  Beltrami,   Eugenio.      (1835-1900.)      Sulla   determinazione   speri- 

mentale  della  densita  elettrica  alia  superficie  dei  corpi  con- 
duttori.  (Mem.  Accad.  Lincei,  Vol.  i,  pp.  491-502.)  4to. 

Rome,  1877 
Theory  of  a  hemispherical  proof-plane. 

2020.  Bottomley,  J(ames)    T(homson).     Electrometers.     33   pp.    ill. 

I2mo.     (Science  lectures  at  South  Kensington.) 

London,  1877 

The  quadrant  and  absolute  electrometers  of  Lord  Kelvin. 
— See  also  4291. 

2021.  Buchholtz,  F.  H.     Die  Kriegstelegraphie.     Hauptstadien  ihrer 

Entwickelung.  Das  Feldtelegraphenmaterial.  Einrichtung  der 
Kriegstelegraphenlinien.  Organisation  der  Militaertelegraphie 
in  groesseren  Armeen.  Neuere  Versuche  mit  portativen  Feld- 
telegraphen.  Bedeutung  der  Telegraphen  fuer  die  Kriegs- 
fuehrung.  Ein  Beitrag  zur  Kenntniss  der  Militaertelegraphie 
der  Gegenwart.  viii-f-96  pp.  3  plates.  8vo.  Berlin,  1877 

The  military  telegraph:  its  history  and  development. 

2022.  Clerault,  F.    Note  sur  1'emploi  des  electro-semaphores  de  MM. 

Lartigue,  Tesse  et  Prudhomme  pour  la  realisation  du  block- 
system.  66  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  Paris,  1877 

Description  of  the  Lartigue  system  of  operating  railway  signals. 

2023.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achille  Louis).  (1821-1884.)  Recherches 

experimentales  sur  les  maxima  electro-magnetiques.  63  pp. 
8vo.  Paris,  1877 

Resistance  of  a  magnetizing  helix. 

2024. Recherches  sur  la  conductibilite  electrique  des  corps  medi- 

ocrement  conducteurs  et  les  phenomenes  qui  1'accompagnent. 
Second  edition.  (Ann.  Chim.  Phys.,  Vol.  10.)  146  pp.  8vo. 

Paris,  1877 

Conductivity  of  fibres,  tissues  and  metallic  filings. 
— See  also   1223. 

2025.  Edlund,    E(rik).      (1819-1888.)      Recherches    sur    les    courants 

electriques  produits  par  le  mouvement  des  liquides.  44  pp. 
8vo.  Stockholm,  1877 

Electric  currents  due  to  the  flow  of  water  in  cylindrical  tubes. 
— See  also  1770. 

2026.  Evrard,  F(lorent).    Notice  sur  1'emploi  des  poteaux  metalliques 

dans  les  lignes  telegraphiques.    46  pp.    2  plates.    8vo. 

Brussels,  1877 

Comparison  of  the  different  systems  of  metallic  supports  for  telegraph 
lines. 

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2027.  Fontaine,  Hippolyte.     ficlairage  a  1'electricite;   renseignements 

pratiques,     xv+239  pp.    ill.    8vo.  Paris,  1877 

Dynamos   and   generators   used   in   electric   lighting;    lighthouse   illumination. 

20273. Second  edition.    vi-f3O4  pp.    ill.    8vo.  Paris,  1879 

2027b. (English  translation.)  Electric  lighting.   A  practical  treatise. 

Translated  from  the  French  by  Paget  Higgs.     xvi+lQ4  pp. 

ill.    8vo.  London,  1878 

— See  also  2381,  3936. 

2028.  Fournier,  Edouard.     (1819-1880.)     Le  vieux-neuf,  histoire  an- 

cienne  des  inventions  et  decouvertes  modernes.  Second  edi- 
tion. 3  vols.  I2mo.  Paris,  1877 

Vol.  I.  contains  history  of  the  lightning-rod  and  early  telegraphs;  Vol.  III. 
Some  magnetic  curiosities  and  myths. 

2029.  Gardiner,  A(lfonso).     Elements  of  magnetism  and  electricity. 

96  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  (1877) 

A  primer  of  electricity. 

2030.  Gore,  George.    Art  of  electro-metallurgy,  including  all  known 

processes  of  electro-deposition.  xx+39i  pp.  ill.   I2mo.   (Text- 
books of  Science.)  London,  1877 
Written  for  the  student  and  practical  worker;  historical   sketch  of  the  sub- 
ject. 
— See  also  1357. 

2031.  Helmholtz,  (Hermann  Ludwig  Ferdinand).    (1821-1894.)    Ueber 

galvanische  Stroeme,  verursacht  durch  Concentrations-Unter- 
schiede;  Folgerungen  aus  der  mechanischen  Waermetheorie. 
(Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  1877,  pp.  713-726.) 
8vo.  Berlin,  1877 

The    electric    current    caused    by    concentration    differences;    the    mechanical 
equivalent  of  heat. 
— See  also  1259. 

2032.  Johnston,   W(illiam)    J(ohn).     Lightning   flashes   and   electric 

dashes.  Containing  short  sketches  and  mirth-provoking 
anecdotes  from  all  the  principal  telegraph  writers  of  the  day, 
with  a  very  instructive  and  interesting  history  of  Professor 
Morse  and  the  telegraph,  from  the  well-known  pen  of  Ben- 
son John  Lossing.  189  pp.  ill.  pi.  L.  8vo.  New  York,  1877 
A  work  of  humor. 
— See  also  2199. 

2033.  Langdon,  William  Edward.     (   ?  -1905.)     Application  of  elec- 

tricity to  railway  working.     xv+3is  pp.    ill.    5  plates.    I2mo. 

London,  1877 

Exposition   of  the   principles   involved   in   the   electric   protection   of   railway 
traffic  and  also  the  rules  and  regulations  which  should  govern  its  practice. 
— See  also  3759. 

2034.  Laurencin,    Paul.      Le    telegraphe    terrestre,    sous-marin-pneu- 

matique.  Histoire,  principes,  mecanismes,  applications,  regle- 
ments,  etc.  xi+494  pp.  ill.  map.  i8mo.  Paris,  1877 

Short  practical  treatise   for  beginners. 

— See  also  1747. 


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2035.  Lloyd,    Humphrey.      (1800-1881.)      Miscellaneous    papers    con- 

nected with  physical  science,     iv-fsop  pp.    chart,    pi.    8vo. 

London,  1877 

Observations  on  the  direction  and  intensity  of  magnetic  force  in  Ireland; 
theory  of  the  compound  magnetic  needle;  determination  of  the  horizontal 
component  in  absolute  measure;  earth  currents;  magnetic  chart  of  Ireland. 
— See  also  1023. 

2036.  McGregor,    William.      Secret    code    for   telegraphic    messages. 

vi-f-QO  pp.     8vo.  London,  (,1877) 

— See  also   1945. 

2037.  Madsen,  C(hristian)  L(udwig).   Recherches  sur  la  loi  du  mouve- 

ment  telegraphique   international,     ix+68  pp.    map,    10  tabl. 

4to.  Copenhagen,  1877 

The  role  of  the  telegraph  in  international  and  commercial  relations. 
— See  also  2386. 

2038.  Mattel  C(esare).     Specifiques  electro-homeopathiques;  avec  les 

indications  necessaires  pour  la  guerison  de  toutes  les  maladies 
et  specialement  des  maladies  incurables.  Science  nouvelle. 
228  pp.  i  plate.  I2mo.  Bologna,  1877 

Short  medical  work  containing  a  few  applications  of  electricity  for  cura- 
tive purposes. 

2039.  Maxwell,    (James)    Clerk.      (1831-1879.)      On    the    unpublished 

electrical  papers  of  the  Hon.  Henry  Cavendish.  (Proc.  Cam- 
bridge Philos.  Soc.,  Vol.  3,  pp.  86-89.)  8vo.  Cambridge,  1877 
— See  also  1872. 

2040.  Melsens,  (Louis  Henri  Frederic).     (1814-1886.)     Des  paraton- 

nerres  a  pointes,  a  conducteurs  et  a  raccordements  terrestres 
multiples;  description  detaillee  des  paratonnerres  etablis  sur 
1'Hotel  de  Ville  de  Bruxelles  en  1865.  vii+157  pp.  19  plates. 
L.  8vo.  Brussels,  1877 

The  author's  system  for  the  protection  of  the  Brussels'  Hotel  de  Ville  with 

illustrations. 

— See  also  3465. 

2041.  Minchin,  George  M.     Treatise  on  statics,  containing  some  of 

the  fundamental  propositions  in  electrostatics.  xi-)-45O  pp. 
I2mo.  London,  1877 

Mathematical  treatment  of  potential,  electric  density  and  tubes  of  force. 

2042.  Moinet,  I.     Leves  des  plans  a  la  stadia,  notes  pratiques  pour 

etudes  des  traces.    Third  edition.     124  pp.    9  plates.    8vo. 

Paris,  1877 
Practical  treatise  on  tacheometry. 

2043.  Perry,  John  &  W(illiam)   E(dward)   Ayrton.    The  specific  in- 

ductive capacity  of  gases.     15  pp.    4  plates.     8vo. 

Yokohama,  1877 
Details  of  method  and  results. 
— See  also  1791,  3791. 

2044.  Phillips,  W.  P.    (Pseud.  John  Oakum.)    Oakum  pickings;  a  col- 

lection of  stories,  sketches  and  paragraphs  contributed  from 

458 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

time  to  time  to  the  telegraphic  and  general  press  by  John 
Oakum.  188  pp.  portr.  i2mo.  New  York,  1877 

Humorous  papers  some  of  which  are  on  telegraphic  subjects. 

2045.  Prescott,  George  B(artlett).     (1831-1894.)     Electricity  and  the 

electric    telegraph,     vi+978   pp.    ill.     I    plate.     8vo. 

New  York,  1877 

Comprehensive,  descriptive  treatise. 
— See  also  1497. 

2046.  Reis,  Paul.     (1828-1895.)     Neue  elektrische  Maschinen,  insbe- 

sondere  die  magnet-elektrischen  Maschinen  und  deren  An- 
wendungen.  Drei  Vortraege  in  der  Rheinischen  Naturfor- 
scher-Gesellschaft  zu  Mainz  im  Maerz  1877.  109  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

Leipzig,  1877 

Some  of  the  early  dynamo  machines. 
— See  also  2098. 

2047.  Riccardi,  Pietro.    (1828-1898.)    Sulle  opere  di  Alessandro  Volta, 

note  bibliografiche.     40  pp.    4to.  Modena,  1877 

List  of  90  papers  referring  to  the  life  and  work  of  Volta. 

2048.  Rogers,    Fairman.      (1833-1900.)      Magnetism    of    iron    vessels 

with  a  short  treatise  on  terrestrial  magnetism.  125  pp.  tab. 
i6mo.  (Van  Nostrand's  Science  Series,  Vol.  30.) 

New  York,  1877 
Practical  manual  for  officers  in  the  navy. 

2049.  Smith,  Willoughby.     (1828-1891.)     Selenium:  its  electrical  qual- 

ities and  the  effect  of  light  thereon.     21  pp.    8vo. 

(London),  1877 
— See  also  2006. 

2050.  Spang,  Henry  W.     Practical  treatise  on  lightning  protection. 

180  pp.    ill.    portr.    I2mo.  Philadelphia,  1877 

Atmospheric  electricity,  the  functions  of  a  lightning-conductor  and  its  con- 
struction as  applied  to  buildings,  ships,  oil-tanks,  steam-boilers,  etc. 

2051.  Thalen,  (Tobias)  Rob(ert).     (1827-1905.)     Sur  la  recherche  des 

mines  de  fer  a  1'aide  de  mesures  magnetiques.    36  pp.    I  plate. 

4to.  Upsala,  1877 

The  author  shows  how  a  compass  needle  may  be  used  for  locating  beds  of 
iron   ore. 
— See  also  1558. 

2052.  Thomson,  (Sir)  William  (Lord  Kelvin).     (1824-1907.)     Report 

on  (Elisha)  Gray's  electric  telephone  and  multiple  telegraph. 
3  1.  Folio.  Philadelphia,  1877 

Sir  William   Thomson   wrote  this  brief   report  as  one  of  the  judges  of  the 
Centennial   Exposition,    1876. 
— See  also  1085. 

2053.  Volpicelli,  P(aolo).     (1804-1879.)     Sul  piano  di  prova  piccolis- 

simo  e  non  condensatore.  (Mem.  Accad.  Lincei  Cl.  Sc.  Fis. 
Mat.  Nat.,  Ser.  Ill,  Vol.  i,  pp.  174-178.)  4to.  Rome,  1877 

Contribution  to  the  theory  of  the  proof-plane. 
459 


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2054. Ad  una  obbiezione  contro  la  teoria  del  Melloni  sulla  elettro- 

statica  influenza.  (Mem.  Accad.  Lincei,  Cl.  Sc.  Fis.  Mat.  Nat., 
Ser.  Ill,  Vol.  i,  pp.  481-490.)  4to.  Rome,  1877 

On  the  charge  which  a  proof-plane  acquires  under  electrical  influence.  (See 
No.  1290.) 

2055. Alia  nota  del  socio   Giovanni   Cantoni  che  ha  per  titolo  su 

una  nuova  difesa  della  teorica  di  Melloni  su  la  elettrostatica 
induzione.  (Mem.  Accad.  Lincei,  Cl.  Fis.  Mat. -Nat.,  Ser.  Ill, 
Vol.  I,  pp.  1005-1017.)  4to.  Rome,  1877 

Defense  of  the  author's  views  on  the  theory  of  the  electrostatic  condenser. 
(See  No.  1290.) 

2056. Alia  nota  del  socio  G(iovanni)   Cantoni  contro  la  teorica  di 

Melloni  sulla  elettrostatica  induzione.  (Mem.  Accad.  Lincei 
Cl.  Sc.  Fis.  Mat.  Nat.,  Ser  III,  Vol  I,  pp.  1201-1246.)  4to. 

Rome,  1877 

Points  in  the  theory  of  electrostatic  induction.     (See  No.  1290.) 
— See  also  1399. 

2057.  Wild,  John  James.     Thalassa,  an  essay  on  the  depth,  temper- 

ature, and  currents  of  the  ocean.  140  pp.  ill.  charts,  diagrs. 
8vo.  London,  1877 

Chapters  on  the  bed,  the  depth  and  temperature  of  the  ocean  with  special 
reference  to  the  work  of  the  Challenger  Expedition. 

2058.  Zetzsche,  Karl  Eduard.  (1830-1894.)    Handbuch  der  elektrischen 

Telegraphic.     Vols.  I,  2,  3  Part  I.,  4  Part  I.    ill.    pi.    8vo. 

Berlin,  1877-1887 

The  electric  telegraph  in  theory  and  practice. 
— See  also   1632. 

2059.  Catalogue  of  the  special  loan  collection  of  scientific  apparatus 

in  the  South  Kensington  Museum.   Iviii-j-io84  pp.    ill.    pi.    8vo. 

London,  1877 

Illustrations  referring  to  the  work  of  von  Guericke,  Newcomen  and  Watt, 
together  with  notes  on  historic  apparatus. 

2O59-j-bis.  Telephone — Articles  (3)  relating  to  Philipp  Reis  and  the  in- 
vention of  the  telephone.  8vo.  1877 
Preece  on  Reis.  Report  of  the  47th  meeting  of  the  British  Association 
Adv.  Sc.,  Aug.,  1877.  On  the  telephone  by  W.  H.  Preece. — Ganot's  de- 
scription of  Reis.  Ganot's  elementary  treatise  on  physics,  8th  ed.  Trans- 
lated by  E.  Atkinson,  N.  Y.,  1877,  p.  757. — Dolbear  on  Reis.  The  telephone, 
by  A.  E.  Dolbear,  1877,  pp.  99-116. 
— See  also  I497bis. 

2060.  Ayrton,  W(illiam)  E(dward).    Students'  notes.     108+72  pp.   ill. 

3  plates.     4to.  (London,  1878) 

Notes  on  voltaic  electricity,  electric  testing  and   telegraph  engineering. 
— See  also  1791. 

2061.  Bailie,  J.     L'electricite.     Fourth  edition.    xii+3i8  pp.   ill.    I2mo. 

(Bibliotheque  des  Merveilles.)  Paris,  1878 

Applications    of    electricity   to   lighting,    to    telegraphy    and    telephony   popu- 
larly described. 
— See  also   1817. 

460 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2062.  Baillehache,   E.   de.     Communications  electriques   permanentes 

des  trains  en  marche,  entre  eux  et  avec  les  gares  sur  une  meme 
voie  ou  sur  voies  differentes.  16  pp.  2  plates.  8vo. 

Paris,  1878 

Electric  communication  between  moving  trains. 
— See  also  5635. 

2063.  Barrett,  W(illiam)    F(letcher).     On  an  experiment  connecting 

electro-motive   force   and   surface   tension.     (Proc.    Roy.   Soc. 

Dublin,  Vol.  2,  pp.  87-100.)     8vo.  Dublin,  1878 

A  mercury  contact  breaker  on  the  principle  of  the  Lippmann's  capillary  elec- 
trometer. 
— See  also  2018. 

2064.  Beard,    George    M(iller)    (1839-1883)    &   A(lphonso)    D(avid) 

Rockwell.  Practical  treatise  on  the  medical  and  surgical  uses 
of  electricity.  Second  edition,  revised  and  enlarged,  xxviii-f 
794  pp.  ill.  8vo.  New  York,  1878 

— See  also  2169,  3814. 

2065.  Beetz,  W(ilhelm)  von.     (1822-1886.)     Grundzuege  der  Elektri- 

citaetslehre.  Zehn  Vorlesungen,  gehalten  vor  den  Mitgliedern 
des  aerztlichen  Vereines  in  Muenchen.  iv-|-iO9  pp.  8vo. 

Stuttgart,  1878 

'  Salient   points   in   a   course    of    10   lectures   on   the   principles   of   static   and 
dynamic   electricity. 
— See  also   1221. 

2066.  Bouty,    (Edmond    Marie    Leopold).     Theorie    des    phenomenes 

electriques.     84  pp.    ill.    i  plate.     8vo.  Paris,  1878 

Theory  of  potential,  electrometers  and  electric  energy. 
— See  also   1898 

2067.  Brooks,  David.     (1820-1891.)     Atmospheric  electricity.     14  pp. 

8vo.  Philadelphia,  1878 

General    considerations    on    atmospheric    electricity;    efficiency    of    lightning- 
rods. 
— See  also   1821. 

2068.  Bruns,    (Paul)    Victor   von.      (1812-1883.)      Die    galvanokausti- 

schen  Apparate  und  Instrumente,  ihre  Handhabung  und  An- 
wendung.  xi+513  pp.  2  plates.  8vo.  Tubingen,  1878 

The  author's  battery  and  its  application  to  electric  cautery. 

2069.  Clark,  Edwin.    (1814-1894.)    Visit  to  South  America,  with  notes 

and  observations  on  the  moral  and  physical  features  of  the 
country.  355  pp.  map.  I2mo.  London,  1878 

Stray  references  to  electric  and  magnetic  phenomena. 
— See   also    1169. 

2070.  Delarge,  F(rederic  Henri).   Des  appareils  telegraphiques  a  grande 

vitesse.     66  pp.    2  plates.     8vo.  Brussels,  1878 

Advantages  of  Wheatstone's  automatic  transmitter. 
— See  also   1717. 

2071.  Dolbear,  A(mos)    E(merson).     The  telephone:   an  account  of 

the  phenomena  of  electricity,  magnetism,  and  sound,  as  in- 

461 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

volved  in  its  action.  With  directions  for  making  a  speaking 
telephone.  127  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  London,  1878 

Construction  and  physics  of  the  telephone. 
— See  also  20o6bis,  aospbis,  5094. 

2072.  Duchemin,  fimile  Marin.     Experiences  pratiques  de  la  boussole 

circulaire  faites  a  bord  des  navires  de  1'etat  et  de  la  marine 
marchande;  adoption  de  cet  instrument  sur  1'escadre.  Eighth 
edition,  revised  and  enlarged.  51  pp.  ill.  4to.  Paris,  1878 

Sailing  compass  consisting  of  two  concentric,  circular  magnets. 

2073.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achille  Louis).     (1821-1884.)     Le  tele- 

phone, le  microphone  et  le  phonographe.  Second  edition.  348 
pp.  ill.  I2mo.  (Bibliotheque  des  Merveilles.)  Paris,  1878 

Theory  and  general  operation  of  the  telephone. 

20733. (English  translation.)    The  telephone,  the  microphone  and 

the  phonograph.  Authorized  translation  with  additions 
and  corrections  by  the  author,  x+363  pp.  ill.  I2mo. 

London,  1879 
— See  also  1223. 

2074.  Everett,  J(oseph)  D(avid).    (1831-1904.)  Report  on  atmospheric 

electricity.     14  pp.   ill.    i  plate.   8vo.  London,  1878 

Theory  of  atmospheric  electricity  and  results  of  observations. 
— See  also  1939. 

2075.  Field,  Kate.    The  history  of  Bell's  telephone,  viii+6;  pp.   I2mo. 

London,  1878 

General  description  of  telephonic  transmission. 

2076.  Fournier,  F(rangois)  E(rnest).    Determination  immediate  de  la 

deviation  du  compas  par  la  nouvelle  methode  des  compas 
conjugues.  Theorie  et  pratique.  44  pp.  L.  8vo.  Paris,  1878 
Deviation  determined  from  the  readings  of  compasses:  theory  and  practice. 

2077.  Frick,  J(oseph).     (1806-1875.)     Physical  technics;  or,  Practical 

instructions  for  making  experiments  in  physics  and  the  con- 
struction of  physical  apparatus  with  the  most  limited  means. 
Translated  by  J(ohn)  D.  Easter.  467  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

Philadelphia,  1878 

2078.  Garner,   S(amuel).     The   telephone;   its   history,   construction, 

principles  and  uses  with  definite  instructions  on  the  making 
of  telephones  by  which  failure  is  impossible;  and  to  which  is 
added  a  chapter  on  the  phonograph.  32  pp.  I2tno. 

London,  1878 

2079.  Gavey,   (John).     Insulators  for  aerial  telegraph  lines.     42  pp. 

8vo.  (London),  1878 

Tables  of  resistance  of  various  insulators. 

2080.  Giffard,   Pierre.     Le   phonographe   explique   a   tout  le   monde. 

Edison  et  ses  inventions.     127  pp.    portr.    I  plate.     32mo. 

Paris,  1878 
Short  anecdotal  account  of  Edison's  inventions. 

462 


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2080  bis. Le  telephone  explique  a  tout  le  monde.     127  pp.     i6mo. 

Paris,  (1878) 

Interesting  facts  connected  with  the  early  days  of  the  telephone. 

2080  bis  a. Fifth  edition.     135  pp.    ill.     I  plate.     i6mo. 

Paris,  (n.  d.) 
— See  also  2144,  2192. 

2081.    Gray,  Elisha.     (1835-1905.)     Experimental  researches  in  electro- 
harmonic  telegraphy  and  telephony,  1867-1878.   96  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

New  York,  1878 

The  author's  researches  on  the  telegraphic  transmission  of  musical  and  other 
sounds;  also  short  autobiography. 

2082. Telephone.    (Extract,  Jotirn.  Amer.  Electr.  Soc.)     24  pp.   ill. 

8vo.  Chicago,  1878 

Musical  tones  transmitted  electrically. 
— See  also  4129. 

2083.  Hepworth,  T(homas)  C(radock).   Electric  light,  its  past  history 

and  present  position.     127  pp.     ill.     I2mo.  London,  (1878) 

Commercial  production  of  electric  energy;   also  systems  of  electric  lighting. 

2084.  Holtz,   W(ilhelm   Theodor   Bernhard).     Zur   Theorie   der   In- 

fluenzelektrisirmaschine.     49  pp.    2  plates.    8vo. 

Greifswald,  1878 

Contributions  to  the  theory  of  influence  machines  with  special  reference  to 
the  one  devised  by  the  author. 
— See  also  1982. 

2085.  Hoskiaer,  (Otto)  V(aldemar).    Laying  and  repairing  of  electric 

telegraph  cables.    viii+7i  pp.   ill.    I2mo.  London,  1878 

Resume  of  experience  acquired  in  laying  cables. 
— See  also  1869. 

2086.  Isherwood,  J.     Magnetism  and  electricity  (elementary  stage) : 

being  the  questions  set  by  the  science  and  art  department 
during  the  years  1871  to  1878,  inclusive  with  answers.  100  pp. 
ill.  I2mo.  Blackburn  &  London,  1878 

The  A  B  C  of  the  subject. 

2087.  Kind,  W(ilhelm).     Zur   Potentialfunction   der   elektromagneti- 

schen  Stroeme  mit  Anwendung  auf  Multiplicatoren,  deren 
Stromwindungen  rechteckig  geformt  sind.  75  pp.  i  plate.  8vo. 
(Inaugural  dissertation.)  Gottingen,  1878 

Mathematical  paper  on  the  potential  function. 

2088.  Lacoine,  fimile.     Notes  sur  les  electro-aimants  telegraphiques. 

(Bull.  Soc.  Sc.  Industr.,  Marseille,  1877.)     8  pp.    8vo. 

Marseille,  1878 

Construction  of  electro-magnets  for  telegraph  purposes;  mathematical  theory. 
—See  also  1871. 

2089.  Loring,  A.   E.     Hand-book  of  the   electro-magnetic  telegraph. 

98  pp.    ill.    i6mo.     (Van  Nostrand's  Science  Series,  No.  39.) 

New  York,  1878 

Primer  of  the  electric  telegraph. 

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2090.  Maxwell,  (James)  Clerk.  (1831-1879.)  On  the  electrical  capacity 

of  a  long  narrow  cylinder,  and  of  a  disk  of  sensible  thickness. 

(Proc.  London  Mathem.  Soc.,  Vol.  9,  pp.  94-101.)     8vo. 

London,  1878 
A  mathematical  paper. 
— See  also  1872. 

2091.  Navez,  (Auguste  Joseph  Antoine).     Discussion  sur  la  theorie 

du  telephone  entre  Th.  du  Moncel  et  M.  Navez.  (Bull.  Acad. 
Sc.,  Bruxelles,  Vol.  45,  pp.  416-425+612-618.)  8vo. 

Brussels,  1878 

Views  of  Du  Moncel  on  the  theory  of  the  telephone  controverted. 

2092.  Niaudet,   Alfred.      (1835-1883.)      Telephones   et   phonographies, 

etude  complete  de  ces  inventions.     176. pp.     ill.    8vo. 

Paris,  (1878) 
Theory  and  use  of  the  Reis  and  Bell  telephones;  Edison's  phonograph. 

2093. Traite  elementaire  de  la  pile  electrique.    xii+228  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

Paris,  1878 
Theory  and  uses  of  primary  batteries;  Plante's  secondary  battery. 

20933. (English  translation.)  Elementary  treatise  on  electric  bat- 
teries containing  every  form  of  battery  now  in  use.  Trans- 
lated by  L.  M.  Fishback,  with  an  introduction  by  Geo.  d'lnfre- 
ville,  electrician  of  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company. 
xi+266  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  New  York,  1880 

— See  also  5616. 

2094.  Pianta,  C(arlo).    La  elettricita  ed  il  telegrafo:  nozioni  generali. 

83  pp.     i  plate.     I2mo.  Milan,  1878 

General  information  on  the  working  of  the  telegraph. 

2095.  Pihl,  O(lof)  A(ndreas)  L(oewold).     (1822-1895.)     On  magnets. 

xiv+135  pp.    ill.    6  plates.  8vo.  Christiania,  1878 

The  law  of  force  between  magnets  and  their  keeper  with  discussion  of 
formulae. 

2096.  Porter,   George.     Magnetism   and   electricity   for   schools   and 

science  classes.  56  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  (Elementary  Science 
Manuals.)  London,  1878 

2097.  Prescott,   George   B(artlett).     (1831-1894.)     The   speaking  tel- 

ephone, talking  phonograph  and  other  novelties.  431  pp.  ill. 
8vo.  New  York,  1878 

The  introduction  contains  a  brief  history  of  the  subject. 
— See  also  1497. 

2098.  Reis,  Paul.    (1828-1895.)     Das  Telephon  und  sein  Anrufapparat 

nach  seiner  historischen  Entwickelung  und  seiner  praktischen 
Anwendung.  Vortrag  in  Mainzer  Vereinen  im  November  und 
December  1877.  52  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Mayence,  1878 

Lecture  on  the  history  and  operation  of  the  telephone. 
— See  also  2046. 

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2099.  Rossetti,  Francesco.     (1833-1895.)     Relazione  su  alcune  esperi- 

enze  telefoniche.  (Atti  Istituto  Veneto  Sc.,  Ser.  V,  Vol.  4, 
PP.  567-577.)  8vo.  Venice,  1878 

Speech  transmitted  through  telephones  one  in  the  primary  and  the  other  in 
the  secondary  wire  of  an  induction  coil. 
— See  also  2231. 

2100.  Sack,  J(oseph).    Die  Telephonic,  ihre  Entstehung,  Entwicklung 

und  Verwerthung  als  Verkehrsmittel.     46  pp.    ill.    8vo. 

Berlin,  1878 

Commercial  development  of  the  electric  telephone. 
— See  also   1885. 

2101.  Samson,  (Pseud.:  i.e.,  J.  A.  Clippinger.)     Sam  Johnson;  the  ex- 

perience and  observations  of  a  railroad  telegraph  operator. 
177  pp.  8vo.  New  York,  1878 

Work  of  wit  and  humor. 

2102.  Saward,  George.     Trans-Atlantic  submarine  telegraph;  a  brief 

narrative  of  the  principal  incidents  in  the  history  of  the  At- 
lantic Telegraph  Company.  (With  a  preface  by  Harriet 
Saward.)  80  pp.  8vo.  (Privately  printed.)  London,  1878 

Interesting  account  of  the  laying  of  the  Atlantic  cable  of   1858. 
— See  also   1534. 

2103.  Schenk    (of   Friedrichsdorf).     Philipp    Reis,    der    Erfinder   des 

Telephon.     16  pp.    ill.    8vo.  Frankfort,  1878 

Claim  of  Philipp  Reis  to  the  invention  of  the  electric  telephone. 

2104.  Schwendler,  (Carl)  Louis.    (1838-1882.)    Instructions  for  testing 

telegraph  lines  and  the  technical  arrangements  of  offices. 
Written  on  behalf  of  the  Government  of  India,  under  the 
Orders  of  the  Director-General  of  Telegraphs  of  India. 
Second  edition.  2  vols.  8vo.  London  &  Edinburgh,  1878-1880 

Details  of  the  practical  methods  for  testing  in  general  use;  their  mathe- 
matical theory. 

2105. Precis  of  report  on  electric  light  experiments.     15  pp.    Folio. 

London,  1878 

The  experiments  were  made  prior  to  the  introduction  of  the  electric  light  on 

railway  stations  in  India. 

— See  also  1846. 

2iosbis.  Scott  de  Martinville,  E.  Leon.  Le  probleme  de  la  parole 
s'ecrivant.  La  France,  1853-1861-1877.  L'Amerique,  1877- 
1878.  Premiere  edition  provisoire.  78  pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1878 

— See  also  2oo6bis. 

2106.  Shoolbred,  J(ames)  N(ugent).    On  the  present  state  of  electric 

lighting.    27  pp.   2  plates.   8vo.  London,  1878 

Short  paper  on  generating  machinery,  lamps,  regulators. 
— See  also  2176,  3971. 

2107.  Siemens,  (Sir)  Charles  William.     (1822-1883.)     Die  Eisen-  Und 

Stahl-Industrie  in  England.    Der  Barometer.    83  pp.   ill.   8vo. 

Berlin,  1878 

The  deep-sea  thermometer. 

465 


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2108. On  the  utilization  of  heat  and  other  natural  forces.     32  pp. 

ill.     I2mo.  London,  1878 

General  considerations  on  various  forms  of  available  energy. 
— See  also  1654. 

2109.  Stone,  J.  B.     Magnetic  variation  in  the  United  States;  being  a 

compilation  of  observations  made  in  America  from  the  year 
1640  to  the  present  date;  tabulated  and  arranged  for  the  use 
of  surveyors,  with  a  brief  account  of  the  nature  of  terrestrial 
magnetism.  139  pp.  I2mo.  New  York,  1878 

2110.  Taylor,  William  B(ower).     (1821-1895.)     An  historical  sketch 

of  Henry's  contribution  to  the  electro-magnetic  telegraph; 
with  an  account  of  the  origin  and  development  of  Morse's  in- 
vention. 103  pp.  8vo.  (Extract,  Smithsonian  Report.) 

Washington,  1878 

Growth  of  the  electric  telegraph:  Le  Sage,  Cavallo,  Ronalds,  Romagnosi, 
Soemmering;  work  of  Cooke,  Wheatstone  and  Morse;  origin  of  the  Morse 
alphabet;  origin  of  the  galvanometer. 

2111.  Tegg,  William.     (1816-1895.)     Posts  and  telegraphs,  past  and 

present;  with  an  account  of  the  telephone  and  phonograph. 
xv+3i8  pp.  I2mo.  London,  1878 

Information  on  the  electric  telegraph;  physics  of  the  telephone. 

2112.  Teufelhart,  J(ohannes)   N(epomuk).     Der  Typenmultiplex  von 

O.  Schaeffler.     51  pp.    6  plates.    8vo.  Vienna,  1878 

Description  of  Schaeffler's  multiplex  telegraph. 

2113.  Towne,  Eduard  C(ornelius).     The  causes  of  life,  structure  and 

species.     71  pp.    8vo.  Manchester,  1878 

Considerations  on  the  electromotive  force  of  muscle. 

2114.  Willigen,  Volkert  Simon  Maarten  van  der.     (1822-1878.)     Sur 

le  magnetisme  des  aimants  artificiels.  (Arch.  Musee  Teyler, 
Vol.  4,  pp.  133-320.)  i  plate.  L8vo.  Harlem,  1878 

Paper   of    118   pages  on   the   famous   Harlem   magnets;    also   on   methods   of 
making  electromagnets. 
— See  also  1304. 

2115.  Volpicelli,    Paolo.      (1804-1879.)      Rettificazione    delle    formule 

dalle  quali  viene  rappresentata  la  teorica  fisico-matematica  del 
condensatore  voltaico.  (Mem.  Accad.  Lincei  Cl.  Sc.  Fis.  Mat. 
Nat.,  Vol.  2,  pp.  811-850.)  4to.  Rome,  1878 

Theory  of  the  electrostatic  condenser. 
— See  also  1399. 

2116.  Watt,  Alexander.     (1823-1892.)     The  microphone,  with  notes 

on  the  telephone  and  phonograph.     64  pp.     i6mo. 

London,  (1878) 

Popular  exposition  of  the  physical  principles  of  the  telephone  and  telegraph. 
—See  also  1928. 

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CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2117.  Watteville,  Armand  de.     Practical  introduction  to  medical  elec- 

tricity with  a  compendium  of  electrical  treatment;  translated 
from  the  French  by  Dr.  Onimus.  xii+iS2  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

London,  1878 

Diffusion  of  the  electric  current  through  the  animal  system  and  its  various 
effects. 

2118.  Weber,  Wilhelm    (Eduard).      (1804-1891.)      Elektrodynamische 

Maassbestimmungen,  insbesondere  ueber  die  Energie  der 
Wechselwirksamkeit.  (Abh.  Saechs.  Ges.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat. 
Kl.,  Vol.  n,  pp.  643-696.)  I  plate.  4to.  Leipzig,  1878 

Some   aspects  of  the  transformation  of  energy. 

— See  also  mo. 

2119.  Zetzsche,   (Karl)    Ed(uard).     (1830-1894.)     Ueber  den  Antheil 

Petrina's  an  der  Erfindung  des  telegraphischen  Gegenspre- 
chens.  (Zeitschr.  Math.  Phys.  Hist.-Litt.  Abtl.,  Year  23,  pp. 
37-45.)  8vo.  Leipzig,  1878 

Petrina's  share  in  the  discovery  of  duplex  telegraphy. 
— See  also  1632. 

2120.  All  about  the  electric  light,  an  illustrated  guide  to  its  produc- 

tion, cost  and  practical  application.  With  descriptions  of  the 
various  inventions  now  before  the  public.  112  pp.  ill.  I2mo. 

London,  (1878) 

2121.  All  about  the  telephone  and  phonograph.     Containing  descrip- 

tions of  Bell's  and  Dolbear's  telephones  and  Edison's  phono- 
graph; history  of  the  discovery,  details  of  construction,  and 
interesting  experiments.  99  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  London,  (1878) 
A  popular  account  of  the  two  instruments. 

2122.  O(lding),  E(lizabeth)  M(ary).    Memoir  of  the  late  Alfred  Smee 

by  his  daughter,  with  a  selection  from  his  miscellaneous  wri- 
tings. xiv+422  pp.  ill.  portr.  pi.  8vo.  London,  1878 
General  account  of  Smee's  electro-metallurgical  work;  his  battery,  p.  16. 

2123.  Science  lectures  at  South  Kensington.     2  vols.     I2mo. 

London,  1878-1879 

Lectures  on  electrometers  by  J(ames)  T(homson)  Bottomley;  electrical  mea- 
surements by  Prof.  Carey  Foster;  thermal  conductivity  by  Prof.  Forbes,  and 
polarized  light  by  Dr.  Spottiswoode. 

2124.  Telegraphes  et  postes,  transports  a  1'usage  du  public   des   re- 

ceveurs  des  telegraphies,  et  des  postes,  des  telegraphistes, 
electriciens  et  constructeurs  de  lignes  electriques.  342  pp. 
I2mo.  •  Paris,  1878 

General  information  on  telegraph  matters. 

2125.  The  telephone:  its  wonders  and  lessons,  a  voice  from  the  mil- 

lion; with  a  preface  by  Prof.  Bell.     31  pp.    ill.    i6mo. 

London,  (1878) 

2126.  Anderson,  Richard.    Lightning  conductors,  their  history,  nature 

and  mode  of  application.     xv-}-256  pp.    ill.    L.  8vo. 

London,  1879 
Description    of   the   various   methods   that    have   been   used    together   with   a 

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• 

practical  exposition  of  the  systems  actually  employed;  preceded  by  a  history 
and  followed  by  a  bibliography  of  the  subject. 
— See  also  2265,  3907. 

2127.  Ayrton,  W(illiam)   E(dward).     Electricity  as  a  motive  power, 

discourse  delivered  to  the  working  men  of  Sheffield.  British 
Association.  27  pp.  8vo.  Sheffield,  1879 

Notes  of  a  popular  lecture:   Romagnosi    (not   Romagnesi)    said  to  have  dis- 
covered in   1802   that  an  electric  current  could  produce  mechanical  motion. 
An  electro-motor  made  in  1831  by  the  Paduan  monk  Salvator  del  Negro. 
— See  also  1791. 

2128.  Baird,  Spencer  F(ullerton).    (1823-1887.)    Annual  Report  of  the 

board  of  regents  of  the  Smithsonian  Institution.     1878.     8vo. 

Washington,  1879 

Biographical  memoir  of  Joseph  Henry  by  Prof.  Asa  Gray;  "Henry  and  the 
Electric  Telegraph,"  by  William  B.  Taylor;  researches  in  sound  by  Prof. 
Joseph  Henry. 

2129.  Box,  Thomas.    Practical  hydraulics,  a  series  or  rules  and  tables 

for  the  use  of  engineers.   Fifth   edition.  viii-j-8o  pp.  tab.   I2mo. 

London,  1879 

2130.  Capron,  J(ohn)  Rand.     Aurorae:    their  characters  and  spectra. 

xiv-f-2O7  pp.    18  plates.   4to.  London,  1879 

History  and  physics  of  polar  aurorae. 

2131.  Caro,  E(lme-Marie).     (1826-1887.)     Diderot  inedit  d'apres  les 

manuscrits  de  rErmitage.  (Rev.  Deux  Mondes,  Vol.  36,  pp. 
566-610.)  8vo.  Paris,  1879 

Allusion  in  1762  to  a  form  of  printing  telegraph;  see  footnote  p.  567. 

2132.  Cavendish,  Henry.     (1730-1810.)     Electrical  researches,  written 

between  1771  and  1781.  Edited  from  the  original  manuscripts 
in  possession  of  the  Duke  of  Devonshire,  by  J(ames)  Clerk 
Maxwell,  lxxi+454  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Cambridge,  1879 

The  collection  contains  the  author's  two  papers  published  in  the  Philosophical 
Transaction  of  1771  and  1776  together  with  considerations  on  the  nature  of 
electrification  and  also  investigations  in  the  mathematical  theory  of  charged 
conductors. 
— See  also  2462. 

2133.  Clark,  (Josiah)  Latimer.     (1822-1898.)     Notes  from  the  letters 

and  other  papers  of  Sir  William  Fothergill  Cooke.  In  con- 
nection with  the  invention  of  the  electric  telegraph,  1836- 
1875.  in  pp.  Folio  (London,)  1879 

The   notes    (manuscript)    are   arranged  in   chronological   order. 
— See  also  1509. 

2134.  Clausius,  R(udolph  Julius  Emmanuel).  (1822-1888.)  Die  mecha- 

nische  Behandlung  der  Elektricitaet.  (Die  mechanische 
Waermetheorie.  Vol.  II.)  xii+352  pp.  8vo. 

Brunswick,  1879 

The  mechanical  equivalent  of  the  energy  of  certain  electrical  operations;  a 
mathematical  paper. 
— See  also  1669. 

468 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2135.  Coxworthy,  Franklin.     Electricity  the  sole  agent  in  creation., 

4+iS  PP-     ismo.  London,  1879 

A  few  paragraphs  on  the  sun;  Laplace's  theory;  Jupiter's  atmosphere. 
— See  also  2833. 

2136.  Daniel,  L.  S.  &  J(ames)  D,  Doyle.    The  electric  light,  from  its 

first  to  its  most  recent  development.    36  pp.    8vo. 

Melbourne,  1879 
Generalities  of  the  subject. 
— See  also  4123. 

2137.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achille  Louis).    (1821-1884.)  L'eclairage 

electrique.  316  pp.  ill.  pi.  I2mo.  (Bibliotheque  des  Mer- 
veilles.)  Paris,  1879 

The  early  dynamos  and  arc-lamps. 

21373. (English  translation.)     Electric  lighting.     Translated  from 

the  French  by  R.  Routledge.     xv+3i8  pp.    ill.    I2mo. 

London,  1882 

— See  also  1223. 

2138.  Evans,  (Sir)  F(rederic  John  Owen.)     (1816-1886.)     Elementary 

manual  for  the  deviation  of  the  compass  in  iron  ships,  ar- 
ranged in  a  series  of  questions  and  answers  intended  for  the 
use  of  seamen  and  as  an  introduction  and  companion  to  the 
Admiralty  manual  for  the  deviations  of  the  compass.  Fourth 
edition,  viii+143  pp.  3  plates.  8vo.  London,  1879 

—See  also   1545,   1703,  3543- 

2139.  Everett,  J(oseph)   D(avid).     (1831-1904.)     Units  and  physical 

constants,    xvi-j-i/5  pp.     I2mo.  London,  1879 

Work  indispensable  in  a  physical  laboratory. 
— See  also  1939. 

2140.  Ferrini,  Rinaldo  (Eugenio  Domenico  Tranquillo).    Technologic 

der  Elektricitaet  und  des  Magnetismus,  zum  Gebrauche  fuer 
Techniker,  Ingenieure,  bei  Vorlesungen  zum  Selbstunterricht. 
Unter  Mitwirkung  des  Verfassers  aus  dem  Italienischen  von 
M.  Schroeter.  xii-f5;6  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Jena,  1879 

Electricity  and  magnetism  mathematically  treated;   also  chapters  on  general 
telegraph  testing. 
— See  also  2281. 

2141.  Fischer-Treuenfeld,    R.    von.      Kriegs-Telegraphie;    geschicht- 

liche  Entwickelung,  Wirkungskreis  und  Organisation  dersel- 
ben.  ix-(-374  pp.  ill.  2  plates,  2  plans.  8vo.  Stuttgart,  1879 
The  military  telegraph,  its  history  and  operation. 

2142.  Fornioni,  Celso.     Le  recenti  meraviglie  dell'  elettricita  e  dell' 

acustica.  259  pp.    port.    ill.    I2mo.  Milan,  (1879) 

Short  notices  of  the  telephone,  telegraph  and  electric  light. 

2143.  (Garratt,  B.  Copson).    Magnetism,  its  natural  relation  to  health 

and  disease.     32  pp.    I2mo.  London,  1879 

Alleged  principles  of  curative  magnetism;   treatment  by  magnetic  appliance; 
pamphlet  of  doubtful  utility. 
— See  also  2191,  2230,  4065. 

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2144.  Giffard,  Pierre.  La  lumiere  electrique  expliquee  a  tout  le  monde. 

160  pp.    map,  i  plate.    i6mo.  Paris,  1870 

Popular  account  of  the  early  years  of  electric  lighting. 
— See  also  2080. 

2145.  Gordon,  J(ames)   E(dward)    H(enry).     (1852-1893.)     Four  lec- 

tures on  static  electric  induction,  delivered  at  the  Royal  In- 
stitution of  Great  Britain,  vi-f-146  pp.  ill.  i6mo. 

London,  1879 

The  lectures  were  given  at  the  Royal  Institution  in  1879.  Lecture  III.  con- 
tains description  of  the  author's  apparatus  for  the  determination  of  dielec- 
tric capacity. 

21450. (Another  edition.)     vi+146  pp.    ill.    i6mo. 

New  York,  1881 

— See  also  2194,  2355,  2407,  3689. 

2146.  Hands,  Joseph.     New  views  of  matter,  life,  motion,  and  "resist- 

ance; also  an  inquiry  into  the  materiality  of  electricity,  heat, 
light,  colour  and  sound,  ix+538+xv  pp.  8vo.  London,  1879 

2147.  Hasselberg,   (Klas)   B(ernhard).     Ueber  das  durch  elektrische 

Erregung  erzeugte  Leuchten  der  Case  bei  niedriger  Tem- 
peratur.  (Mem.  Acad.  Sc.,  St.  Petersbourg,  Sen  VII,  Vol.  27.) 
17  pp.  ill.  4to.  St.  Petersburg,  1879 

Light  of  Geissler  tubes  examined  in  connection  with  temperature. 

2148.  Haswell,    Charles    H(aynes).       (1809-1907.)       Engineer's    and 

mechanics'  pocket-book.    35th  edition.    671  pp.     I2mo. 

New  York,  1879 

2149.  Hedges,  Killingworth.    Useful  information  on  practical  electric 

lighting.  55  pp.    8vo.  London,  1879 

Gas  and  the   electric  light;   the   generation,   utilization   and   qualities  of  the 

electric  light. 
21493. Third  edition,  revised  and  enlarged,     xii+iso  pp.    I  plate. 

I2mo.  London,  1882 

2i49b. Fourth  edition,     xii-fiop  pp.    I  plate.    I2mo. 

London,  1882 

— See  also  2325,  2432. 

2150.  Hess,  Clemens.     Historische   Notizen  ueber  die   Entwickelung 

der  elektrischen  Influenzmaschinen  und  Theorie  derselben  un- 
ter  Beruecksichtigung  der  Holtz'schen  Maschinen.  39  pp.  3 
plates.  4to.  (Programm.)  Frauenfeld,  1879 

Electrification  by  influence;  historical  sketch. 

2151.  Higgs,   (Richard  William  Henry)    Paget.     Electric  light  in  its 

practical  application.  viii+24O  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1879 
Condensed  account  of  the  various  dynamos  and  regulators  used  in  electric 
lighting. 

2152. Electric   transmission   of    power,    its    present   condition    and 

advantages,     viii+87  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  1879 

Brief  description  of  early  dynamos;  comparative  efficiencies. 
—See  also  3944- 

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2153.  Hughes,   Thomas.     The   English   wire   gauge,   with    descriptive 

tables  and  drawings.     26  pp.    I  plate,  9  tables.     8vo. 

London,  1879 

Historical  details;  present  usage. 
— See  also  4132. 

2154.  Johnson,  Edward  H.     Statement  as  to  the  origin  and  develop- 

ment of  the  telephone.  42  pp.     8vo.  London,  1879 

The  telephonic  work  of  Gray,  Edison  and  Bell  discussed. 

2155.  Klasen,   Ludwig.     Die   Blitzableiter  in  ihrer  Construction  und 

Anlage.     iv+74  PP-    ill.    8vo.  Leipzig,  1879 

Construction  of  lightning-conductors. 

2156.  Kors,  J.    De  potential  functie  van  geleidende  vlakke  platen  on- 

der  influentie  van  eene  electrische  massa.     66  pp.    pi.    4to. 

Groningen,  1879 

Potential-function  due  to  an  attracting  plate:  a  mathematical  investigation 
with  application  to  the  influence  of  an  electric  charge. 

2157.  Mach,  E(rnst)  &  S.  Doubrava.     Beobachtungen  ueber  die  Un- 

terschiede  der  beiden  elektrischen  Zustaende.  (Sitz.  Ber. 
Akad.  Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  80,  pp.  331-345.)  8vo. 

Vienna,  1879 

Differences  between   positive   and   negative   electricity  as   shown  by   Lichten- 
berg's  dust  figures;   Lullin's  experiment  on  the  perforation  of  cards  by  the 
discharge  of  a  Leyden  jar. 
— See  also  1442. 

2158.  Merling,  A.     Die  Telegraphen-Technik  der  Praxis   im  ganzen 

Umfange  zum  Gebrauch  fuer  den  Unterricht  fuer  Bau-  und 
Maschinen-Ingenieure,  Telegraphen-  und  Eisenbahn-Techniker, 
Mechaniker,  Militaer-Ingenieure,  und  fuer  die  der  Militaer- 
Telegraphie  nahestehenden  Personen  bearbeitet.  xi-j-764  pp. 
ill.  i  map,  2  plates.  8vo.  Hanover,  1879 

Manual  of  telegraph  engineering. 
— See  also  2289. 

2159.  Oekonomides,  G.     Einige  Worte  ueber  das  Wesen  der  Elektri- 

citaet  und  des  Magnetismus.    40  pp.    8vo.  Tubingen,  1879 

General  remarks  on  magnetism  and  electricity. 

2160.  Overend,   James.      Description    of    elementary    experiments    in 

magnetism  and  electricity.    76  pp.   ill.    I2mo.     Edinburgh,  1879 

2161.  Paterson,  Edward.    Electric  signals;  with  an  explanation  of  the 

principles  on  which  they  are  constructed  and  full  instructions 
for  their  fixing  and  maintenance.  32pp.  ill.  8vo. 

London,  1879 
Written  for  the  use  of  bell-fitters. 

2162.  Plante,    (Raymond   Louis   Gaston).      (1834-1889.)      Recherches 

sur  1'electricite.     271  pp.    ill.    8vo.  Paris,  1879 

Description    of    the    author's    secondary    battery;    experiments    with    powerful 

storage  batteries. 

— See  also  2425,  3'99- 

471 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2163.  Pope,  Frank(lin)    L(eonard).     (1840-1895.)     Life  and  work  of 

Joseph  Henry.     (Extract,  Journ.  Amer.  Electr.  Soc.)     31  pp. 
portr.   ill.   8vo.  New  York,  1879 

(Autograph  copy,  dedicated  to  Josiah  Latimer  Clark.) 
— See  also  1753. 

2164.  Prescott,  George  Bartlett.    (1831-1894.)     Farmer  on  the  electric 

light.     (Extract,  The  Speaking  Telephone.)     17  pp.    8vo. 

Newport,  1879 

Account  of  the  work  of  Moses  G.  Farmer  in  electric  lighting. 

2165. The  speaking  telephone,  electric  light,  and  other  recent  elec- 
trical inventions.    ii+6i6  pp.    ill.   pi.    8vo.        New  York,  1879 

Recent  and  useful  applications  of  electricity  described  and  illustrated. 
— See  also   1497. 

2166.  Reid,  James  D.     The  telegraph  in  America;  its  founders,  pro- 

moters and  noted  men.     xiii-)-846  pp.    ill.    portr.     8vo. 

New  York,  1879 

Memorial  volume  commemorating  the  inauguration  of  a  statue  to  Prof.  Morse 
in  New  York  City.  History  of  prominent  inventors  and  important  American 
telegraph  companies.  (This  is  the  second  title-page.  The  first  title-page 
reads:  The  telegraph  in  America  and  Morse  memorial,  and  in  memoriam  W. 
Orton.) 
— See  also  3892. 

2167.  Riecke,  (Karl  Victor)  E(duard).    Ueber  das  ponderomotorische 

Elementargesetz    der    Elektrodynamik.      (Abh.    Ges.    Wiss., 
Goettingen,  Vol.  24,  pp.  1-68.)     4to.  Gottingen,  1879 

Six  mathematical  papers  on  electrodynamical  subjects. 

2168.  Riess,    Peter    Theophil.      (1804-1883.)      Abhandlungen    zu    der 

Lehre  von  der  Reibungselektricitaet.    Vol.  II.    iv-j-ips  pp.    i 
plate.     8vo.  Berlin,  1879 

Study  of  electrical  influence  and  of  the  efficiency  of  the  Holtz  machine  in 
particular;    also   atmospheric   electricity   and   the    function   of   lightning-rods. 
(Vol.  I.  published  in   1867.) 
— See  also  862. 

2169.  Rockwell,  A(lphonso)   D(avid).     Lectures  on  electricity  in  its 

relations  to  medicine  and  surgery.    99  pp.    ill.    8vo. 

New  York,  1879 

Introductory  lecture  on  elementary  electricity;   electro-medical  apparatus  de- 
scribed and  illustrated. 
— See  also  2064. 

2170.  Schellen,  (Thomas  Joseph)  H(einrich).    (1818-1884.)    Die  mag- 

net- und  dynamo-elektrischen  Maschinen,   ihre   Entwicklung, 
Construction  und  praktische  Anwendung.    x-(~333  pp.   ill.  8vo. 

Cologne,  1879 

The   early  magneto-machines,   dynamos   and   arc-lamps   written   for   the    non- 
mathematical  reader. 

21703. Die  neuesten  Fortschritte  auf  dem  Gebiete  der  elektrischen 

Beleuchtung   und    der    Kraftuebertragung.      Ein    Anhang   zu 

472 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

dem  Werke  desselben  Verfassers:  "Die  Magnet-  und  dynamo- 
elektrischen  Maschinen,  etc."  pp.  336-426.  ill.  8vo. 

Cologne,  1880 

2i7ob. Die    magneto-    und    dynamo-elektrischen    Maschinen,    ihre 

Construction  und  praktische  Anwendung  zur  elektrischen  Be- 
leuchtung.  Second  edition.  (Zweite  nach  dem  gegenwaer- 
tigen  auf  der  Pariser  elektrischen  Ausstellung  vertretenen 
Zustande  dargestellte  und  vermehrte  Auflage.)  xv+6s6  pp. 
8vo.  Cologne,  1882 

21700. (English  translation.)  Magneto-electric  and  dynamo-elec- 
tric machines,  their  construction  and  practical  application  to 
electric  lighting  and  the  transmission  of  power.  Translated 
from  the  third  German  edition  by  Nathaniel  S.  Keith  and 
Percy  Neymann,  with  large  additions  and  notes  relating  to 
American  machines.  Vol.  I.  ill.  8vo.  New  York,  1884 
—See  also  1069. 

2171.  Schulze,  F.  W.     On  periodical  change  of  terrestrial  magnetism; 

read  before  the  North  China  branch  of  the  Royal  Asiatic 
Society  on  June  I4th,  1878.  64  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

Shanghai  &  London,  1879 

The  revolution  _of  the  magnetic  pole  round  the  geographic  is  held  to  be 
caused  by  attraction  between  heavenly  bodies  and  the  earth's  fiery,  liquid 
interior;  numerous  quotations  and  references  of  interest. 

2172.  Schwartz,    F(riedrich)     L(eberecht)     W(ilhelm).       (1821-1899.) 

Wolken  und  Wind,  Blitz  und  Donner.  Ein  Beitragzur  Mytho- 
logie  und  Culturgeschichte  der  Urzeit.  xxvii+2O7  pp.  8vo. 
(Vol.  II  of  Die  Poetischen  Naturanschauungen  der  Griechen, 
Roemer  und  Deutschen  in  ihren  Beziehungen  zur  Mythologie.) 

Berlin,  1879 
Contribution  to  the  physics  of  clouds,  storms,  lightning  and  thunder. 

2173.  Schwendler,    (Carl)    Louis.      (1838-1882.)      On  a  new  standard 

of  light.  (Journ.  Asiatic  Soc.,  Bengal,  Vol.  48,  part  2.)  94  pp. 
i  plate.  8vo.  Calcutta,  1879 

The  standard  suggested  is  a  small  incandescent  platinum  loop. 
—See  also    1846. 

2174.  Scudder,  Samuel  H(ubbarcl).     Catalogue  of  scientific  serials  of 

all  countries,  including  the  transactions  of  learned  societies 
in  the  natural,  physical  and  mathematical  sciences,  1633-1876. 
xii+358  PP-  8vo.  Cambridge,  1879 

A  valuable  bibliography. 

2175.  Seelhorst,  Georg.     Katechismus  der  Galvanoplastik.    Ein  Hand- 

buch  fuer  das  Selbststudium  und  den  Gebrauch  in  der  Werk- 
statt.  Second  edition.  (Zweite  vollstaendig  umgearbeitete 
Auflage.)  xii-j-192  pp.  ill.  i  plate.  I2mo.  (Weber's  Kate- 
chismen,  No.  62.)  Leipzig,  1879 

Elements  of  electroplating  with  description  of  apparatus. 


1—31 


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2176.  Shoolbred,  J(ames)   N(ugent).     Electric  lighting  and  its  prac- 

tical application  with  results  from  existing  examples.  iv+io8 
pp.  5  plates.  i2mo.  London,  1879 

Historical  and  descriptive  notice  of  electric  lighting. 
—See  also  2106. 

2177.  Siemens,   (Sir)   Charles  William.     (1822-1883.)     Einige  wissen- 

schaftlich-technische  Fragen  der  Gegenwart.    105  pp.  4  plates. 

8vo.  Berlin,  1879 

Methods    of    measuring    and    controlling    currents;    transmission    of    electric 

energy. 

— See  also  1654. 

2178.  Smith,  Willoughby.     (1828-1891.)     Working  of  long  submarine 

cables.     45  pp.    ill.    pi.    8vo.  London,  1879 

Paper  read  before  the  Society  of  Telegraph  Engineers,  Febr.  12,  1879. 
— See  also  2006. 

2179.  Snellen,  (Maurits).     (1840-1907.)     Le  telemeteorographe  d'Ol- 

land.    31  pp.     I  plate.    8vo.  Harlem,  1879 

Self-registering  meteorograph,  illustrated  description. 

2180.  Tibbits,  Herbert.     How  to  use  a  galvanic  battery  in  medicine 

and  surgery,  a  discourse  delivered  before  the  Hunterian  Soci- 
ety. Second  edition,  revised  and  incorporating  three  lectures 
upon  electro-therapeutics,  delivered  by  the  author  at  the 
West-End-Hospital.  76  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1879 

— See  also  1892. 

2181.  Toy,   Edmund  P.     Easy  lessons  in  electricity,     iv+63  pp.    ill. 

I2mo.    (Stewart's  Educational  Series.)  London,  1879 

2182.  Tyndall,  John.     (1820-1893.)      Light  and   electricity;   notes   of 

two  courses  of  lectures  before  the  Royal  Institution  of  Great 
Britain.  194  pp.  I2mo.  New  York,  1879 

— See  also   1586. 

2183.  Wheatstone,  (Sir)  Charles.     (1802-1875.)     Scientific  papers,  re- 

printed and  published  for  the  Physical  Society  of  London. 
xiii+38o  pp.  21  plates.  8vo.  London,  1879 

Papers  on  sound;  the  duration  of  the  electric  spark. 
— See  also  1564,  2585. 

2184.  Arthuis,  A(rthur).     Traitement  des  maladies  nerveuses,  affec- 

tions rhumatismales,  maladies  chroniques.  Third  edition.  151 
pp.  ill.  8vo.  Paris,  1880 

Work  on  electro-therapeutics;  treatment  of  special  cases. 
— See  also  2222. 

2185.  Bernstein,  Alex(ander).     Die  elektrische  Beleuchtung.     80  pp. 

ill.    8vo.  Berlin,  1880 

Various  methods  of  electric  illumination  considered. 

2186.  Breguet,  Antoine.     (1851-1882.)     La  machine  de   Gramme,   sa 

theorie  et  sa  description.    77  pp.   ill.   8vo.  Paris,  1880 

Elementary  theory  of  the  Gramme  machine  explained   with   numerous  illus- 
trations.    Established  the  principles  of  the  magnetic  circuit. 
— See  also  3990. 

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2187.  Chrystal,    (George).     On   the    differential   telephone.      (Trans. 

Roy.  Soc.,  Edinburgh,  Vol.  29,  pp.  609-636.)     4to. 

Edinburgh,  1880 

Description   and   uses   of   a   differential   telephone   together   with    the   mathe- 
matical theory  of  the  instrument. 
— See  also  4353. 

2188.  Colladon,    (Jean)    D(aniel).      (1802-1893.)      Notes    sur   les    in- 

convenients  et  les  difficultes  du  tunnel  etudie  sous  le  Mont- 
Blanc  et  de  ses  lignes  d'acces  projetees.  Avantages  incon- 
testables  d'un  chemin  de  fer  international  par  le  Simplon.  68 
pp.  I  plate.  8vo.  London,  1880 

An    engineering    study;    the    relative    advantages    of    the    Mont    Blanc    and 
Simplon  tunnels,  preliminary  work. 
— See  also  1825. 

2189.  Crompton,  R(ookes)   E(velyn  Bell).    The  electric  light  for  in- 

dustrial uses.    41  pp.    i  plate.   8vo.  London,  1880 

General  information  for  an  intending  user  of  electric  light. 
— See  also  2229,  4175. 

2190.  Frost,  A(lfred)   J(ames).     (1844-1881.)      Biographical   memoir 

of  Francis  Ronalds.    23  pp.    8vo.  London,  1880 

Reprinted  from  the  Ronalds'  catalogue.     (See  No.  2207.) 
— See  also  2207,  3937. 

2191.  Garratt,  B.  Copson.    The  true  philosophy  of  health  and  healing 

illustrated  by  the  uniform  success  of  curative  magnetism.  31 
pp.  I2mo.  London,  1880 

Popular  paper  on  curative  magnetism. 
— See  also  2143. 

2192.  Giffard,  Pierre.     La  telephonic  domestique.     117  pp.     i6mo. 

Paris,  1880 

Simple  account  of  the  telephone  written  for  the  general  reader. 
— See  also  2080. 

2194.  Gordon,  J(ames)    E(dward)    H(enry).     (1852-1893.)      Physical 

treatise  on  electricity  and  magnetism.    2  vols.    ill.    pi.   8vo. 

London,  1880 

Details    of    important    electric    and    magnetic    measurements    made    by    the 
author. 
— See  also  2145. 

2195.  Heilemann,  F.  J.     Der  Blitzableiter,  das  neueste  ueber  dessen 

Herstellung  und  Sicherheit  bringende  Anwendung.  Wichtig 
fuer  Baumeister  und  Fachleute,  sowie  fuer  jeden  Haus-  und 
Landwirth.  Nebst  einer  Abhandlung  ueber  Elektricitaet.  36 
pp.  ill.  8vo.  Gorlitz,  1880 

Notes  on  the  velocity  of  electrical  transmission;  thunderstorms;  lightning 
rods. 

2196.  Helmholtz,  (Hermann  Ludwig  Ferdinand)  (1821-1894),  (Gustav 

Robert)  Kirchhoff  (1824-1887)  and  Ernst  Werner  Siemens 
(1816-1892).  Verhandlungen  der  Kgl.  Preussischen  Akademie 
ueber  die  Blitzableiter.  (Extract,  Monatsbericht,  Kgl.  Preuss. 
Akad.  Wiss.  1876-1880.)  27  pp.  8vo.  Berlin,  1880 

Paper  on  lightning  conductors. 
— See  also  1214,  1259,  1548. 

475 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2197.  Hoffmeyer,  N(iels).     (1836-1884.)     fitude   sur  les  tempetes  de 

1'Atlantique  septentrional  et  projet  d'un  service  telegraphique 
international  relatif  a  cet  ocean.  54  pp.  7  maps.  8vo. 

Copenhagen,  1880 

Necessity    of    meteorological    stations    on    the    Faroe    Islands,    Iceland    and 

Greenland. 

2198.  Holtz,  W(ilhelm  Theodor  Bernhard).    Ueber  die  Zunahme  der 

Blitzgefahr  und  ihre  vermuthlichen  Ursachen.  Eine  Statistik 
der  Gewitter,  der  Blitzeinschlaege  in  Gebaeude,  der  blitzbe- 
zueglichen  baulichen  Einrichtungen  und  der  Verluste  durch 
Blitz,  auf  Grund  zahlreicher  Mittheilungen  aus  Deutschland, 
Oesterreich  und  der  Schweiz.  158  pp.  8vo.  Grelfswald,  1880 

Destruction  of  life  and  property  by  lightning. 

— See  also  1982. 

2199.  Johnston,  W(illiam)  J(ohn).    Telegraphic  tales  and  telegraphic 

history,  a  popular  account  of  the  electric  telegraph,  its  uses, 
extent  and  outgrowths.  254  pp.  I2mo.  New  York,  (1880) 

— See  also  2032. 

2200.  Jones,  John.     The  sun  a  magnet.     44  pp.    ill.    I2mo. 

Dundee,  1880 

Among  subjects  treated  are:  the  general  structure  of  the  sun,  star-twinkling, 
comets'  tails.  The  author's  views  are  somewhat  startling. 

2201.  Levander,  F(rederick)   W(illiam).     Solutions  of  the  questions 

in  magnetism  and  electricity,  set  at  the  preliminary  scientific 
and  first  B.  Sc.  pass  examinations  of  the  University  of  Lon- 
don, from  1860  to  1879,  together  with  definitions,  dimensions 
of  units,  miscellaneous  examples,  etc.  94  pp.  ill.  I2mo. 

London,  1880 
Useful  for  College  and  University  students. 

2202.  Maigne,  W.     Nouveau  manuel  complet  du  fabricant  d'objects 

en  caoutchouc,  gutta-percha,  gomme  factice,  toile  et  taffetas 
cires,  suivi  de  rimpermeabilisation  des  etoffes,  papiers,  cuirs 
etc.  2  vols.  3  plates.  i6mo.  Paris,  1880 

Practical  handbook  for  the  manufacture  of  gutta  percha. 

2203.  Mercadier,    E.     Traite    elementaire    de    telegraphic    electrique, 

legons  faites  a  1'administration  centrale  des  telegraphes  a 
1'usage  des  auxiliaires.  261  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  Paris,  1880 

The  elements  of  telegraphy. 

2204.  Molesworth,  (Sir)  Guillford  L(indsey).    Pocket-book  of  useful 

formulae  and  memoranda  for  civil  and  mechanical  engineers. 
2Oth  edition.  viii-{-6io  pp.  ill.  321110.  London,  1880 

2205.  Morton,  Henry.     (1836-1902.)     Reports  on  the  topophone  and 

the  electric  light.  (Annual  Report,  Light-house  Board,  Ap- 
pend.) 50  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Washington,  1880 
The  topophone  was  devised  for  the  purpose  of  aiding  navigators  in  deter- 
mining the  position  of  distant  fog-signals.  Arc  and  incandescent  lighting 
considered. 
— See  also  2292. 

476 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   QIFT 

2206.  Pelletier,  A.  L.  &  Taupin  d'Auge.     La  pose  et  1'entretien  des 

sonneries  electriques  mises  a  la  portee  de  tout  le  monde.  72 
pp.  ill.  L.  8vo.  Paris,  1880 

Practical  paper  on  the  installation  and  maintenance  of  electric  bells. 

2207.  Ronalds,  (Sir)  Francis.     (1788-1873.)     Catalogue  of  books  and 

papers  relating  to  electricity,  magnetism,  the  electric  tele- 
graph, etc.,  including  the  Ronalds  library;  with  a  biographical 
memoir  of  the  author,  edited  by  Alfred  J.  Frost,  xxvii+564 
pp.  8vo.  London,  1880 

Catalogue  compiled  by  Sir  Francis  Ronalds  and  edited  by  Alfred  J.   Frost 
who  died  in   1881   at  the  early  age  of  38.     It  contains   13,000  entries  with 
numerous  notes,  historical  and  critical;  also  biographical  notice  of  Sir  Francis 
Ronalds.     (See  Nos.  3937,  5505,  56673.) 
— See  also  803,  2190. 

2208.  Saavedra,   Antonino    Suarez.     Tratato    de    telegrafia.     Vol.    I. 

Historia  universal  de  la  telegrafia.  Second  edition,  revised 
and  enlarged.  656  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Barcelona,  1880 

Historical  and  practical  handbook.  On  p.  no,  the  C.  M.  of  the  Scots  Maga- 
zine is  said  to  be  Charles  Marshall.  (See  No.  378.) 

2209.  Scharnweber,  L.     Die  elektrische  Haustelegraphie.     Handbuch 

fuer  Techniker,  Mechaniker  und  Bauschlosser.  125  pp.  ill. 
8vo.  Berlin,  1880 

General  information  on  telegraphy  and  telephony. 

2211.  Sleeman,  C(harles)   W(illiam).     Torpedoes  and  torpedo  war- 

fare, containing  a  complete  and  concise  account  of  the  rise 
and  progress  of  submarine  warfare;  also  a  detailed  descrip- 
tion of  all  matter  appertaining  thereto,  including  the  latest 
improvements.  viii-|-3O9  pp.  5  plates.  L.  8vo. 

Portsmouth,  1880 
Practical  information  on  submarine  mines  and  methods  of  firing  them. 

2212.  Somzee,  Leon.    Nouveau  precede  d'eclairage  electrique.    22  pp. 

i  plate.    8vo.  Schaerbeek,  1880 

Finely  divided  particles  of  carbon  used  instead  of  pencils  or  filaments  for 
electric  lighting. 

2213.  Spon,  Ernest.    Supplement  to  Spon's  Dictionary  of  engineering, 

civil,  mechanical,  military  and  naval.  (Letter  Co.  to  In.)  ill. 
L.  8mo.  London,  1880 

A  number  of  electrical  articles. 
— See  also  2392,  4103. 

2214.  Swan,  J(oseph)  W(ilson).     Electric  lighting.     24  pp.     I  plate. 

8vo.  Newcastle-upon-Tyne,  1880 

Progress  made  in  electric  lighting  during  the  period  1878-1880.  General  ad- 
vantages of  the  incandescent  light,  its  division,  subdivision  and  measurement. 
— See  also  4202. 

2215.  Thayer,   Ella   Cheever.     Wired  love;   a  romance   of  dots   and 

dashes.    256  pp.     I2mo.  New  York,  1880 

2216.  Urquhart,  J(ohn)   W.     Electric  light,   its   production   and  use 

embodying  plain  directions  for  the  working  of  galvanic  bat- 

477 


CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

teries,  electric  lamps  and  dynamo-electric  machines,  edited 
by  F.  C.  Webb.  xiv+2po  pp.  ill.  i2mo.  London,  1880 

2217. Electro-plating,  a  practical  handbook  including  the  practice 

of  electro-typing.     viii+2i6  pp.    ill.    I  plate.     I2mo. 

London,  1880 

Compact  practical  handbook. 
— See  also  2302. 

2218.  Wilson,  Frederik  J(ohn)  F(arlow).    Stereotyping  and  electro- 

typing,  a  guide  for  the  production  of  plates  by  the  papier- 
mache  and  plaster  processes;  with  instructions  for  depositing 
copper  by  the  battery  or  by  the  dynamo  machine,  also  hints 
on  steel  and  brass  facing.  xv-j-iQS  pp.  ill.  pi.  I2mo.  (Wy- 
man's  Technical  Series.)  London,  1880 

The  second  part  contains  a  brief  history  of  electrolytic  deposition,  also  de- 
tails of  various  processes  used. 

2219.  Zetzsche,   (Karl)    Eduard.     (1830-1894.)     Geschichte  und  Ent- 

wickelung  des   elektrischen   Fernsprechwesens.     Second   edi- 
tion.    64  pp.    ill.    8vo.  Berlin,  1880 
History  and  operation  of  the  electric  telephone. 
— See  also  1632. 

2220.  Allard,  fi(mile).     Memoire  sur  les  phares  electriques,  compre- 

nant  le  programme  de  1'eclairage  electrique  des  cotes  de 
France  complete  par  des  signanx  sonores  a  vapeur.  xiii+S; 
pp.  8  maps.  8  plates.  4to.  Paris,  1881 

Electric  light  in  coast  illumination;  generators  used;  optical  apparatus;  maps 
and  illustrations. 
— See  also  5467. 

2221.  Armengaud,  Jacques  Eugene.     (Senior.)     (1810-1891.)     Manuel 

de  1'eclairage  electrique.  Sources  et  generateurs  d'elec- 
tricite.  Lampes  et  regulateurs.  ficlairage  par  incandescence 
et  par  arc  voltaique.  Division  et  distribution  de  la  lumiere. 
vi-j-232  pp.  I2mo.  Paris,  1881 

Dates  of  patents  and  short  description  of  electric  generators,  glow  lamps,  arc 
lamps,  etc. 

2222.  Arthuis,  A(rthur).    L'electricite  statique  et  1'hysterie;  memoire 

precede  d'une  lettre  a  M.  le  professeur  Charcot.    72  pp.    8vo. 

Paris,  1881 

History  of  the  application  of  static  electricity  to  medical  cases;   details  of 
the  author's  work. 
— See  also  2184. 

2223.  Avenarius,   (Michael  Petrowitsch).     Methode  pour  la  division 

de  la  lumiere  electrique.    4  pp.    i  plate.   4to.  Paris,  1881 

A  brief  note  on  the  subdivision  of  the  electric  light. 

2224.  Bede,  fi(mile).     La  telephonic.     Histoire,  description  et  appli- 

cation des  telephones.     114  pp.     8vo.  Brussels,  1881 

Popular  account  of  the  various  telephone  systems. 
— See  also  4842. 

478 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2225.  Bell,  Alexander    Graham.      Upon    the    production  of  sound  by 

radiant  energy.  Paper  read  before  the  National  Academy  of 
Sciences,  April  21,  1881.  45  pp.,  including  n  plates.  8vo. 

Washington,  1881 

The  photophone;  production  of  sound  by  light  with  numerous  illustrations. 

— See  also  1967015,  2oo6bis,  2125,  2268,  3867. 

2226.  Blavier,  fi(douard)  E(rneste).  (1826-1887.)    Des  grandeurs  elec- 

triques  et  de  leur  mesure  en  unites  absolues.  587  pp.  ill.  I 
plate.  8vo.  Paris,  1881 

Determination   of  the   ohm  and   other   units  together   with   relevant   physica' 
and  mathematical  matter. 
—See  also  1381. 

2227.  (Boggett,  William.)    Thoughts  on  the  source  of  life;  also  recent 

speculations  on  electricity,  and  other  subjects.  By  an  octo- 
genarian. 42-J-8  pp.  8vo.  London,  1881 

The  author  suggests  the  view  that  electricity  is  the  active  principle  of  life, 

P-  9. 

— See  also  2347,  2380,  2404,  2430,  2434- 

2228.  Cazin,   A(chille   Auguste).      (1832-1877.)      Traite    theorique    et 

pratique  des  piles  electriques,  mesure  des  constantes  des  piles, 
unites  electriques,  description  et  usage  des  differentes  especes 
de  piles;  annote  et  public  par  Alfred  Angot.  vi-(-3ii  pp.  ill. 
8vo.  Paris,  1881 

Primary  batteries  and  thermopiles. 
— See  also  3336. 

2229.  Crompton,  R(ookes)  E(velyn)  B(ell).     Artificial  lighting  in  re- 

lation to  health.     27  pp.    8vo.  London,  1881 

Points  in  the  physics  of  electric  lighting. 
— See  also  2189. 

2230.  Garratt,  B.  Copson.     Magnetism  and  electricity,  their  curative 

properties  explained.     20  pp.    8vo.  London,  1881 

It  is  held  that  magnetism  has  in  many  cases  exercised  a  marvelous  control 
over  mental  as  well  as  physical  troubles. 
— See  also  2143. 

2231.  Giacomini,   Ferdinando.     Circuiti  telegrafici;   breve  trattato  di 

telegrafia  elettrica  con  unito  Atlante  di  diciotto  tavole.  Sec- 
ond edition.  100  pp.  i2mo-f-Atlas— 18  tables.  4to. 

Milan,  1881 
Short  description  of  telegraphic  manipulation  with  numerous  plates. 

2232.  Helmholtz,  (Hermann  Ludwig  Ferdinand).    (1821-1894.)    Ueber 

die  auf  das  Innere  magnetisch  oder  dielektrisch  polarisirter 
Koerper  wirkenden  Kraefte.  (Sitz.  Ber.  Akad.  Wiss.  Math.- 
Nat.  Kl.,  1881,  pp.  191-213.)  8vo.  Berlin,  1881 

Contribution  to  the  mathematical  theory  of  magnetism. 
— See  also   1259. 

2233.  Him,  G(ustav)  A(dolph)  (1815-1890)  &  O.  Hallauer.    Thermo- 

dynamique  appliquee.  Refutations  d'une  critique  de  G.  Zeuner. 
91  pp.  1.  8vo.  Paris,  1881 

Controverted  points  in  the  thermodynamics  of  the  steam-engine. 
479 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2234.  Hope,  Ascott  R(obert)  5.  e.  (Ascott  Robert  Hope  Moncrieff). 

Wonders  of  electricity.      128  pp.    ill.    i    plate.      I2mo. 
Adapted  to  the  wants  of  the  general  reader. 

London,  (1881) 

2235.  Hospitaler,    fi(douard).      (1852-1907.)      La    physique   moderne, 

les  principales  applications  de  1'electricite.  iii+343  pp.  ill. 
4  plates.  L.  8vo.  (Bibliotheque  de  la  Nature.)  Paris,  1881 
Popular  exposition  of  the  principles  of  electro-motors,  dynamos,  electric 
lighting,  telephony,  etc. 

22353. (English  translation.)  The  modern  applications  of  elec- 
tricity. Translated  and  enlarged  by  Julius  Maier.  viii-|-463 
pp.  ill.  pi.  8vo.  London,  1882 

2235b. Second  edition,  revised  with  many  additions.   2  vols.    ill.  pi. 

8vo.  London,  1883 

— See  also  2327,  2382. 

2236.  Jamieson,  A(ndrew).   Laying  and  repairing  submarine  telegraph 

cables.     45  pp.    I  map.    ill.    8vo.  Glasgow,  1881 

Popular  lecture  on  submarine  cables  with  map  and  illustrations. 
— See  also  2370,  2384,  4133. 

2237.  Jenkin,   (Henry  Charles)   Fleeming.     (1833-1885.)     Electricity. 

128  pp.    ill.    l6mo.     (Manuals  of  Elementary  Science.) 

London,  1881 

The  fundamental  principles  written  by  a  master  of  the  subject. 
— See  also   1677. 

2238.  Joubert,  J(ules  Francois),     fitudes  sur  les  machines  magneto- 

electriques.     46  pp.     4to.  Paris,  1881 

General    theory;    measurement    of    coefficient    of    self-induction;    the    electro- 
dynamometer;   alternating  currents.      Established  the   fundamental   principles 
of  the  alternating  current  generator. 
— See  also  2288. 

2239.  Kohlfuerst,   L(udwig).     Die   elektrischen  Wasserstands-Anzei- 

ger.     71  pp.    ill.    8vo.  Berlin,  1881 

Electric  water-level  gauge. 
— See  also  395 1. 

2240.  Korteweg,  D(iederich)   J(ohannes).     Ueber  das  ponderomoto- 

rische  Elementargesetz.  (Journ.  Mathem.,  Vol.  90,  pp.  49~7Q.) 
4to.  Berlin,  1881 

Mathematical  paper  on  the  force  between  two  elements  of  current. 
— See  also  4088. 

2241.  Lartigue,    Henry.      (1830-1884.)      Les    signaux   electriques    em- 

ployes sur  les  chemins  de  fer.    36  pp.     I2mo.  Paris,  1881 

Summary  of  a  lecture  on  electric  signals  for  railway  purposes. 

2242.  Lintern,  William.     Magnetic  surveying  and  angular  surveying; 

with  records  of  the  peculiarities  of  needle  disturbances,  com- 
piled from  the  results  of  carefully  made  experiments.  vi+6o 
pp.  I2mo.  (Weale's  Rudimentary  Series,  No.  220.) 

London,  1881 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2243.  Maxwell,  James   Clerk.      (1831-1879.)      Elementary  treatise  on 

electricity,   edited  by  William  Garnett.     xvi+2o8  pp.    ill.   pi. 

8vo.     (Clarendon   Press  Series.)  Oxford,  1881 

Suggestive  treatise  written  for  the  non-mathematical  student. 
— See  also  1872. 

2244.  Miller,  William  Allen.    (1817-1870.)     Magnetism  and  electricity, 

corrected  from  the  fourth  London  edition.     213  pp.    ill.    8vo. 

New  York,  1881 

A   College   text-book. 
— See  also  1328. 

2245.  Montigny,  Ch(arles  Marie  Valentin).    (1819-1890.)    Notice  sur 

les  effets  de  la  foudre  sur  les  arbres  places  pres  d'un  fil  tele- 
graphique.  20  pp.  8vo.  Brussels,  1881 

A  telegraph  line  a  source  of  danger  during  thunder  storms;  effect  of  line  on 

trees. 

— See  also  3197. 

2246.  Nicoll,    Henry    J(ames).      Great    movements    and    those    who 

achieved  them,    iv+456  pp.   portr.   8vo.  London,  1881 

The  inventor  and  improvers  of  the  steam-engine;  also  the  early  workers  in 
the  field  of  electric  telegraphy. 

2247.  Pellat,  (Joseph  Solange)   H(enri).     Difference  de  potential  des 

couches  electriques  qui  recouvrent  deux  metaux  au  contact. 
133  PP-  4to.  (These.)  Paris,  1881 

Doctor's  thesis  on  contact  electricity.  The  author's  experiments  go  to  show 
that  the  difference  of  potential  between  the  electric  charges  on  two  metallic 
plates  is  the  same  as  the  potential  difference  between  the  plates  themselves, 

2248.  Piaud,  M.  L.    Notice  sur  le  compas  Thomson  d'apres  une  con- 

ference fait  par  1'inventeur  a  la  Royal  United  Service  Insti- 
tution. 13  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Paris,  1881 

The   Kelvin   navigating  compass  and  mode  of  compensation. 

2249.  Preece,  (Sir)  William  Henry.    Sur  la  mesure  pratique  des  gran- 

deurs electriques.    23  pp.    L.  8vo.  Paris,  1881 

Practical  measurement  of  electric  quantities. 
— See  also  1496. 

2250.  Radau,   (Jean   Charles)    R(udolph).     Le   magnetisme.     Second 

edition.    328  pp.   ill.  pi.   I2mo.     (Bibliotheque  des  Merveilles.) 

Paris,  1881 

Terrestrial  magnetism  treated  at  length. 

2251.  Rosetti,   Francesco.      (1833-1895.)      Sullo   stato   presente   delle 

telegrafia  e  della  telefonia:  brevi  cenni.     35  pp.    8vo. 

Padova,  1881 

Progress  and  actual  state  <i88i)   of  telegraphy  and  telephony. 
— See  also  2099. 

2252.  Rossetti,  F(rancesco)  (1833-1895)  &  G(iovanni)  Cantoni  (i8iS- 

1897.)  Bibliografia  Italiana  di  elettricita  e  magnetismo:  sag- 
gio  compilato  per  incarico  del  Ministero  d'Agricoltura,  In- 
dustria  e  Commercio  in  occasione  della  mostra  internazionale 

481 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

di  elettricita  che  si  apre  a  Parigi  nell'  Agosto  1881.  117  pp. 
L.  8vo.  Padova,  1881 

Catalogue   of   Italian   electricians   with   editions   of   their   publications. 
— See  also  2099. 

2253.  Rothen,  T.     Les  mesures  electriques.    67  pp.    8vo.        Bern,  1881 

The  fundamental  units  and  practical  standards. 

2254.  Rowell,   G(eorge)    A(ugustus).     Electric  meteorology:   an   en- 

deavour to  show  the  general  agency  of  electricity  in  the  cause 
of  rain  and  its  allied  phenomena.  With  an  appeal  for  the 
consideration  of  the  theory  advanced.  44  pp.  8vo. 

Oxford,  1881 

Excessive  rain  in  mountainous  districts;   effects  of  forests  on  rainfall. 
— See  also  1465. 

2255.  Salvatori,  F(edele).     Instruzioni  sull'  uso  del  Ponte  di  Wheat- 

stone.    70  pp.    ill.    8vo.  Rome  &  Florence,  1881 

Practical  instructions  on  the  Wheatstone's  bridge. 
—See  also  4648. 

2256.  Sawyer,  William  Edward.     (  ?  -1883.)    Electric  lighting  by  in- 

candescence, and  its  applications  to  interior  illumination: 
practical  treatise.  189  pp.  ill.  8vo.  New  York,  1881 

A  general  handbook. 

2257.  Schneebeli,  Heinr(ich).     (1840-1890.)     Ueber  Condensatoren  im 

Allgemeinen  und  specielle  Beschreibung  des  Normalconden- 
sators  des  eidgenoessischen  Polytechnikums.  (Vierteljahrs- 
schr.  Zuericher  Naturf.-Ges.,  Vol.  26,  pp.  160-185.)  8vo. 

Zurich,  1881 

The  use  of  condensers,  theory  and  practice. 

— See  also  4101. 

2258.  Siemens,  (Sir)   Charles)  William.     (1822-1883.)     On  some  ap- 

plications of  electric  energy  to  horticulture  and  agriculture. 
16  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1881 

Results  of  exposing  plants  to  the  influence  of  the  electric  light. 
2259. Le  gaz  et  1'electrite  comme  agents  de  chauffage,  traduit  avec 

1'autorisation   de   1'auteur   par   Gustave   Richard.     36  pp.    ill. 

I2mo.  Paris,  1881 

The   original  title   of   Dr.    Siemens'   paper   read   "On   gas   and   electricity  as 
heating  agents." 
— See  also  1654. 

2260.  Siemens,  (Ernst)  Werner.     (1816-1892.)     Gesammelte  Abhand- 

lungen  und  Vortraege.    viii+582  pp.   ill.   portr.   6  plates.   8vo. 

Berlin,  1881 

Several  important  electrical  papers  written  by  the  author. 
— See  also  1214. 

2261.  Smith,  Willoughby.     (1828-1891.)     Resume  of  the  earlier  days 

of  electric  telegraphy.     56  pp.     8vo.  (London,  1881) 

Pamphlet  on  matters  connected  with  submarine  cables. 
— See  also  2006. 

482 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2262.  Thompson,    Silvanus    P(hillips).      Elementary   lessons    in   elec- 

tricity and  magnetism,     xiv-f-446  pp.    ill.    map.    I2mo. 

London,  1881 

This  is  the  first  edition  of  an  excellent  elementary  text-book.  (See  No.  2371.) 
— See  also  2338,  2376,  3847. 

2263.  Tommasi,  Donate.     De  1'equilibre  thermique  dans  les  actions 

chimiques.     I2mo.    8vo.  Saint-Denis,  1881 

Physico-chemical  paper. 
— See  also  2301,  2342. 

2264.  Alglave,  fim(ile)  &  J.  Boulard.     La  lumiere  electrique,  son  hi- 

stoire,  sa  production  et  son  emploi  dans  1'eclairage  public  ou 
prive,  les  phares,  1'industrie  etc.  xix-J-464  pp.  ill.  24  plates. 
L.  8vo.  Paris,  1882 

General  description  with  illustrations  of  dynamos,  lamps,  regulators,  etc. 

— See  also  5451. 

2265.  Anderson,  Richard.     The  lightning  rod.     On  the  necessity  for 

a  regular  inspection  of  lightning  conductors.    45  pp.   ill.   8vo. 

London,  1882 

History  and  practice  of  the  lightning-rod. 
— See  also  2126. 

2266.  Banneux,  J(oseph).     Le   telephone  a  grande   distance.     8  pp. 

Folio.  Brussels,  1882 

Account  of  telephonic  research  by  van   Rysselberghe. 
— See  also  2017. 

2267.  Bartholow,  Roberts.     (1831-1904.)     Medical  electricity,  a  prac- 

tical treatise  on  the  applications  of  electricity  to  medicine  and 
surgery.  Second  edition.  291  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Philadelphia,  1882 
Written  for  use  of  the  medical  practitioner. 

2268.  Bell,  Alexander  Graham.     Upon  the   electrical  experiments  to 

determine  the  location  of  the  bullet  in  the  body  of  the  late 
President  Garfield;  and  upon  a  successful  form  of  induction 
balance  for  the  painless  detection  of  metallic  masses  in  the 
human  body.  With  an  appendix.  58  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

Washington,  1882 

The  induction  balance  devised  by  the  author. 

— See  also  2225. 

2269.  Bjerknes,  (Carl  Anton).     (   ?  -1903.)     Phenomenes  hydrodyna- 

miques  inversement  analogues  a  ceux  de  1'electricite  et  du 
magnetisme.  30  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Paris,  1882 

Hydrodynamical  experiments  closely  imitating  certain  phenomena  of  elec- 
tricity and  magnetism. 

2270.  Bonel,  A.    L'electricite  a  1'exposition  de  Bordeaux,  1882.    59  pp. 

ill.    L.  8vo.  Bordeaux,  1882 

General  account  of  telegraph  and  electric-light  apparatus. 
— See  also  1382. 

2271.  Campbell,  Lewis  &  William  Garnett.   Life  of  James  Clerk  Max- 

well (1831-1879),  with  a  selection  from  his  correspondence 
and  occasional  writings  and  sketch  of  his  contributions  to 
science.  xvi-(-662  pp.  ill.  i  plate.  3  portr.  8vo.  London,  1882 

483 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2272.  Clark,  (Josiah)  Latimer.     (1822-1898.)     Treatise  on  the  transit 

instrument  as  applied  to  the  determination  of  time.  72  pp. 
i  plate.  8vo.  London,  1882 

Work  written  to  enable  the  amateur  to  obtain  true  time  whereby  to  regulate 
clocks  and   watches. 
— See  also   1509. 

2273.  Collet,  A(lfred  Joseph).     Traite  theorique  et  pratique  de  la  re- 

gulation et  de  la  compensation  des  compas  avec  ou  sans  re- 
levements,  compas  compense  de  Sir  William  Thomson  et  ap- 
pareils  auxiliaires,  compas  compense  et  compas  correcteur  de 
M.  J.  Peichl.  xl-J-295  pp.  ill.  L.  8vo.  Pom,  1882 

Mathematical  theory  with  practical  conclusions  regarding  the  compensation 
of  ships'  compasses. 

22733. (English   translation.)      Practical    guide    for   compensation 

without  bearings.  Translated  by  W.  Bottomley,  with  preface 
by  Sir  William  Thomson,  xv-{-56  pp.  2  maps.  8vo. 

Portsmouth,  1885 

2274.  Day,  R(ichard)   E(van).     Electric  light  arithmetic.     vi+8o  pp. 

i6mo.  London,  1882 

Problems  for  elementary  classes. 
— See  also  1972. 

2275.  Delarge,  F(rederic  Henri.)     Notes  sur  1'electricite  dynamique. 

88  pp.     i  plate.     8vo.  Brussels,  1882 

Definitions  of  electrical  quantities  and  measurements  of  some  of  them. 
— See  also   1717. 

2276.  Dredge,  James,   (1840-1906.)     Electric  illumination,  by  Conrad 

W.  Cooke,  James  Dredge,  M.  F.  O'Reilly,  S.  P.  Thompson 
and  H.  Vivarez,  with  abstracts  of  specifications  having  refer- 
ence to  electric  lightning,  prepared  by  W.  L.  Wise.  2  vols.  ill. 
Folio.  London,  (1882-1885) 

Comprehensive  illustrated  work  including  electric  measurements,  descriptions 
of  dynamos  and  lamps;  also  abstracts  of  patents.  One  of  the  contributors, 
Dr.  M.  F.  O'Reilly  is  also  known  as  Brother  Potamian.  (See  No.  1015.) 

2277.  Du  Moncel,  Th(eodose  Achille  Louis).    (1821-1884.)    Le  micro- 

phone, le  radiophone  et  le  phonographe.  304  pp.  ill.  pi.   I2mo. 

(Bibliotheque  des  Merveilles.)  Pom,  1882 
— See  also  1223. 

2278.  Du    Moncel,   Th(eodose    Achille    Louis)  (1821-1884)    &    (Sir) 

W(illiam)  H(enry)  Preece.  Incandescent  electric  lights,  with 
particular  reference  to  the  Edison  lamps  at  the  Paris  exhibition ; 
to  which  is  added  the  economy  of  the  electric  light  by  incandes- 
cence by  J.  W.  Howell;  and  on  the  steadiness  of  the  electric 
current  by  C.  W.  Siemens.  176  pp.  ill.  pi.  i6mo.  (Van 
Nostrand  Science  Series,  No.  57.)  New  York,  1882 

Paper  on  the  dynamo-electric  current  by  Dr.   C.  W.   Siemens;   also   one  by 
Prof.  Howell  of  the  Stevens  Institute  on  "Economy  of  electric  lighting." 
— See  also  1223,  1496. 

484 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2279.  Duter,   £(mile).     Cours  d'electricite.     (Classe  de   Rhetorique.) 

265  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  Paris,  1882 

An  elementary  text-book. 

2280.  Ermacora,  G.  B.    Sopra  un  modo  d'interpretare  i  fenomeni  elet- 

trostatici,  saggio  sulla  tepria  del  potenziale.  xxxviii+468  pp. 
8vo.  Padova,  1882 

Phenomena  of  static  electricity  mathematically  treated. 

2281.  Ferrini,  R(inaldo  Eugenic  Domenico  Tranquillo)    &  P.  Pogli- 

aghi.  La  luminosita  elettrica  dei  gas  e  la  materia  radiante. 
xv-)-3i5  pp.  ill.  pi.  8vo.  Milan,  1882 

Electric  discharge  in  air  and  in  rarefied  media. 
— See  also  2140. 

2283.  Gore,  G(eorge).    Scientific  basis  of  national  progress  including 

that  of  morality.    218  pp.     I2mo.  London,  1882 

Plea  for  nature  study  and  scientific  research. 
— See  also  1357. 

2284.  Holmes,  A(rthur)  B(romley).    The  electric  light,  popularly  ex- 

plained.    Third  edition,     no  pp.    ill.    I  plate.    I2mo. 

London,  1882 
— See  also  2326. 

2285.  Lockwood,  T(homas)   D.     Practical  information  for  telephon- 

ists.   192  pp.    I2mo.  New  York,  1882 

Information  for  telephone  operators  and  inspectors. 
— See  also  8350,  2329,  4317. 

2286.  Lusson,  F.     Les  origines  de  1'electricite.     16  pp.    8vo. 

La  Roche  lie,  1882 

The  salient  points  in  electrical  discovery. 

2287.  Malapert,   E.     Dimensions   des   unites   electriques   en   fonction 

des  unites  fondamentales.  (Centimetre-gramme-seconde.)  68 
pp.  L.  8vo.  Paris,  1882 

Besides  the  fundamental  and  derived  units,  the  pamphlet  discusses  many 
points  in  electric  and  electro-magnetic  theory. 

2288.  Mascart,  fi(leuthere)  £(lie)  N(icolas)  &  J(ules  Francois)  Jou- 

bert.  Lemons  sur  1'electricite  et  le  magnetisme.  2  vols.  ill. 
8vo.  Paris,  1882-1886 

Standard  treatise;  based  upon  lectures  delivered  by  Prof.  Mascart  at  the 
College  de  France. 

22883. (English  translation.)    A  treatise  on  electricity  and  magnet- 
ism.    Translated  by  E.  Atkinson.    2  vols.    8vo. 

London,  1883-1888 
— See  also  1987,  2238. 

2289.  Merling,  A.    Die  elektrische  Beleuchtung  in  systematischer  Be- 

handlung;  Construktion  und  Betriebsverhaeltnisse  der  Licht- 
maschinen,  elektrischen  Lampen  und  Kerzen.  xii-j~5O4  pp. 
ill.  8vo.  (Elektrotechnische  Bibliothek,  Vol.  I.) 

Brunswick,  1882 

General  treatment  of  generators  and  of  arc  and  incandescent  lighting. 
— See  also  2158. 

485 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2290.  Meyer,  H(enry)  R(obert).    The  development  of  electricity  and 

the  solution  of  the  problem  of  the  wires.    15  pp.   2  plates.  8vo. 

Liverpool,  1882 

Proposal  of  a  permanent  conduit  for  electrical  conductors. 

2291.  Moerman,  Theophile.     Notice   sur  I'electro-metallurgie   ou  ex- 

traction economique  et  rapide  des  metaux  precieux  de  leurs 
minerals  base  sur  1'emploi  de  1'electricite  pour  tout  faire.  43 
pp.  8vo.  Paris,  1882 

Historical  notes. 

2292.  Morton,  Henry  (1836-1902)  &  W.  A.  Anderson.     Electric  light- 

ing, and  the  underwriters'  standard  requirements  in  reference 
thereto,  with  instructions  for  the  proper  inspection  of  electric 
light  equipments.  65-j-iv  pp.  ill.  8vo.  1882 

The  electric  circuit  with  practical  instructions  on  electric  lighting. 

— See  also  2205. 

2293.  Newall,   R(obert)    S.     Facts  and  observations   relating  to  the 

invention  of  the  submarine  cable  and  to  the  manufacture  and 
laying  of  the  first  cable  between  Dover  and  Calais  in  1851. 
8  pp.  8vo.  London,  1882 

The  author  claims  to  have  been  the  first  to  suggest  a  submarine  cable,  p.  I. 
— See  also  3198. 

2294.  Parnell,  Arthur.     Action  of  lightning  and  the  means  of  defend- 

ing life  and  property  from  its  effects.    xiii+3O3  pp.     I2mo. 

London,  1882 

General  electrical  data,  also  numerous  instances  of  the  effects  of  lightning. 
— See  also  4278. 

2295.  Parville,  (Frangois)   Henri  (Peudefer)   de.     L'electricite  et  ses 

applications,  Exposition  de  Paris.     536  pp.    ill.  pi.    I2mo. 

Paris,  1882 

Written  for  the  general  reader. 

2296.  Picou,  R(omuald)  V(ictor).  Manuel  d'electrometrie  industrielle. 

155  pp.     8vo.  Paris,  1882 

Short,  practical  handbook  of  electrical  measurement. 

2297.  Siemens,    Friedrich.      (1826-1904.)      Bericht   ueber    die    Smoke 

Abatement  Exhibition,  London,  Winter  1881-1882.  136  pp.  ill. 
L.  8vo.  Berlin,  1882 

2298.  Smith,  Willoughby.     (1828-1891.)     Induction.     17  pp.    4  plates. 

8vo.  London,  1882 

Short  paper  on  current  induction. 
— See  also  2006. 

2299.  Thomson,  (Sir)  William  (Lord  Kelvin).     (1824-1907.)     Mathe- 

matical and  physical  papers.    Vol.  I.    8vo.          Cambridge,  1882 
Papers  on  the  dynamical  theory  of  heat  and  on  electrolysis. 
— See  also  1085. 

2300.  Tiemann,  Conrad.     Der  elektrische  Telegraph.     Ein  Buch  fuer 

Jedermann.  Leicht  verstaendliche  Abhandlungen  ueber  das 
gesammte  technische  Telegraphenwesen,  Beschreibung  des 
Baues  und  der  Unterhaltung  der  Telegraphenlinien,  nebst 


CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

einer  Zusammenstellung  aller  auf  die  Telegraph-Correspon- 
denz  bezueglichen  Bestimmungen  der  Telegraphen-Ordnung 
etc.,  einem  Gebuehrentarif  und  einer  mit  Beispielen  erlaeu- 
ternden  Anleitung  zur  Abfassung  und  Behandlung  der  Tele- 
gramme.  x-J-264  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Berlin,  1882 

Work  on  the  electric  telegraph  for  the  general  reader. 

2301.  Tommasi,  Donate.     Histoire  des  sciences  sur  la  decouverte  de 

I'electro-magnetisnie.  (Cosmos-les-Mondes,  Ser.  IV,  Vol.  5, 
pp.  326-328.)  8vo.  Paris,  1882 

Romagnosi's   discovery   in    1802   of   the   deflection   of   a   magnetic    needle   by 

the  electrostatic  effect  of  an  electrode  of  a  voltaic  pile,  p.   327.      (See  No. 

974-) 

— See  also  2263. 

2302.  Urquhart,  J(ohn)  W.     Electro-motors:    a  treatise  on  the  means 

and  apparatus  employed  in  the  transmission  of  electrical 
energy,  and  its  conversion  into  motive  power,  for  the  use  of 
engineers  and  others.  xii+iyS  pp.  ill.  pi.  8vo. 

Manchester,  1882 

Useful  for  the  general  reader  though  written  for  the  electrical  engineer. 
— See  also  2216. 

2303.  Webber,  C(harles)  E(dmund).    Telephonic  communication.    18 

pp.    4to.  London,  1882 

The  principle  of  the  carbon  transmitter,  p.  4. 
— See  also  3748. 

2304.  Weber,   Heinrich.     Der   Rotationsinductor,   seine   Theorie   und 

seine  Anwendung  zur  Bestimmung  des  Ohm  in  absoluten 
Maassen.  76  pp.  2  plates,  ill.  L.  8vo.  Leipzig,  1882 

The  spinning  coil  and  the  determination  of  the  ohm  in  absolute  measure. 
— See  also   1588. 

2305.  Wiedemann,  Gustav  (Heinrich).     (1826-1899.)     Die  Lehre  von 

der  Elektricitaet,  zugleich  als  dritte  voellig  umgearbeitete 
Auflage  der  Lehre  vom  Galvanismus  und  Elektromagnetis- 
mus.  4  vols.  in  5.  ill.  8vo.  Brunswick,  1882-1885 

Comprehensive  treatise   on  electricity. 
—See  also   1537. 

2306.  Wormell,  Richard.     Magnetism  and  electricity,  an  elementary 

text-book  for  students.  viii+26o  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  (High  School 
Science  Series.)  London,  (1882) 

Directions  for  laboratory  work;  construction  of  elementary  apparatus. 

2307.  A  few  practical  remarks  on  the  formation  and  use  of  de  N.  de 

Kabath's  patent  electric  accumulators.  Second  edition,  ill. 
8vo.  London,  1882 

Paper  of  general  information  concerning  storage  batteries. 

2308.  Abel,    (Sir)    F(rederic)    A(ugustus).      (1827-1902.)      Electricity 

applied  to  explosive  purposes.  (Lectures  at  Institut.  Civil 
Engin.  Vol.  I.  pp.  107-148.)  8vo.  London,  1883 

Historical  review  of  the  subject;  high  and  low  tension  fuses;  electric  mines; 

use  of  the  induction  coil;   details  of  the  Hell  Gate    (New  York)    explosion, 

487 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

Sept.    24,    1876.      First    application    of    the    electric    spark    to    the    ignition    of 
gunpowder   wrongly    attributed   to    Franklin,    see    Dr.    Watson's   Experiments 
and  Observations,  1746.     (See  No.  333.) 
— See  also  1564,  2378,  3594. 

2309.  Abernethy,  J.  P.     Modern  service  of  commercial  and  railway 

telegraphy,  in  theory  and  practice  arranged  in  questions  and 
answers.  Second  edition.  318  pp.  ill.  i2mo.  Cleveland,  1883 

2310.  Ballantyne,  R(obert)  M(ichael).     (1825-1894.)     The  battery  and 

the  boiler;  or,  Adventures  in  the  laying  of  submarine  electric 
cables.  vi-}~42O  pp.  6  plates.  I2mo.  London,  1883 

A  humorous  production. 

2311.  Chancy,  H(enry)  J(ames).     (1842-1906.)     Calculations  of  dens- 

ities and  expansions.     31  pp.     L.  8vo.  London,  1883 

Weight  of  air,  density  of  water  at  different  temperatures,  coefficients  of 
expansion  of  solids. 

2312.  Deprez,  Marcel.     Experiences  sur  le  transport  et  la  distribution 

de  la  force  par  1'electricite.     32  pp.    4to.  Grenoble,  1883 

Details  of  the  method  employed  in  the  transmission  of  electric  energy  and 
discussion  of  results  obtained. 
— See  also  5454. 

2313.  Du   Moncel,   Th(eodose   Achille   Louis)    (1821-1884)    &   Frank 

Geraldry.  L'electricite  comme  force  motrice.  304  pp.  ill.  pi. 
I2roo.  (Bibliotheque  des  Merveilles.)  Paris,  1883 

Historical  electro-motors:  that  of  Elias  and  the  dynamo  of  Pacinotti. 

23133. (English    translation.)       Electricity    as    a    motive    power. 

Translated  with  additions  by  J.  Wharton.     vii+3i6  pp.     8vo. 

London,  1883 
— See  also  1223. 

2314.  Fahie,  J.  Angelo.     On  magneto  and  dynamo-electric  machines. 

37  pp.   ill.   8vo.  Dublin,  1883 

Short  account  of  various  machines. 

2315.  Fahie,   J(ohn)    J(oseph).      Honour   to   whom    honour    is    due. 

Edward  Davy  and  the  electric  telegraph.  1836-1839.  (Extract, 
Electrician,  Vol.  n.)  48  pp.  ill.  8vo.  London,  1883 

The  author's  needle   instrument   and  electro-chemical   telegraph,   patented   in 

1837-1838. 

— See  also  2354,  4220. 

2316.  Fiske,  Bradley  A.    Electricity  in  theory  and  practice  or  the  ele- 

ments of  electrical  engineering.    270  pp.    ill.  pi.    8vo. 

New  York,  1883 

Work  written  for  the  general  reader. 

2317.  Fitzgerald,  Geo(rge)  Francis.     (1851-1901.)     On  the  possibility 

of  originating  wave  disturbances  in  the  ether  by  means  of 
electric  forces.  (Trans.  Roy.  Soc.  Dublin,  Vol.  I,  pp.  133- 
I34+I73-I76.)  4to.  Dublin,  1883 

Two  short  papers  of  a  mathematical  nature. 
— See  also  4078. 

488 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2318.  Forcieri,  Pietro.     La  telegrafia  elettro-tecnica,  guida  per  la  co- 

noscenza  a  maneggio  degli  apparati  telegrafici,  principalmente 
di  quelli  a  sistema  Morse,  Hughes,  Wheatstone,  Duplex  e 
Meyer,  vii-f-264  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Turin,  1883 

Work  intended  for  the  telegraph  operator. 

2319.  Gladstone,  J(ohn)    H(all)    (1827-1902)    &  Alfred  Tribe   (1840- 

1885).  The  chemistry  of  the  secondary  batteries  of  Plante 
and  Faure.  xi-)-5Q  pp.  I2mo.  (Nature  Series.)  London,  1883 

Research  on  the  theory  and  action  of  accumulators. 

— See  also   1832. 

2320.  Glaser-de  Cew,  Gustav.     Die  magnetelektrischen  und  dynamo- 

elektrischen  Maschinen  und  die  sogenannten  Secundaer-Bat- 
terien,  mit  besonderer  Ruecksicht  auf  ihre  Construction.  xvi-|- 
263  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  (Elektrotechnische  Bibliothek,  Vol.  I.) 

Vienna,  1883 

Early  forms  of  dynamos  briefly  described;  theory  of  the  dynamo;  storage 
batteries. 

23203. (English  translation.)  Magneto  and  dynamo  electric  ma- 
chines with  accumulators.  Translated  by  F.  Krohn  and 
specially  edited  with  many  additions  by  Paget  Higgs.  xiii+ 
301  pp.  ill.  8vo.  (The  Specialist's  Series.)  London,  1884 

2321.  Greer,   Henry.     Dictionary  of  electricity;   or,  The   electricians 

handbook  of  reference;  including  recent  electrical  and  tech- 
nical terms,  and  descriptions  of  the  late  inventions  of  the 
Paris  Electrical  Exhibition,  and  of  other  new  inventions  in 
electricity  and  magnetism;  with  additions  by  W.  L.  Allison. 
192  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  New  York,  1883 

Short  articles  on  electrical  terms. 

2322. The  storage  of  electricity.    42  pp.    8vo.  New  York,  1883 

Contains  a  paper  by  Prof.  S.  P.  Thompson;  various  storage  batteries;  chem- 
istry of  the  storage  battery. 

2323.  Grierson,  Thomas  B.    Electric  lighting  by  water-power.    44  pp. 

8vo.  Dublin,  1883 

The  use  of  waterfalls  and  wind-power  in   Ireland. 

2324.  Hankel,  W(ilhelm)   G(ottlieb).     (1814-1899.)     Elektrische  Un- 

tersuchungen.  XV.  Abhandlung:  Ueber  die  Aktino-  und 
Piezoe-elektrischen  Eigenschaften  des  Bergkrystalles  und  ihre 
Beziehung  zu  den  Thermoelektrischen.  (Abh.  Saechs.  Ges. 
Wiss.  Math.-Nat.  Kl.,  Vol.  12,  pp.  459-547.)  4  plates.  L.  8vo. 

Leipzig,  1883 

Researches  in  thermo  and  in  piezo-electricity  with  colored  drawings  of  elec- 
trified crystals. 
— See  also  1524. 

489 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2325.  Hedges,  Killingworth.     The  supply  of  electricity  by  local  au- 

thorities.   31  pp.    ill.   8vo.  London,  1883 

Distribution  mains;  generators;  storage  batteries,  etc. 
—See  also  2149. 

2326.  Holmes,   A(rthur)    Bromley.      Practical    electric   lighting.      154 

pp.    ill.    i  plate.    I2mo.  London,  1883 

Simple  explanation  of  the  principles  involved  in  the  production  and  regula- 
tion of  the  light. 
— See  also  2284. 

2327.  Hospitalier,    fidouard.      (1852-1907.)      Formulaire    pratique    de 

1'electricien.    Years  I.  &  II.    1883,  1884.    ill.    I2mo. 

Paris,  1883-1884 
Handbook  of  instructions  in  electrical  engineering. 

23273. (English  translation.)    The  electrician's  pocket-book.     The 

English  edition  of  "Formules  pratiques  de  1'electricien." 
Translated  with  additions  by  Gordon  Wigan.  xv-|-3i8  pp.  ill. 
I2mo.  London,  1884 

— See  also  2235. 

2328.  Jacques,   Ernest.     Dictionnaire   d'electricite   et   de   magnetisme, 

etymologique,  historique,  theorique,  technique  avec  la  syno- 
nymic franchise,  allemande  et  anglaise.  viii-(-28i  pp.  8vo. 

Paris,  1883 

The  terms  are  given  in  French,  German  and  English;  the  descriptive  part  is 
in  French  only. 

2329.  Lockwood,  Thomas  (D).     Electrical  measurement  and  the  gal- 

vanometer, its  construction  and  uses.     iii-(-i37  pp.  ill.    I2mo. 

New  York,  1883 
Electrical  measurements  involving  the  use  of  the  galvanometer. 

2330. Electricity,   magnetism   and   electric   telegraphy,   a   practical 

guide  and  handbook.     377  pp.     ill.    8vo.  New  York,  1883 

Elementary  treatment   of  the  principles  and   practice   of  telegraphy  and  tel- 
ephony. 
— See  also  2285. 

2331.  Munro,  J(ohn).     Electricity  and  its  uses.     xii+iSo  pp.    ill.    pi. 

I2mo.  London,  (1883) 

Advances   made   in  the   applications  of   the   electric   current   written   for  the 
wants  of  the  general   reader. 
— See  also  2370,  3696. 

2332.  Rayleigh,    (Lord)    (John    William    Strutt).      Reprint    of    some 

physical  papers. — An  experiment  to  illustrate  the  induction 
on  itself  of  an  electric  current.  (Extract,  Nature,  Vol.  6, 
1872.)  3  pp. — Vibrations  of  a  liquid  in  a  cylindrical  vessel. 
(Extract,  Nature,  Vol.  12,  1875.)  3  pp. — Absolute  pitch.  (Ex- 
tract, Nature,  Vol.  17,  1877.)  5  pp. — On  the  determination  of 
absolute  pitch  by  the  common  harmonium.  (Extract,  Nature, 
Vol.  19,  1879.)  4  pp. — The  photophone.  (Extract,  Nature, 

490 


CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

Vol.  23,  1881.)  3  pp. — The  soaring  of  birds.  (Extract,  Nature, 
Vol.  28,  1883.)  3  pp. — Distribution  of  energy  in  the  spectrum. 
(Extract,  Nature,  Vol.  28,  1883.)  2  pp. — On  the  tension  of 
mercury  vapour  at  common  temperature.  (Extract,  Report, 
British  Ass.  Adv.  Sc.,  1882.)  i  p. — On  the  absolute  measure- 
ment of  electric  currents.  (Extract,  Report,  British  Ass.  Adv. 
Sc.,  1882.)  2  pp. — On  the  duration  of  free  electric  currents  in 
an  infinite  conducting  cylinder.  (Extract,  Report,  British  Ass. 
Adv.  Sc.,  1882.)  2  pp.— 8vo.  London,  1883 

— See  also  3793. 

2333.  Schontjes,  H.  Les  grandeurs  electriques  et  leurs  unites.  Second 

edition.     120  pp.    ill.    L.  8vo.  Gand,  1883 

Electrical  units:  theory. 

2334.  Smith,  Willoughby.     (1828-1891.)     Volta-electric  induction.     6 

pp.     Folio.     (Proof-sheets.)  London,  1883 

Paper  of  general   physical  interest. 
— See  also  2006. 

2335.  Steenackers,    F(ranc.ois)    F(rederic).      Les    telegraphes    et    les 

postes  pendant  la  guerre  de  1870-1871.  Fragments  de  me- 
moires  historiques.  620  pp.  I2mo.  Paris,  1883 

Part  played  by  the  pigeon-post,  by  balloons  and  the  electric  telegraph  during 
the  Franco-Prussian  War. 

2336.  Swift,  James  A.     The  practical  telegrapher,  a  manual  of  prac- 

tical telegraphy  and  telegraphic  construction.    187  pp.   ill.   8vo. 

New  York,  1883 

2337.  Swinburne,    James.      Practical    electrical    units    popularly    ex- 

plained.   61  pp.    I2mo.  London,  1883 

2338.  Thompson,  Silvanus  P(hillips).     Cantor  lectures  on   dynamo- 

electric  machinery.  54  pp.  ill.  L.  8vo.  (Soc.  Encour.  Arts, 
Manuf.  &  Commerce.)  London,  1883 

These  lectures  were  developed  in  the  author's  standard  work  on  Dynamo- 
Electric  Machinery.  (See  No.  2376.) 

2339- Philipp  Reis,  inventor  of  the  telephone,  a  biographical  sketch, 

with  documentary  testimony,  translations  of  the  original  pa- 
pers of  the  inventor  and  contemporary  publications.  ix+i82 
pp.  ill.  2  plates.  8vo.  London,  1883 

Biography  of  Philipp  Reis,  his  claim  to  be  considered  the  inventor  of  the 
telephone  maintained;  together  with  much  important  telephonic  matter. 

2340. The   first   telephone.      (Extract,    Proc.    Bristol    Natur.    Soc.) 

9  pp.     ill.     8vo.  London,  1883 

The  work  of  Philipp  Reis. 
— See  also  2262. 

2341.  Thomson,  (Sir)  William  (Lord  Kelvin).  (1824-1907.)  Elec- 
trical units  of  measurement.  6  pp.  8vo.  London,  1883 
Abstract  of  a  lecture  delivered  at  the  Institution  of  Civil  Engineers,  May 
2,  1883.  Work  of  Cavendish  and  Coulomb;  much  of  our  present  nomencla- 

491 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER  GIFT 

ture  due  to   Sir  Charles  Bright   and   Latimer   Clark;    recovery  of  the  centi- 
meter. 
— See  also   1085. 

2342.  Tommasi,  Donate.     Recueil  de  quelques  memoires  publics  pen- 

dant 1882  dans  le  Cosmos-les-Mondes.     18  pp.     8vo. 

Saint-Denis,  1883 

Five  short   papers  on  electrical   subjects. 
— See  also  2263. 

2343.  Wetter,  Rodolphe  van.     La  telegraphic  optique.    65  pp.  i  plate. 

8vo.  Antwerp,  1883 

The  heliograph  and  electric  light. 

2344.  Wahl,    William    H(enry).      Galvanosplastic    manipulations,    a 

practical  guide  for  the  gold  and  silver  electroplater  and  the 
galvanoplastic  operator.  656  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Philadelphia,  1883 

2345.  Die   elektrische   Revolution.     Populaer-wissenschaftlich    darge- 

stellt  von  einem  Fachmann.     74  pp.    i2mo.  Munich,  1883 

Short  popular  exposition  of  the  applications  of  the  electric  current  with 
bibliography. 

2346.  Bignani,  E(nrico).     L'elettricita  e  le  sue  applicazioni.     219  pp. 

ill.    I2mo.  Milan,  1884 

General  account  of  dynamos,  motors,  telephones. 

2347.  Boggett,  William.    Thoughts  on  the  inter-dependence  of  water 

and  electricity  and  cognate  subjects.     21  pp.     8vo. 
Electricity  in  combination  with  oxygen  and  hydrogen  are  the  three  constitu- 
ents of  water. 

London,  1884 

23473. (Another  edition.)     32  pp.   8vo.  London,  1884 

— See  also  2227. 

2348.  Bolton,    (Sir)    Francis.      (1831-1887.)      London    water    supply. 

viii+245  pp.    charts.   8vo.  London,  1884 

History  and  description  of  the  London  waterworks  with  maps,  statistical 
tables,  etc. 

2349.  Bottone,  S(elimo)  R(omeo).    The  dynamo,  how  made  and  how 

used.     73  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  1884 

Instructions  for  making  a  hand-dynamo. 

23493. Fourth  edition.     73  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  1887 

— See  also  2431. 

2350.  Bramwell,   (Sir)    Frederick.    (1818-1893.)    Telephones.     32  pp. 

ill.   8vo.  London,  1884 

A  lecture  on  the  telephone  including  the  phonograph  and  photophone. 
— See  also  2378,  4216. 

2351.  Clausius,    Rudolph    Julius    Emmanuel.      (1822-1888.)      On    the 

theory  of  the  dynamo-electric  machine.  Translated  by  Paget 
Higgs.  (Extract,  Minutes  Proc.  Instit.  Civil  Engin.  Vol.  75.) 
16  pp.  8vo.  London,  1884 

Some  fundamental  dynamo  equations;   discussion  and  application. 
— See  also   1669. 

492 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2352.  Coulomb,  (Charles  Augustin).     (1736-1806.)     Memoires  relatifs 

a  la  physique.  Vol.  I.  Poitier  redacteur.  Collection  de  la 
Societe  Franchise  de  Physique.  6+414  pp.  8vo. 

Paris,  1884 

Seven  memoirs  relating  to  electricity  and  magnetism.  Coulomb's  torsion 
balance,  pp.  108-115;  electric  pendulum,  pp.  116-146;  Biot  anticipated,  p.  233. 
— See  also  490. 

2353.  Daniell,  Alfred.     Textbook  of  the  principles  of  physics,     xx-f- 

653  pp.    ill.    8vo.  London,  1884 

Comprehensive  manual  of  general  physics. 

2354.  Fahie,  J(ohn)  J(oseph).     History  of  electric  telegraphy  to  the 

year  1837,  chiefly  compiled  from  original  sources  and  hitherto 
unpublished  documents,  xix+542  pp.  ill.  pi.  i2mo. 

London,  1884 

Succinct  history  of  static  and  dynamic  electricity,  electro-magnetism  and 
magneto-electricity,  with  bibliography  of  sympathetic  telegraphy.  (See  No. 
4220.) 

— See  also  2315. 

2355-  Gordon,  J(ames)  E(dward)  H(enry).  (1852-1893.)  Practical 
treatise  on  electric  lighting,  xv+228  pp.  ill.  pi.  8vo. 

London,  1884 

Besides  technical,  there  is  much  general  matter  relating  to  the  development 
and  application  of  electric  energy. 
— See  also  2145. 

2356.  Gore,  G(eorge).  An  improved  thermo-electric  pile  for  measur- 
ing small  electromotive  forces.  (Proc.  Birmingham  Philos. 
Soc.,  Vol.  4,  pp.  129-132.)  8vo.  Birmingham,  1884 

Description  of  the  apparatus  with  remarks  on  its  usefulness. 

2357. The  utility  and  morality  of  vivisection.     32  pp.     8vo. 

London,  1884 

Plea   for  physiological  experiments  on  animals. 
— See  also   1357. 

2358.  Gray,    Andrew.      Absolute    measurements    in    electricity    and 

magnetism.     xiv-|-2O7  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  1884 

Laboratory  manual:   theory  and  practice. 

23583. Second  edition,  revised  and  greatly  enlarged,     xix-f-384  pp. 

ill.    I2mo.  London,  1889 

2359.  Hammond,  Robert.     The  electric  light  in  our  homes.     xii+i88 

pp.    ill.    pi.    I2mo.  London,  (1884} 

Popularly  written  work  on  general  electric  illumination. 

2360.  Heap,  D(avid)   P(orter).     Electrical  appliances  of  the  present 

day;  being  a  report  on  the  Paris  Electrical  Exhibition  of 
1881.  287  pp.  ill.  pi.  8vo.  New  York,  1884 

Description  of  batteries,  dynamos,  arc  and  incandescent  lamps,  lighthouses, 
military  telegraphs,  torpedo  apparatus. 

2361.  Hillairet,    A.      Transmission    electrique    du    travail    mecanique. 

Determination  des  elements  de  la  transmission.    78  pp.  L.  8vo. 

Paris,  1884 
Theoretical  considerations  relating  to  the  electric  transmission  of  power. 

493 


CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

2362.  Hopkinson,  John.     (1849-1898.)     On  the  theory  of  alternating 

currents,   particularly   in    reference   to   two   alternate    current 
machines  connected  to  the  same  circuit.    9  pp.    Folio.    (Proof- 
sheets.)  1884 
The  subject  is  treated  mathematically. 
— See  also  2378,  3877. 

2363.  Joule,  James  Prescott.    (1818-1889.)    Scientific  papers;  published 

by  the  Physical  Society  of  London.     2  vols.    ill.    pi.   tab.   8vo. 

London,  1884-188? 

This   important   collection   contains   papers   on   the   mechanical    equivalent   of 
heat;  on  magnetism,  electro-magnetism,  magnetic  and  electro-magnetic  forces, 
and  electro-calorimetry;   also  the  various  determinations  of  the  "mechanical 
equivalent"  of  heat. 
— See  also  2918. 

2364.  Lock,  C(harles)    G(eorge)    Warnford.     Workshop  receipts  for 

the  use  of  manufacturers,  mechanics  and  scientific  amateurs. 
xvi-|-48o  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  (Spon,  Ernest.  Workshop  receipts. 
Third  series.)  London,  1884 

2365.  Lodge,  (Sir)  Oliver  J(oseph).    On  the  seat  of  the  electromotive 

forces  in  the  voltaic  cell.     70  pp.    ill.   8vo.  London,  1884 

Extensive  treatment  of  the   subject. 
— See  also  2439,  3827. 

2366.  Lupton,  Sydney.    Numerical  tables  and  constants  in  elementary 

science,     xv+96  pp.    map.    tab.    I2mo.  London,  1884 

Tables  of  physical  and  chemical  constants. 

2367.  Lynd,  William.  Practical  telegraphist  and  guide  to  the  telegraph 

service.    227  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  (1884} 

Useful  compilation  of  telegraph  matter. 

2368.  Mach,  T.  von.   Technisches  Woerterbuch  fuer  Telegraphic  und 

Post;  deutsch-franzoesisch  und  franzoesisch-deutsch.  395  pp. 
8vo.  Berlin,  1884 

Dictionary  of  electro-technical  terms  in  German-French  and  French-German. 

2369.  May,    Gustav.      Die    Weltliteratur    der    Elektricitaet    und    des 

Magnetismus  von  1860-1883,  mit  besonderer  Beruecksichti- 
gung  der  Elektro-Technik.  Mit  Sachregister  von  O.  Salle. 
xiii+203  pp.  I2ino.  (Hartleben  Collection,  Elektrotechnische 
Bibliothek,  Vol.  XX.)  Vienna,  1884 

List  of  works  on  electricity  covering  the  period  1860-1883  with  bibliograph- 
ical note  following  some  titles. 

23693. (English  edition.)  A  bibliography  of  electricity  and  magnet- 
ism, 1860-1883.  With  special  reference  to  electro-technics. 
With  an  index  by  O.  Salle.  viii+2O3  pp.  I2mo. 

London,  1884 

2370.  Munro,  John   &  Andrew  Jamieson.     Pocketbook  of  electrical 

rules  and  tables  for  the  use  of  electricians  and  engineers.  480 
pp.  ill.  32mo.  London,  1884 

— See  also  2236,  2331. 

494 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2371.  Murdock,  J(oseph)  B(allard).   Notes  on  electricity  and  magnet- 

ism, designed  as  a  compedium  to  S.  P.  Thompson's  elementary 
lessons,  viii-f-139  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  New  York,  1884 

Proofs  of  important  formulae.     (See  No.  2262.) 
— See  also  4190. 

2372.  Prescott,  George  B(artlett).     (1831-1894.)     Dynamo-electricity; 

its  generation,  application,  transmission,  storage  and  measure- 
ment. xii-(-867  pp.  ill.  pi.  8vo.  New  York,  1884 

Electrical  engineering  in  theory  and  practice. 
— See  also   1497. 

2374.  Swinton,  Alan  A.  Campbell.  The  principles  and  practice  of 
electric  lighting,  viii-j-172  pp.  ill.  i2mo.  London,  1884 

Written   for  the  general  reading  public. 

2375-  Ternant,  A.  L.  Les  telephones.  Agencement  des  bureaux  tele- 
phoniques  dans  les  grands  centres. — Construction  des  lignes 
et  exploitation. — Auditions  telephoniques  musicales. — Fanfare 
ader.  64  pp.  ill.  8vo.  Marseille,  1884 

The   telephone   and   telephone-exchanges;    claims   of    Charles    Bourseul    1854, 
and  Philipp  Reis,  1861.     Elisha  Gray  and  Alexander  Graham  Bell  took  their 
patents  in  1876. 
— See  also  1756. 

2376.  Thompson,  Silvanus  P(hillips).     Dynamo-electric  machinery,  a 

manual  for  students  of  electrotechnics.    xii-)-4o8  pp.    ill.   8vo. 

London,  1884 

First  edition  of  a  standard  work  for  the  use  of  electrotechnical  students.  (See 
No.  2338.) 

23763. Second  edition,  enlarged.     xvii-(-527  pp.    ill.    8vo. 

London,  1886 

— See  also  2262. 

2377.  Turner,  H(enry)  F(yers).     Notes  on  military  telegraph  instru- 

ments with  diagrams  of  connections,     vi+25  pp.     33  plates. 

I2mo.  1884 
The  diagrams  form  a  special  feature  of  the  booklet. 

2378.  Institution  of   Civil   Engineers.     The   practical  applications   of 

electricity.  A  series  of  lectures  delivered  at  the  Institution 
of  Civil  Engineers,  Session  1882-1883.  iv+i8i  pp.  ill.  2  plates. 
8vo.  London,  1884 

The   progress   of  telegraphy   by   Sir   William   Henry   Preece;    Telephones  by 

Sir   Frederick  Bramwell;   the  electric  transmission  and  storage  of  power  by 

Dr.  Charles  Siemens;   some  points  in  electric  lighting  by  Dr.  John  Hopkin- 

son;    electricity   applied   to    explosive   purposes  by   Prof.    Frederic   Augustus 

Abel.      Electrical    units    of    measurement    by    Sir    William    Thomson    (Lord 

Kelvin). 

— See  also  1085,   1497,  1654,  2308,  2350,  2362. 

2379.  Blakesley,   Thomas    H(olmes).     Alternating   currents    of   elec- 

tricity. 90  pp.  8vo.  (Reprinted  from  papers  published  in  the 
Electrician.)  London,  1885 

Geometrical   methods  applied   to   problems  involving  the   flow   of   electricity, 

subject  to  harmonic  variation. 

— See  also  5331. 

495 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2380.  (Boggett,  William.)      Facts   proving  that   lightning  is   a   com- 

posite force.     12  pp.    8vo.  London,  1885 

Electricity  is  one  of  the  constituents  of  water,  p.   i,  and  is  the  true  source 
of  life,  p.  ii. 
— See  also  2227. 

2381.  Fontaine,  Hippolyte.    Electrolysis,  a  practical  treatise  on  nickel- 

ing, coppering,  gilding,  silvering  the  refining  of  metals  and 
treatment  of  ores,  by  means  of  electricity;  translated  from 
the  French  by  J.  A.  Berly.  xii-j-256  pp.  ill.  8vo. 

London,  1885 

Batteries  and  electric  generators  used  in  electro-metallurgy. 
— See  also  2027. 

2382.  Hospitaller,  fi(douard).     (1852-1907.)     Domestic  electricity  for 

amateurs,  translated  from  the   French,  with  additions  by  C. 

J.  Wharton.     viii-f-229  pp.    {\\f    pi.   gvo.  London,  1885 

General    instructions    about    electric    bells,    clocks,    telephones;    also    electro- 
plating, gilding,  etc. 
— See  also  2235. 

2383.  Houston,  E(dwin)  J(ames),  A.  E.  Baines  &  C.  H.  W.  Biggs. 

Primers  of  electricity.     29  lectures.     Second  edition,    ill.    8vo. 

London,  1885 

Information  of  a  general,  practical  character. 
— See  also  2438. 

2384.  Jamieson,  Andrew.     Electric  lighting  for  steamships,  with  an 

abstract  of  the  discussion  upon  the  paper;  edited  by  James 
Forrest.  97  pp.  ill.  pi.  8vo.  London,  1885 

Selection   of  dynamo  and  methods  of  driving;   arc  and  glow  lamps;   discus- 
sion by  Preece,   Swan,  Mance,  Siemens  and  others. 
— See  also  2236. 

2385.  Lane,  Denny.     On  the  elementary  principles  of  the  gas-engine. 

20  pp.     8vo.  (London)   1885 

Application  of  the  second  law  of  thermodynamics,  efficiency  indicator  dia- 
grams; the  passing  of  the  steam-engine. 

2386.  Madsen,     C(hristian)     L(udwig).       On     forskjellige     lednings- 

systemer  i  store  telefonanlaeg.     21   pp.    L.  8vo. 

Copenhagen,  1885 

Short  pamphlet  on  electric  telephony. 
— See  also  2037. 

2387.  Marchese,    E(ugenio).      Traitement    electrolytique    des    mattes 

cuivreuses  au  Stolberg.     64  pp.     8vo.  Genoa,  1885 

Electrolytic  refinement  of  copper. 
— See  also  4232. 

Maver,  William  (Jr.),  &  M.  M.  Davis.  The  quadruplex; 
with  chapters  on  the  dynamo-electric  machine  in  relation  to 
the  quadruplex,  the  practical  working  of  the  quadruplex, 
telegraph  repeaters,  and  the  Wheatstone  automatic  telegraph, 
by  Wm.  Maver,  Jr.  128  pp.  ill.  L.  8vo.  New  York,  1885 

Description  of  the  Edison  quadruplex-system  of  telegraphy,  written  for  oper- 
ators. 

496 


CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

2389.  Rowell,    George    A(ugustus).      Electric    meteorology;    on    the 

cause  of  terrestrial  magnetism;  on  the  cause  of  the  change  of 
the  declination  of  the  magnetic  needle;  on  electric  meteorology 
as  connected  with  forestry.  17  pp.  pi.  8vo.  Oxford,  1885 

Short  paper  on  earth-currents  as  a  cause  of  terrestrial  magnetism;  the  earth 
is  a  vast  hydro-electric  machine. 

23893. Electric  meteorology;  what  is  gas?     How  the  theory  was 

worked  up.     An  appendix,  1884.     16  pp.     8vo. 

Oxford,  1885 
Height  of  aurorae,  p.   15. 
— See  also  1465. 

2390.  Smith,   Willoughby.      (1828-1891.)      Induction   and    conduction. 

21  pp.    ill.   8vo.  (London),  1885 

General  considerations  on  electrostatic  induction. 

2391. Magnetism.    45  pp.    ill.    8vo.  (London),  1885 

General  facts  of  magnetism  with  beautiful  representation  of  magnetic  fields. 
The  paper  was  written  in  1885  while  the  author  held  the  position  of  electri- 
cian to  "The  Telegraph  Construction  and  Maintenance  Company." 
— See  also  2006. 

2392.  Spon,  Ernest.    Workshop  receipts  for  manufacturers,  mechanics, 

and  scientific  amateurs.     iv-f-45O  pp.     I2mo.  London,  1885 

— See  also   2213. 

2393.  Spry,  William  J(ames)   J(oseph).     Engineer's,   officer's  watch, 

station,  quarter,  and  fire  bills,  with  notes  on  electricity  and 
electric  lighting.  93  pp.  I2mo.  Portsmouth,  1885 

Notes  on  electric  lighting. 

2394.  Stephen,  Vincent.     Wrinkles  in  electric  lighting.     ix-{-45  pp.    ill. 

I2mo.  London,  1885 

Simple  instructions  written  for  engineers  on  board  ship. 

2395-    Turner,  H(erbert)  H(all).     Collection  of  examples  on  heat  and 
electricity.     75  pp.     I2mo.  London,  1885 

The  examples  are  of  an  advanced  mathematical  character. 

2396.  Urbanitzky,  Alfred  von.     Les  lampes  electriques   et  leurs   ac- 

cessoires,  edition  franchise  par  George  Fournier.  xvi+2i6  pp. 
ill.  i6mo.  (Bibliotheque  des  Actualites  Industrielles,  No.  IV.) 

Paris,  1885 

Technics  of  the  principal  arc  and  glow  lamps. 
— See  also  2417. 

2397.  Vivarez,  Henry.     Construction  des  reseaux  electriques  aeriens 

en  fils  de  bronze  silicieux:  Lignes  telegraphiques,  telephones; 
transport  de  force;  lumiere  electrique.  Second  edition,  revised 
(entierement  refondue).  175  pp.  i  plate.  8vo.  Paris,  1885 
Use  of  bronze  and  alloys  for  telegraph  lines. 

2398.  Watson,  H(enry)  W(illiam)   &  S.  H.  Burbury.     Mathematical 

theory  of  electricity  and  magnetism.     2  vols.     8vo. 

Oxford,  1885-18^9 
Written   for  advanced  mathematical   students. 

497 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

2399.  Williams,  W.     Manual  of  telegraphy,    xxii-j-327  pp.     ill.    8vo. 

London,  1885 
Book  of  reference  for  telegraphic  matters. 

2400.  Woodward,  C(harles)  J(osiah).    Arithmetical  physics;  magnet- 

ism and  electricity.  (Degree  and  Honour  Stages.)  52  pp.  ill. 
I2mo.  London,  {1885} 

A  primer  of  electricity. 
— See  also  2014. 

2401.  Franklin  Institute.     Report  on  the  efficiency  and  duration  of 

incandescent  electric  lamps.  (Franklin  Institute,  Report.) 
127  pp.  I  plate,  ill.  8vo.  Philadelphia,  1885 

Extensive  paper  giving  methods  and  numerical  results. 

2402.  Institution,  Civil  Engineers.    Lectures  on  heat  in  its  mechanical 

applications.  (Institution  of  Civil  Engineers,  Session  1883- 
1884.)  236  pp.  4  plates.  8vo.  London,  1885 

Thermodynamics  by  Prof.  Osborne  Reynolds;  gas  and  caloric  engines  by 
Prof.  Fleeming  Jenkin;  heat  action  of  explosives  by  Captain  Andrew  Noble. 
— See  also  1677,  4025. 

2403.  Baker,  W.  G.     Magnetism  and  electricity,  a  specific  subject  of 

instruction  in  public  elementary  schools.  144  pp.  ill.  I2mo. 
(Blackie's  Elementary  Text-books.)  London,  (1886?) 

Primer  of  electricity  and  magnetism. 

2404.  Boggett,  William.     Electricity  analyzed,     ii+24  pp.     8vo. 

London,  1886 

Facts    showing,    according   to   the   author,    that    water   always   contains   elec- 
tricity. 
— See  also  2227. 

2405.  Cumming,  Linnaeus.     Electricity  treated  experimentally  for  the 

use  of  schools  and  students.     xiii-(-38o.  pp.    ill.     i2mo. 

London,  1886 

A  deservedly  popular  handbook. 
— See  also  1971. 

2406.  Fleming,  J(ohn)  A(mbrose).     Short  lectures  to  electrical  arti- 

sans; being  a  course  of  experimental  lectures  delivered  to  a 
practical  audience.  viii-f-2o8  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  London,  1886 

Popular  work  containing  much  general  information;   description  and  use  of 

the  author's  potentiometer. 

— See  also  2437. 

2407.  Gordon,    J(ames)    E(dward)    H(enry).      (1852-1893.)      School 

electricity.     xii-)-262  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  1886 

Account  of  the  experiments  of  Prof.  Bjerknes  on  fields  of  force. 
— See  also  2145. 

2408.  Gore,  G(eorge).    On  "Resistance"  at  the  surfaces  of  electrodes 

in  electrolytic  cells.  (Proc.  Birmingham  Philos.  Soc.,  Vol.  5, 
pp.  1-8.)  8vo.  Birmingham,  1886 

Phenomena  of  "transfer  resistance"  not  due  to  polarization. 

24083. Evidence  respecting  the  reality  of  "transfer  resistance"  in 

electrolytic  cells.  (Proc.  Birmingham  Philos.  Soc.,  Vol.  5, 
pp.  26-33.)  8vo.  Birmingham,  1886 

An  electric  resistance  differs  from  that  of  polarization  and  conduction. 

498 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

24o8b. Relations  of  surface-resistance  at  electrodes  to  various  elec- 
trical phenomena.  (Proc.  Birmingham  Philos.  Soc.,  Vol.  5, 
pp.  36-44.)  8vo.  Birmingham,  1886 

A  difference  of  transfer-resistance  cannot  produce  a  current. 

2409. On    the    Peltier    effect    at    different    temperatures.      (Proc. 

Birmingham  Philos.  Soc.,  Vol.  5,  pp.  53-56.)     8vo. 

Birmingham,  1886 

The  results  given  are  in  agreement  with  Tail's  thermo-electric  diagram. 
— See  also  1357. 

2410.  Henry,  Joseph.      (1797-1878.)      Scientific  writings.     2  vols.    ill. 

L.  8vo.  Washington,  1886 

This  record  of  a  life-work  of  research  in  all  branches  of  physical  knowl- 
edge is  divided  into  two  periods,  the  first  from  1824  to  1846  during  the  22 
years  of  the  author's  professorial  career;  and  the  second  from  1847  to  1878 
during  his  directorship  of  the  Smithsonian  Institution.  The  papers  are 
arranged  chronologically. 
— See  also  1002. 

2411.  Kapp,  Gisbert.     Electric  transmission  of  energy  and  its  trans- 

formation, subdivision  and  distribution.     xi-(-33i   pp.    ill.    pi. 

8vo.     (The  Specialist's  Series.)  London,  1886 

General    principles   of    electrical    engineering    with    special    reference   to   the 
transmission  of  energy. 
— See  also  4299. 

2412.  Luce,  Robert.     Electric  railways  and  the  electric  transmission 

of  power  described  in  plain  terms.     106  pp.    ill.    I  plate.    I2mo. 

Boston,  1886 

Includes  notes  on  electricity  on  elevated  roads;  telpherage. 

2413.  McGregor,  W(illiam).     Loss  of  life  and  property  by  lightning 

at  home  and  abroad.  Plea  for  inaugurating  a  new  and 
responsible  "Society  for  the  protection  of  life  and  property 
from  lightning."  26  pp.  8vo.  Bedford,  1886 

Scope  of  the  Society  for  the  protection  of  life  and  property  from  lightning 

with  some  relevant  matter. 

— See  also    1945. 

2414.  Nipher,  Francis  E(ugene).    Theory  of  magnetic  measurements, 

with   an   appendix  on  the   method   of  least   squares.     94  pp. 

portr.   ill.    I2mo.  New  York,  1886 

Prepared  specially  for   use   in   magnetic-surveys. 
— See  also  3834. 

2415.  Schilling,  N.  H.    The  present  condition  of  electric  lighting.     55 

pp.     8vo.  Boston,  1886 

Special  reference  to  affairs  in  Munich;  some  points  in  the  physics  of  elec- 
tric light. 

2416.  Tarn,  H.  C.    Magnetism  and  electricity.    viii+i84  pp.   ill.    i2mo. 

London,  1886 
Prepared  as  a  text-book  for  elementary  examinations. 

2417.  Urbanitzky,  Alfred  von.     Electricity  in  the  service  of  man;  a 

popular  and  practical  treatise  on  the  applications  of  electricity 

499 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER   GIFT 

in  modern  life;  from  the  German.  Edited  with  copious  additions 
by  R.  Wormell,  with  an  introduction  by  John  Perry,  xxx-f- 
869  pp.  ill.  pi.  8vo.  London,  1886 

Written  for  the  general  as  well  as  the  more  technical  reader. 
— See  also  2396. 

2418.  Walker,  Frederick  W.    Practical  dynamo-building  for  amateurs. 

63  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  1886 

Short  instructions  followed  by  notes  on  lamps  and  on  storage  batteries. 

2419.  Ayrton,  W(illiam)  E(dward).    Practical  electricity,  a  laboratory 

and  lecture  course  for  first  year  students  of  electrical  engineer- 
ing. xvi-(-5i6  pp.  ill.  I2mo.  London,  1887 
— See  also  1791. 

2420.  Crookes,  (Sir)  William.     Genesis  of  the  elements.    28  pp.    8vo. 

London,  1887 

Special    reference    to    the    author's   work    on    yttria;    speculation    concerning 
protyle;   atomic  nature   of  electricity. 
— See  also  3389. 

2421.  Hering,    Carl.      Practical    directions    for   winding   magnets    for 
dynamos.    63  pp.    ill.    I2mo.  London,  1887 

The  author's  method  of  calculating  the  windings  of  field-magnets. 

2422.  Jeans,  William  T.    Lives  of  the  electricians,  Professors  Tyndall, 

Wheatstone,  and  Morse.     Series  I.     xvi+327  pp.     i2mo. 

London,  1887 

Interesting  account  of  the  life  and  work  of  electrical  pioneers. 

2423.  Mendenhall,  Thomas  C(orwin).     A  century  of  electricity.     229 

pp.   ill.    diagrs.    I2mo.  Boston,  1887 

Sketch  of  the  growth  of  the  science  of  electricity  and  its  principal  applica- 
tions in  the  nineteenth  century. 

2424.  Nicol,  Donald.     The  telegraph  and  telephone  considered  in  re- 

lation to  economy  and  efficiency.  32  pp.  L.  8vo.  London,  1887 
The  paper  advocates  the  use  of  bitumen  for  insulation  purposes. 

2425.  Plante,  (Raymond  Louis)   Gaston.     (1834-1889.)     The  storage 

of  electrical  energy  and  researches  on  the  effects  created  by 
currents  combining  quantity  with  high  tension;  translated 
from  the  French  by  Paul  Bedford  Elwell.  268  pp.  portr.  ill. 
I2mo.  London,  1887 

Researches  of  the  author  extending  over  a  period  of  twenty  years. 
— See  also  2162. 

2426.  Robinson,  Henry.     Hydraulic  power  and  hydraulic  machinery. 

xiv+ipo  pp.   ill.  43  plates.    8vo.  London,  1887 

Text-book  for  hydraulic  engineers. 

2427.  Smith,  Frederick  John.    On  some  new  forms  of  work-measuring 

machines  as  applied  to  dynamos  and  electro-motors.  32  pp. 
i  plate,  ill.  I2mo.  London,  1887 

Note  on  dynamometers  in  general;  the  transmission  ergometer. 
500 


CATALOGUE   OF   WHEELER  GIFT 

2428.  Stewart,  Balfour  (1828-1887)  &  W(iHiam)  W(inson)   H(aldan) 

Gee.     Lessons  in  elementary  practical  physics.     Vol.  II.     ill. 

I2mo.  London,  1887 

Vol.    II.      Practical   measurements   in   electricity  and    magnetism. 
— See  also  1925. 

2429.  Belloc,  Alexis.     La  telegraphic  historique  depuis  les  temps  les 

plus  recules  jusqu'a  nos  jours,     xi-j-343  pp.    ill.    L.  8vo. 

Paris,  1888 

A  considerable  part  of  the  book  is  devoted  to  the  history  of  the  mechanical 
telegraph.  The  remainder  treats  briefly  of  the  electric  telegraph  and  tel- 
ephone together  with  their  uses  for  military  purposes. 

2430.  Boggett,  William.     Key  to  the  mysteries  of  water,  electricity 

and  heat.    70  pp.    I2mo.  London,  1888 

The  composition  of  water  and  its  use  for  the  preservation  of  health. 
— See  also  2227. 

2431.  Bottone,  S(elimo)  R(omeo).     Electrical  instrument-making  for 

amateurs.  A  practical  handbook.  Second  edition.  183  pp.  ill. 
I2mo.  London,  1888 

Serviceable  book  of  instructions. 
— See  also  2349. 

2432.  Hedges,    Killingworth.      Central-station    electric    lighting   with- 

notes  on  the  methods  used  for  the  distribution  of  electricity. 
vii-f-128  pp.  ill.  plate.  I2mo.  London,  (1888) 

— See  also  2149. 

2433-  Pope,  Franklin  Leonard.  (1840-1895.)  American  inventors  of 
the  telegraph.  (Extract,  The  Century,  New  Ser.,  Vol.  13,  pp. 
924-944.)  ill.  8vo.  London,  1888 

Clear  statement  of  Vail's  claims  to  be  considered  the  co-inventor  with  Morse 
of  electric  telegraphy. 
— See  also  1753. 

2434.  Boggett,  William.     Life,  what  it  is  sustained  by,  and  cognate 

subjects.    56  pp.     I2mo.  London,  1889 

The  author  believes  that  "without  heat  there  is  no  electricity  and  no  elec- 
tricity without  heat,"  p.  35. 
— See  also  2227. 

2435.  Brown,  Harold  P.   Comparative  danger  to  life  of  the  alternating 

and  continuous  electrical  currents.     61  pp.    ill.    8vo. 

New  York,  1889 

"The  nature  of  the  alternating  current  is  such  that  no  possible  precautions 
can  afford  protection  to  life  except  the  limitation  of  the  pressure  to  300 
volts;"  electrocution  experiments  on  dogs,  calves,  etc. 

2436. Electrical  distribution  of  heat,  light  and  power,  with  partial 

list  of  deaths  from  electrical  lighting  apparatus,  and  address 
by  John  Murray  Mitchell,  on  legislative  control  of  dangerous 
electrical  currents.  48  pp.  I2mo.  New  York,  1889 

The  pamphlet  contains  illustrations  showing  the  water-analogues  of  the 
series  arrangement  of  lamps,  the  multiple-arc,  the  three-wire  system,  etc. 


CATALOGUE   OF    WHEELER   GIFT 

2437.  Fleming,  J(ohn)  A(mbrose).    The  alternate  current  transformer 

in  theory  and  practice.     Vol.  I.    ill.    8vo.  London,  1889 

The  history  and  practice  of  the  alternate-current  transformer. 
— See  also  2406. 

2438.  Houston,  Edwin  J(ames).    Dictionary  of  electrical  words,  terms 

and  phrases.    iv+64O+i5  pp.   ill.   i2mo.  New  York,  1889 

Book  of  reference;  numerous  diagrams  and  illustrations. 
— See  also  2383,  4269. 

2439.  Lodge,    (Sir)    Oliver   J(oseph).      Modern   views    of   electricity. 

xvi+422  pp.   ill.    I2mo.    (Nature  Series.)  London,  1889 

Important  contribution  to   our  knowledge  of  the  mechanism  of  the  electric 
current  and  the  phenomena  of  the  ether. 
— See  also  2365. 

2440.  Badt,  F(rancis)   B.  &  H(enry  Smith)   Carhart.     Derivation  of 

practical  electrical  units.  With  twelve  illustrations.  56  pp. 
port.  tabl.  I2mo.  Chicago,  1890 

Biographical  sketches  of  famous  electricians;  remarks  on  the  electrical  units. 

2442.  Dearlove,   Arthur    L.     Tables    to   find   the   working   speed    of 

cables;  comprising  also  data  as  to  diameter,  capacity,  and 
copper  resistance  of  all  cores.  20  pp.  32mo.  London,  1890 

The  tables  for  speed  of  signaling  are  based  on  the  mean  results  obtained  in 

working  certain  long  cables. 

2443.  Langdon(-Davies),   (Charles).     An  explanation  of  the  phono- 

pore  and  more  especially  of  the  simplex  phonopore  tele- 
graph. Printed  in  English  and  French.  68  pp.  ill.  4to. 

London,  1891 

Results  and  means  by  which  they  were  obtained;  the  features  of  the  system 

briefly  described  by  Conrad  W.  Cooke. 

— See  also  5501. 

Pacinotti,  Antonio  (b.  1841.)  (Autograph  letter  and  mem- 
oranda, sketches  and  photographic  portraits.)  9  items.  1892 
Material  furnished  to  Franklin  L.  Pope  to  assist  in  the  preparation  of  an 
article  which  appeared  with  the  title,  "The  Genesis  of  the  Modern  Dynamo: 
Antonio  Pacinotti,"  in  the  Electrical  Engineer,  New  York,  in  the  issues 
dated  Sept.  21,  Sept.  28,  Oct.  5  and  Oct.  12,  1892.  Included  are  photo- 
graphs of  Prof.  Luigi  Pacinotti  (father)  and  of  Prof.  Antonio  Pacinotti; 
the  latter,  taken  in  1863  or  1864,  and  the  former,  in  1882. 
— See  also  1601. 

24441  bis.  Colladon,  (Jean)  Daniel.  (1802-1893.)  Recherches  et  ex- 
periences sur  1'electricite.  Huit  notices,  publiees  de  1825  a 
1837.  2+11+3+2+9+4+3+3  pp.  4to.  Geneva,  1893 

i.  (Prevost  and  Colladon.)  Note  on  the  Arago  disk.  1826. — 2.  Effect  pro- 
duced on  magnetic  needle  by  current  from  static  machine  and  from  clouds, 
with  comment  from  Le  Globe.  1826. — 3.  (Ampere  and  Colladon.)  Note  on 
Arago  disk.  1826. — 4.  Experiment  on  electro-magnetic  induction  made  in 
1825. — 5.  Experiment  on  atmospheric  electricity.  1826-1828. — 6.  Experiments 
on  the  electric  eel.  1831.  (Abstract  by  Arago,  with  an  appendix  relating  to 
experiments  on  the  same  subject  by  Du  Bois-Reymond,  1884.) — 7.  Frictional 
electricity  developed  in  weaving.  1826. — 8.  Terrestrial  currents  in  railroad 
tracks  and  on  the  shore  of  the  sea,  rivers,  etc.  1837. 

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The  experiment  on  electromagnetic  induction  (No.  4)  anticipated  that  of 
Faraday,  but  the  result  was  negative  for  the  reason  that  the  galvanometer 
was  not  of  a  type  to  respond  to  instantaneous  current  effects  and  Colladon 
states  he  did  not  suspect  that  the  induction  had  only  an  instantaneous  effect. 
— See  also  547,  915,  1825. 

2445.  Cooke,  Conrad  William.  Automata  old  and  new.  117  pp.  ill. 
pi.  I2mo.  London,  1893 

One  of  the  sette  of  odd  volumes;  description  of  famous  automata,  followed  by 
bibliography.  Only  255  copies  printed.  (Chiswick  Press.) 

24451  bis.  Paracelsus.  (1493-1541.)  The  hermetic  and  alchemical  wri- 
tings of  Aureolus  Philippus  Theophrastus  Bombast,  of  Hohen- 
heim,  called  Paracelsus  the  Great.  Now  for  the  first  time 
translated  into  English.  Edited  by  Arthur  Edward  Wright. 
2  vols.  xvi-f-394+396  pp.  4to.  London,  1894 

The  few  references  made  to  the  properties  of  the  magnet  are  gross  absurdi- 
ties. Several  prescriptions  given  for  wounds  and  ulcers  include  powdered 
lodestone.  Gilbert  in  De  Magnete  expresses  contempt  for  Paracelsus. 

2446y.  Benjamin,  Park.  The  intellectual  rise  in  electricity.  A  His- 
tory. 611  pp.,  frontispiece  portrait  of  Gilbert,  ill.  8vo. 

New  York,  1895 

Work  of  research  beginning  with  the  earliest  recognized  phenomena  of 
electricity  and  magnetism  and  ending  with  the  electrical  experiments  and 
practical  work  of  Benjamin  Franklin.  Dr.  Park  Benjamin's  collection  now 
in  the  Library  of  the  U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  Md.,  contains  many 
of  the  choice  and  some  of  the  rare  works  on  electricity  and  magnetism. 
His  quotations  are  for  the  most  part  from  the  earliest  editions. 

2447.  Bright,  Edward  Brailsford  &  Charles  Bright.  Life  story  of  the 
late  Sir  Charles  Tilston  Bright  (1832-1888),  civil  engineer; 
with  which  is  incorporated  the  story  of  the  Atlantic  cable,  and 
the  first  telegraph  to  India  and  the  colonies,  by  his  brother 
E.  B.  Bright  and  his  son  C.  Bright.  2  vols.  portr.  ill.  pi. 
facsim.,  tabl.,  diagr.  8vo.  Westminster,  (1899) 

Interesting  matter   relating  to   the   construction,   laying  and   working  of  the 
early  Atlantic  cables  with  maps  and  numerous  illustrations. 
— See  also   1316,  4461. 

2447-j-bis.  Wilde,  Henry.  Correspondence  in  the  matter  of  the  Society 
of  Arts  and  Henry  Wilde,  D.  Sc.,  F.R.S.,  on  the  award  to  him 
of  the  Albert  Medal,  1900,  and  on  the  invention  of  the  dynamo- 
electric  machine.  23  pp.  4to.  Manchester,  1900 
A  curious  controversy.  Wilde  not  only  refused  to  accept  an  Albert  Medal, 
awarded  to  him  by  the  Society  of  Arts,  on  the  ground  that  the  terms  of 
the  award  did  not  specifically  state  that  he  was  the  inventor  of  the  dynamo- 
electric  machine,  but  actually  instituted  legal  proceedings  against  the  Society 
to  restrain  the  publication  of  the  award! 
— See  also  3524. 

2447-j-bis.  Hellmann,  G.  Ueber  die  Kenntnis  der  magnetischen  Dekli- 
nation  vor  Christoph  Columbus.  (Extract,  Meteorologische 
Zeitschrift,  vol.  4,  1906.)  5  pp.,  I  plate.  8vo.  Berlin,  1906 

Describes  and  illustrates  a  pocket  sun-dial  fitted  with  a  compass,  on  the  face 
of  which  is  indicated  the  variation  of  the  magnetic  meridian.  The  dial  which 

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is  now  in  the  Museum  Ferdinandeum  in  Innsbruck,  is  supposed  to  have  been 
made  in  Nuremberg  and  bears  the  date  of  1451.  This  dial  leads  Dr.  Hell- 
mann  to  believe  that  magnetic  variation  was  known  and  measured  long  before 
Columbus  made  his  first  voyage  to  America. 

Dr.  Hellmann,  of  Berlin,  is  editor  of  a  series  of  reprints  published  by  A. 
Asher,  Berlin,  of  rare  early  publications  on  meteorology  and  terrestrial  mag- 
netism. Among  these  are  the  following: — No.  4.  Die  aeltesten  Karten  der 
Isogonen,  Isoklinen,  Isodynamen:  E.  Halley,  W.  Whiston,  J.  C.  Wilcke,  A.  v. 
Humboldt,  C.  Hansteen.  1701-1826. — No.  9.  A  discourse  mathematical  on 
the  variation  of  the  magneticall  needle:  Henry  Gellibrand,  London,  1635. — 
No.  10.  Kara  Magnetica:  P.  De  Maricourt,  F.  Falero,  P.  Nunes,  J.  De 
Castro,  G.  Hartman,  M.  Cortes,  G.  Mercator,  R.  Norman,  W.  Borough,  S. 
Stevin.  1269-1599. — No  n.  Ueber  Luftelektricitdt:  J.  H.  Winkler,  B.  Frank- 
lin, T.  F.  Dalibard,  L.  G.  Le  Monnier.  1746-1753. 

The  Library  has  received  too  late  for  entry,  two  reprints  from  Terrestrial 
Magnetism  (Washington),  by  Dr.  Hellmann,  as  follows:  i.  The  Beginnings  of 
Magnetic  Measurements  (June,  1899).  This  is  a  translation  from  Zeitschrift 
der  Gesellschaft  fiir  Erdkunde,  Bd.  32,  Heft  2,  with  some  additions  by  the 
author,  but  not  including  an  appendix  to  the  German  article.  Its  subject 
relates  to  the  measurement  of  the  magnetism  of  the  earth.  2.  Zur  Biblio- 
graphic von  W.  Gilbert's  De  Magnete. ,  (June,  1902.)  Includes  a  list  of 
recorded  sales  prices  of  the  several  editions  of  De  Magnete.  The  London 
folio  (1600)  was  published  at  7  shillings,  sixpence. 


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